Monthly Archives: November 2019
Prospective new member in Staffordshire.
SAIF has received an application from a prospective member based in Stone on Trent, Staffordshire. Please log onto the...
Learn from Child Bereavement UK
SAIF Members are invited to join our next webinar on 11th December at 2pm. The session will be presented...
Dementia’s Friends reaches 3 million Friends
Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Friends programme is the biggest ever initiative to change people’s perceptions of dementia. It aims to...
Message from Key Air
SAIF has been asked by Key Air to advise you that their telephone system has failed this morning. They...
SAIF AGM Banquet Weekend 2020 – book your places now!
So many reasons to join us at Glasgow’s Grand Central Hotel from 13th to 15th March: Celebrate Jim Auld’s...
Can you support Giving Tuesday?
Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving, a day when everyone, everywhere can do something to support the...
Update to Guidance on Cremation Regulations to Medical Practitioners and Medical Referees
SAIF has received an update regarding guidance on the Cremation Regulations. This is due to the number of queries...
Cruse celebrates 60 years of supporting bereaved people
Cruse was established by Margaret Torrie in 1959 to provide support for widows through a network of Cruse Clubs....
Designing SAIFInsight for funeral directors
The SAIFInsight team is planning a refresh and redesign of your magazine. We know that SAIFInsight is reaching the...
Parochial fees for 2020
The Church of England fees for burials, funerals and monuments in England are available for 2020. Simply click here...
Valuable resources for funeral directors dealing with baby deaths
NHS Education for Scotland has produced an important video on ‘talking to parents about their decisions around burial or...
Need professional training for your funeral staff?
The IFD College Administrator is currently working on a schedule of courses for Spring/Summer 2020. Courses are booked where...
Prospective new member in Merseyside
SAIF has received an application from a prospective member based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Please log onto the members area...
Public Health England report on death in hospitals
Public Health England recently released a report on deaths of older people in hospital during 2017 This report looks...
Tax changes from April 2020 – IR35
Are you ready for the changes coming in April 2020 relating to engaging third party contractors and how they’re...
Prospective new member in West Yorkshire.
SAIF has received an application from a prospective member based in Shipley, West Yorkshire. Please log onto the members...
SAIF Members’ webinar: update on government changes to the profession
In an incredibly busy year for government investigations into the funeral profession and pre-paid plans, Paul Allcock will provide...
Suicide bereavement support to be made available across England
The government announced recently that personalised bereavement support will be available on the NHS in England to care for...
Notice for SAIF Members in West Yorkshire
SAIF has been contacted Jacqui Ambler, Trustee of the Undercliffe Cemetery Charity in Bradford. Although owned by Bradford Council,...
Do summer heatwaves lead to an increase in deaths?
The Office of National Statistics (ONS) have investigated whether there is a link between heatwaves and numbers of deaths....
Benefit claimants to get more money to help with funeral costs
SAIF welcomes news from the Department for Work and Pensions that the Funeral Expenses Payment will increase next spring....
SAIF Members’ Wales Christmas Dinner 29th November
All SAIF Members and Associates are welcome to join our Wales Christmas Dinner, which will be held at the...
Online support from HMRC
If you’ve recently become a company director, or you’re an experienced director and would like to refresh your knowledge,...
SAIF Member Paul Capper will ‘Serve them all my days.”
Someone once said to me, “No wonder you hang about the Legion. It’s full of old people and you...
