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Average Cost of a Funeral in the UK 2026 | SAIF

17/09/2026

ASA ruling reinforces need for transparency in end-of-life services

19/08/2026

What does SAIF membership mean for funeral directors and families?

07/08/2026

Robert Bush sentencing response from SAIF

31/07/2026

Funeral directors must help families move beyond the template funeral

23/07/2026

ASA ruling highlights importance of clear information in funeral plan advertising

22/07/2026

Fuller Inquiry government update on funeral sector regulation

15/07/2026

SAIF welcomes National Medical Examiner’s report, calls for action on continued delays

14/07/2026

Take part in the President’s Biggest Coffee Morning

29/06/2026

SAIF seeks clarity on funeral regulation

24/06/2026

Thank you for visiting SAIF at NFE 2026

23/06/2026

ASA calls out misleading TV adverts

17/06/2026

Law Commission publishes proposed reforms to burial and cremation laws

18/03/2026

SAIF welcomes new era of choice for families in Scotland as water cremation given go ahead

06/02/2026

SAIF welcomes moves towards water cremation adoption

03/12/2025

SAIF challenges 2025 SunLife report for misleading interpretation of simple funerals

15/01/2025

Fuller Inquiry Phase 2 interim report makes far reaching recommendations for the funeral profession

16/10/2024

SAIF response: Fuller Inquiry interim report

15/10/2024

Webinar roundup: Reviewing your sustainability goals

10/10/2024

Are people really turning off funerals? We don’t think so

05/12/2023

Is change a threat or an opportunity?

09/06/2021

SAIF – a family of families in business

18/02/2021

Supporting each other has never been so important

28/01/2021

“Together we can do great things”

14/01/2021

In time of test, family is best

18/12/2020

With a little help from my friends (and competitors)

20/11/2020

SAIFCare Chat – bereavement support for all SAIF Member clients

23/10/2020

A huge thank you to funeral directors

04/08/2020

Funeral directors prove their worth during Covid-19

26/06/2020

‘The times they are a changing’

04/06/2020

Ensuring our duty of care to staff as well as clients.

04/02/2020

SAIF Member Paul Capper will ‘Serve them all my days.”

01/11/2019

“The ashes aren’t genuine”

26/09/2019

SAIF Members – are you exploiting social media?

30/08/2019

Engaging with the government

08/08/2019

Evolve or die?

13/06/2019

Take care when posting photos on social media

26/04/2019

POST-CREMATION ASHES: WHAT’S THE LEGAL POSITION? (Part 2)

28/03/2019

I wish I had known …

28/02/2019

Why are funeral prices increasing?

18/02/2019

New resource to help children with bereavement

13/02/2019

Post-Cremation Ashes: What’s The Legal Position?

31/01/2019

Preparing for change

21/01/2019

Direct cremation or a simple funeral?

20/12/2018

Important reminders from SAIFinsure

29/11/2018

The changing colours of funerals by Paul Allcock

15/11/2018

Is the future of funeral directing in the classroom?

25/10/2018

The Funeral Poverty Question?

11/10/2018

Funeral Directors Have Feelings Too

27/09/2018

The Big Body Storage Question!

13/09/2018

How do you help a family bereaved by suicide?

23/08/2018

What are your thoughts on children attending funerals?

09/08/2018

Independent funeral directors offer best value – not the large groups

24/07/2018

Apathy is not an option

14/06/2018

Traditional or forward thinking funeral practices? Paul Allcock considers SAIF’s stance.

16/05/2018

Making our funeral businesses a SAIF place for clients with dementia

24/04/2018

Should you view the body? Paul Allcock considers the confrontation of reality in this month’s blog for SAIF.

12/04/2018

Grief counselling – what to expect

29/03/2018

SAIF Members can now offer best in class bereavement care with SAIF Care

22/02/2018

How can funeral directors support people bereaved by suicide?

25/01/2018