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Parochial Fees for 2012/13 - Click Here (in the Members Area)

 

Credit Card Authorisation - Template Letter for your MP - Click Here for sample letter (in the Members Area) 16/11/2010

 

DWP Funerals - Again! A DWP Payments Review is now underway. Don’t forget to write to your MP letting them know your feelings on the current system for DWP funerals and the fact that the payment to funeral directors hasn’t increased for two years despite your increased business costs. Click here for a sample letter (in the Members Area) - 11/05/10

 

Open-air funeral pyres NOT legal - Ministry of Justice statement as .pdf . For the original press release in Microsoft Word .doc format click here - 29/3/10

 

Reform of the Coroner System Next Stage, click for  the consultation document. To view the original press release click here -17/03/10

 

New Ministry of Justice Guidance for Natural Burial Grounds, for details download the .pdf file

 

Information on pandemic flu - now available in the Members Area.

 

Have you contacted Tesco yet? Let them know your feelings about the tie up with Dignity. Push true freedom of choice for the consumer

 

Funeral Cost Comparison Research – 26/02/210

SAIF commissioned a MORI poll into funeral pricing. The aim of this research was to investigate if there is a consistent difference in the cost of funerals provided by Independent Funeral Directors, Funeral Directors which are part of Dignity and Co-operative Funeralcare branches.

MORI surveyed one each in 50 towns across Britain where all three could be found co-existing relatively nearby to each other. Click here to view the report

 

New cremation regulations from 1st January 2009 - click here for further information and forms.