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Scottish Funeral Industry Guidance Available Now For Funeral Directors, Burial and Cremation Authorities, and Funeral Services
April 13, 2020 by funeral-industry-news No Comments | Category Burial authorities, Cremation authorities, Funeral directors, Funeral services, Guidance
We have created three guidance documents relevant to the funeral industry. These are available at the links below.
The guidance documents are:
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance for funeral directors
(This guidance is for funeral directors to help manage their services during the current pandemic.)
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance for burial and cremation authorities
(This guidance is for burial and cremation authorities to help manage their services and also their funeral services during the current pandemic.)
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance for funeral services
(This guidance explains what restrictions are currently in place for funeral services and wider public health guidance relevant for funeral services.)
Please note that we will monitor and update these guidance documents, as required, so do check back regularly at the sources for the latest versions.
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