23.12.2020 The Cremation Society's offices will be closed from 24th December 2020 to 4th January 2021
21.12.2020 Cremation Society Monthly News Review published
21.12.2020 National Medical Examiner - December update
18.12.2020 CMA publishes its final report as part of its Funerals Market Investigation
04.12.2020 Cremation Society's journal - Pharos International - Winter Issue published

NOVEMBER

26.11.2020 CMA publishes aggregated summary of responses to the provisional decision report
26.11.2020 Cremation Society Monthly News Review published

OCTOBER

23.10.2020 Cremation Society Monthly News Review published
01.10.2020 Cremation Society publishes its 2020 Directory of Crematoria

SEPTEMBER

24.09.2020 Cremation Society Monthly News Review published
21.09.2020 Cremation Society's journal - Pharos International - Autumn Issue published
16.09.2020 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government publishes 'Public health funerals: good practice guidance'
07.09.2020 Scottish Government's Inspector of Cremation publishes his annual report to 31 March 2020

AUGUST

24.08.2020 Cremation Society Monthly News Review published
17.08.2020 Competition and Markets Authority publishes its Appendices to its Provisional Decision Report
13.08.2020 Competition and Markets Authority publishes its Provisional Decision Report as part of its Funerals Market Investigation
04.08.2020 Cremation Society website updated with 'cremation numbers per crematorium since opening' statistics

JULY

30.07.2020 Cremation Society Monthly News Review published
23.07.2020 Pharos International - Statistics Issue 2020 - published
22.07.2020 National Medical Examiner issues July 2020 update

JUNE

29.06.2020 Cremation Society Monthly News Review published
05.06.2020 National Medical Examiner issues June 2020 update
01.06.2020 Cremation Society 2019 cremation statistics are made available

MAY

28.05.2020 Summer issue of Pharos International is published
28.05.2020 Competition and Markets Authority announce new statutory deadline of 27 March 2021 for their Funerals Market investigation
28.05.2020 Cremation Society Monthly News Review published
19.05.2020 The Cremation Society joins with other death care organisations in saying thank you to bereavement sector workers worldwide
06.05.2020 CBCE event postponed to 2021

APRIL

23.04.2020 Cremation Society Monthly News Review published
08.04.2020 Funeral Expenses Payment increases from £700 to £1000 with effect from today

march

30.03.2020 DMAG website launched
25.03.2020 Cremation Society publishes monthly news review
24.03.2020 Deceased Management Advisory Group formed
16.03.2020 Competition and Markets Authority announce a six month extension to the statutory deadline of their Funerals Market investigation

FEBRUARY

Cremation Society monthly news review published
Spring issue of Pharos International published
Competition & Markets Authority publishes a number of working papers as part of its Funerals Market investigation

JANUARY

Registration opens for CBCE 2020
Cremation Society monthly news review published
Lea Fields Crematorium officially opens
Competition & Markets Authority publishes a number of working papers as part of its Funerals Market investigation

2019

DECEMBER

Cremation Society monthly news review published
Competition & Markets Authority publishes its approach to the valuation of crematoria land as part of its Funerals Market investigation

november

Competition & Markets Authority updates its Funerals Market investigation page - publishing its hearings and roundtable summaries
Winter issue of Pharos International published
Miriam Deacon, Chief Executive of The Cremation Society, elected as Vice-President of the International Cremation Federation
Competition & Markets Authority updates its Funerals Market investigation administrative timetable
Cremation Society monthly news review published

OCTObER

Cremation Society monthly news review published
Ministry of Justice issues updated guidance for crematorium medical referees and medical practitioners
New Notification of Deaths Regulations 2019 come into force on 1 October 2019. Ministry of Justice issues guidance

september

Cremation Society monthly news review published
Cremation Society announces 'Burial and Cremation : The Future Matters' - one-day seminar in Belfast in November 2019

aUGUST

Cremation Society monthly news review published
Cremation Society publishes its 2019 survey of crematoria in the British Islands
Cremation Society publishes its first dedicated statistics issue of Pharos International

JULY

Competition and Markets Authority publishes its working paper on their approach to profitability and financial analysis
Cremation Society monthly news review published
Scottish Government publishes Inspector of Cremation report for the year 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019.
Government releases forms for funeral directors and burial/cremation authorities to claim for the costs of a child's funeral
Breckland Crematorium opens
Cremation and Burial Communication and Education 2019 held at Hilton Ageas Bowl, Southampton - view the full delegate's programme here

JUNE

Government announces Children's Funeral Fund regulations to be laid before Parliament
Cremation Society announces the election of Professor Hilary J Grainger OBE as its next Chair
Competion and Markets Authority publishes The Cremation Society's response and others received to Funeral Markets Study 'Issues Statement'
Cremation Society monthly news review published
2018 cremation statistics are made available
Summer issue of Pharos International is published

may

APRIL

Bierton Crematorium opens
The Scottish Government's National Committee on Burial and Cremation publish their 3rd Edition of the Infant Cremation Code of Practice
Cremation Society monthly news review published
The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government publishes the Government's response to the 'Review of Crematoria Provision and Facilities' consultation launched in March 2016
The Competition and Markets Authority publishes its issues statement in relation to its investigations into the funerals market.
The Scottish Government issues guidance on the Cremation (Scotland) Regulations 2019
Guidance on the procedure for the opening of new crematoria in Scotland added to the website

march

Joint organisations' one-day Bereavement Services Seminar held in Stratford-upon-Avon
The Competition and Markets Authority launch an in-depth market investigation into the funerals sector
The Cremation Society appoints two new Council members - Debbie Kerslake and Rick Powell
Cremation Society monthly news review published

February

Cremation Society monthly news review published
Barnby Moor Crematorium opens
Watermead Crematorium opens
New legislation passed by Scottish Parliament
Scottish Government publishes its analysis of responses to its consultation on draft statutory guidance on funeral costs
Cremation Society website updated with new 'list of crematoria by year of opening'

January

The Cremation Society announces that its chairman, Mr Harvey Thomas CBE will be stepping down as Chairman
The Competition and Markets Authority publish the responses to their Funerals market study interim report
January Monthly News Review published
CBCE 2019 booking opens
Scottish Parliament scrutinises the Cremation (Scotland) Regulations 2019, the third set of the Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016 Commencement Regulations and The Burial and Cremation (Pregnancy Loss Prescribed Information and Forms) (Scotland) Regulations 2018

2018

December

December Monthly News Review published

November

Competition and Markets Authority publish their interim report and consultation on their Funerals Market Study
November news review published
CBCE 2019 announced for 1st-3rd July 2019 at the Hilton Ageas Bowl, Southampton. More details to follow
One-day joint bereavement seminar announced for 27 March 2019 - booking form now available

October