Important dates for SAIF Members
Please note the following dates which will impact SAIF Members and the wider funeral profession.
31st December 2019 – outstanding payments required
SAIF Members
Annual Membership Renewal due, plus return of completed Declaration of Ownership and GDPR forms. To make payments online:
January/February 2020
HM Treasury investigation into funeral pre-paid plans:
- Interim response
January to early March 2020
Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) investigation into the funeral profession:
- Publication/disclosure of relevant working papers
Late March 2020
Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) investigation into the funeral profession:
- Deadline for all parties’ responses/submissions required before the Provisional Decision report
Spring 2020
Department of Work and Pensions:
- The maximum Funeral Expenses Payment benefit will increase from £700 to £1000.
April 2020
- Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay Act 2018 – gives the right to two weeks leave if parents lose a child under 18 years of age or suffer a stillbirth from 24 weeks of pregnancy.
April/May 2020
Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) investigation into the funeral profession:
- Provisional Decision report.
June/July 2020
Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) investigation into the funeral profession:
- Provisional Decision responset hearings.
Summer 2020
HM Treasury investigation into funeral pre-paid plans:
- Final decision
August 2020
Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) investigation into the funeral profession:
- Final deadline for all parties’ responses before final report.
27th September 2020
Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) investigation into the funeral profession:
- Statutory deadline.
