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On 3 December, when the lockdown ends in England, the country will return to a…

The NAFD is aware of concern among funeral directors over where liability for enforcement of…

The Death Certification Review Service (DCRS), run by Healthcare Improvement Scotland, checks on the accuracy…

Following the end of the fire-break lockdown, wakes may now be held for up to…

Having now reviewed the draft regulations, which were passed in a vote today in Parliament,…

The Scottish Government has updated its guidance to the funeral sector in the light of…

Please click below for the latest revision (30 October 2020) to the Cabinet Office Civil…

The Scottish Government has shared guidance on contact tracing in complex environments with the NAFD.…

Updated regulations in England and Wales exempt bereaved people who are symptomatic of, or have…

here have been lots of questions about face coverings in funeral vehicles. This morning (2 October…

Today, the latest set of COVID-19 regulations comes into force across much of the UK…

From Saturday 8 August, face coverings must be worn by members of the public: attending…

Yesterday afternoon (3 August) at a meeting of the Deceased Management Advisory Group, the Government…

Late on Friday (31 July), it was announced that face coverings would be mandatory for…

The Cabinet Office has clarified that visitors to funeral homes in England are exempt from…

Up to 20 people will be allowed to attend funerals Categories of who can attend…

The Public Health England Managing a Funeral during COVID-19 guidance has today (9 July 2020)…

Today, Saturday 4 July, the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No.2) (England) Regulations 2020 were updated,…

Updated guidance on managing infection risks from deceased persons infected with COVID-19 has been released…

HM Treasury has extended the period during which VAT is not payable on Personal Protective…

More than 4,000 names have already been added to the virtual memorial for all those…

The Church of England has confirmed that funeral services will be able to be held…

Cruse Scotland has asked for the assistance of funeral directors in Scotland them by reminding…

The latest “COVID-19 Updated Guidelines for Funeral Directors on Managing Infection Risks when Handling the…

A coalition of support is building around the NAFD’s proposal for a Funeral Crisis Loan,  which is continuing to put pressure on the Government to introduce the loan to help bereaved people during the COVID-19 crisis.

The National Association of Funeral Directors is today (20 May 2020) urging the Government to introduce a Crisis Funeral Loan to assist thousands of bereaved people having to unexpectedly pay for a funeral.

The NAFD has published a protocol to ensure that funeral directors and providers of care in a residential setting are fully aware of the risks posed when an individual dies in a residential care setting and is either confirmed to have had COVID-19, or is suspected to have had it.

Following consultation with the NAFD and others, Public Health England has published an update to its guidance on care of the deceased with suspected or confirmed Coronavirus (COVID-19).

Given the continued importance of social distancing and the significant risk of a second peak of infections, there are no planned changes to funeral services, in any part of the UK, at the present time.

The NAFD has commissioned the consultancy Europe Economics to produce scenario models showing what the future path of the UK mortality rate might look like to Sept 2020, especially as lockdown is lifted.

Cremation Medical Certificate (form 4) has been updated to provide for a medical practitioner completing…

On Sunday 19 April, updated guidance on funerals during COVID-19 was released. Key additional points…

In line with Public Health England guidance, published on 31 March 2020, families are urged not to seek to delay the funeral.

On Monday 13 April, the Scottish Government published three new guidance documents: Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance…

Today is Good Friday. However this year, perhaps, we might have to search a little harder to find the ‘good’ in our current circumstances.

Having discussed concerns about PPE stock for funeral directors on a number of occasions with…

The NAFD was pleased that Public Health England released guidance (31 April 2020), on handling…

The Deceased Management Advisory Group (DMAG), which represents the entire funeral, cremation and burial sector,…

Changes to death registration, enabling modifications to registration processes, have now come into force in…

The Coronavirus Act 2020 which received Royal Assent on Wednesday 25 March 2020 has made…

The General Register Office has released guidance on changes to death registration, enabling modifications to…

Under the UK Coronavirus Act 2020, the Scottish Government has made the decision today to…

Given the vital importance of keeping the funeral workforce both mentally and physically well over the coming months, from today the NAFD will be offering emotional and well-being support to member funeral firms during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The bereavement sector is represented by a number of organisations, covering both funeral directors and…

A group of seven organisations representing the funeral, burial and cremation sector have issued joint…

While funerals have been excluded from the ban on events taking place, announced this evening …

Although we are still working our way through the detail of the Bill, the NAFD…