Monthly Archives: August 2014
Do you know what bereavement benefits are available?
With the increase in funeral poverty, SAIF has received several enquiries from the general public about what help is...
Ashby Funeral Care campaign to help service men and women
In May we reported on a campaign by Ashby Funeral Care in Scunthorpe to help stop service men and women...
Meet the new SAIF Scotland President
When Jim Brodie took up the reins at SAIF Scotland in June 2014, this was the second time he had...
SAIF advice on Ebola Virus
Whilst we are hopeful that this dreaded illness will not reach this part of the world, we thought that...
SAIF Business Centre hosting a first aid course on 26th September
SAIF Business Centre will host a first aid course for Members at the Sawbridgeworth office on 26th September. Topics...
Funeral services spending tops card usage reported by The Guardian
Annual spending on UK debit and credit cards has passed the £0.5 billion mark for the first time, with...
Welcome to New SAIF Members in August
SAIF is delighted to welcome two new companies accepted into membership this summer. George Brooke Ltd, Dewsbury In 1945...
SAIF’s Dialogue with Department of Work and Pensions
SAIF’s Executive Chairman Alun Tucker has been developing a relationship with the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) to help overcome...
New marketing tools for SAIF Members
You may already be experienced at promoting your funeral company in your local area, but for those companies who...
SAIF lapel pin re-introduced
Long standing SAIF members may remember and may well still be using the SAIF lapel pin. After several enquiries...
Training Day: Supporting Parents through the Death of a Baby
Child Bereavement UK is running a day’s course on Supporting Parents through Pregnancy Loss and the Death of a...
The Office for National Statistics reports increase in number of deaths
According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), 506,790 deaths were registered in England & Wales in 2013, compared with...
SAIF has been appointed to the Scottish National Committee on Infant Cremation
SAIF is honoured to join the Scottish National Committee on Infant Cremation, which has been created as a response...
National Aids Trust (NAT) provides an update for SAIF Members
National Aids Trust’s Sally Thomas suggests that much more must be done for those who die with HIV to provide...
How does the migration of consumer credit regulation to the Financial Conduct Authority affect funeral directors?
SAIF Business Centre thanks Thomas McIntyre, customer resolutions manager at Golden Charter, for this summary of changes. You may...
Invitation to tender by HM Coroner for Norfolk
SAIF Business Centre has been forwarded information by Norfolk County Council about the invitation to tender for the provision...
Affected by a Debt Relief Order? Send SAIF your experiences.
SAIF Business Centre has been contacted by The Insolvency Service, which is conducting a review of Debt Relief Orders...
Immunisations for funeral staff
The question arose recently in the SAIF Business Centre about which immunisations funeral professionals should have. Please note that you...
SAIF Regional Meeting provides insight into Child Bereavement
The SAIF regional meeting at the Park Hotel near Aintree on 23rd July attracted a great turnout of forty...
SAIF Scotland: Changes to the Medical Certificate of Cause of Death
On the 6th August the National Records of Scotland (NRS) will implement the new Medical Certificate of Cause of...
Changes to coffin requirements for burial at sea
It’s not a question that arises every day, but at SAIF Business Centre we like to keep on top...
