Monthly Archives: June 2014
New training courses from Child Bereavement UK
SAIF is pleased to support Child Bereavement UK, the charity which supports families and educates professionals when a baby...
It’s party time!
Tickets are selling fast for SAIF’s 25th Anniversary Dinner on 20th September. Don’t miss out, book your tickets now. ...
Does your premises have a Service Chapel?
I am about to enter into dialogue with the Church of England regarding the use of Service Chapels on...
SAIF and Secure
With the change from CRB (Criminal Record Bureau) to DBS (Disclose and Barring Service), SAIF have renewed their contract...
Welcome to the family of SAIF
As you may have seen from the new member’s page in the last edition of SAIFInsight, we have had...
‘Postcode lottery’ in funeral costs in Scotland
A new report by Citizens Advice Scotland shows that there is a ‘postcode lottery’ in funeral costs in Scotland,...
Reminder: Scottish SAIF AGM
All Scottish members are encouraged to attend the AGM on 26th June. The Scottish AGM will take place on...
New London Congestion Charges
From 16th June, London’s Congestion Charge has been increased to £11.50 per day. You can save £1 per day...
Vehicle tax disc no longer needed
From October 2014 motorists will no longer have to display their road tax disc in the windscreen of their...
New SAIF adverts for members’ use
SAIF Business Centre is delighted to launch a new generic advert for members to use in their own advertising campaigns....
Update on Scottish Infant Cremation Commission
SAIF’s Executive Chairman Alun Tucker has received a letter from Michael Matheson, Minister for Public Health in Scotland, with...
New Consumer Contracts Regulations
The Consumer Contracts Regulations came into effect on 13th June 2014. They apply to items bought online, at a...
Help us improve SAIF’s Quality Assurance Programme
SAIF’s Quality Assurance Programme is in place to ensure that consumers receive a first class service and to protect...
New Form for Social Fund Payments
The SF200 Form was updated in April 2014 by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Make sure you...
Your help is urgently needed
The All Party Parliamentary Funeral and Bereavement Group is holding an inquiry into delays between death and the burial...
Changes to DVLA in Northern Ireland
The administration of vehicle registration and licensing services in Northern Ireland will be transferred to the Driver and Licensing...
Great gathering at Newmarket
Around 30 local funeral directors and associate members gathered at the Rutland Arms Hotel, Newmarket for the Cambridgeshire, Suffolk...
Scottish SAIF AGM
All Scottish members are encouraged to attend the AGM on 26th June. The Scottish SAIF Executive had a full...
President’s Charity Run
SAIF National President, Mark Woollard, will be competing in the 2014 Crisis Square Mile Run on 12th June. Mark...
Welcome to New Member Grassby Funeral Service
SAIF was delighted to welcome new member Grassby & Sons, based in Dorchester, in May. Grassby & Sons was...
Hugely successful SAIF meeting in Durham
A record number of local funeral directors and associate members gathered at the Ramside Hall Hotel in Durham for...
Hugely successful SAIF meeting in Durham
A record number of local funeral directors and associate members gathered at the Ramside Hall Hotel in Durham for...
Hugely successful SAIF meeting in Durham
A record number of local funeral directors and associate members gathered at the Ramside Hall Hotel in Durham for...
Protect your IT Systems from new Cyber Threat
The UK public was warned on Monday 2nd June that they have two weeks to protect their computers from the...
SAIF shortlisted for Trade Association Best Practice Awards 2014
SAIF is delighted to anounce that we have reached finalist status for entries in the Trade Association Forum’s Best...
Cruse Bereavement Conference 8th to 9th July at Warwick University
Cruse Bereavement Care are organising a two day conference at Warwick University on 8th and 9th July. Entitled ‘Reaching...