Last month our columnist challenged funeral directors’ trade associations to “tell us plainly what you do, how it directly benefits funeral directors, and why we should continue to support you”. National Society…
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Lifting the lid on the funeral procession
There’s a trend we need to talk about. Not because it is new, but because it’s quietly becoming normal: the funeral director as the performance.Social media has changed how we are seen….
Opinion: Why trust has never been so important
Suzanne Grahame, chief executive of Golden Charter
Now that it is fully in place, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)’s regulation of the funeral planning market provides several benefits and reassurances to current and…
Parliament debates funeral regulation after distressing burial incident
Independent regulation of funeral director services came under the microscope in Parliament on 17 November with a debate called by Jake Berry, MP for Rossendale and Darwen.
It followed an incident in his…
