Deceased Management Advisory Group

The Deceased Management Advisory Group (DMAG) is working to develop a consensus approach to the challenges facing the funeral sector, as a result of COVID-19. DMAG comprises a number of organisations representing the bereavement sector 1/2

The @CMAgovUK has published its Funerals Market - Review of Market Outcomes - which includes guidance to help funeral directors and crematoria understand their legal obligations under the Funerals Market Investigation Order 2021

SCOTLAND : Booking Registrar Appointments to Register a Death - Funeral Industry News blogs.gov.scot/funeral-indust…

DMAG has established that the vast majority of funeral services booked for next Monday (19th) will go ahead if that is the families’ wish, contrary to claims that there would be widespread cancellations.

@DMAG2020 were privileged to have @LucyGoBag join our meeting as we prepare to be a core participant and expert witness to C-19 Inquiry @NationalSAIF.

DMAG members had a productive meeting last week to discuss their work for the future, post-pandemic, including preparing for the COVID-19 inquiry. @cremsoc @NAFD_UK @NAFDCEO @InstituteCCM @funeralsupplier @NationalSAIF APCC FBCA

Excess death management in pandemic was a Home Office workstream (not DHSC as often presumed) but area ceased to provide any guidance or workshops after 2018. Local planners have been using older (still valid) work and have been expertly advised by organisations like @DMAG2020

I continue to be in awe of the work done by @DMAG2020 in pandemic and beyond. Their website is an incredible archive detailing their innovation. As a society we don’t fully understand the debt we owe dmag2020.org

SCOTLAND : Provisional Bookings for Burial or Cremation Prior to Registration of Death - Funeral Industry News blogs.gov.scot/funeral-indust…

@LucyGoBag @ColinMBrady @CBCEevent Thanks Colin (and Lucy). It could be Western Cemetery, Ely, Cardiff - which opened in 1936. Please do check with the cemetery who will be able to give you more information on their history cardiffbereavement.co.uk/cemetery/weste…

@ColinMBrady @CBCEevent @DMAG2020 Anyone?

Anyone out there who can tell me which #Cardiff cemetery would have been known as Cardiff New Cemetery in 1939?

📣On Tuesday we held our final APPG meeting before summer recess 💬Our meeting focussed on #FCA regulation of funeral plans & getting Bereavement on the National Curriculum @PeterGrantMP @NAFDPresident @NAFD_UK @NationalSAIF @InstituteCCM @FFMA_funeral @cremsoc @ProjectEileen

SCOTLAND : Covid-19 Safer Workplaces Guidance updates - Funeral Industry News blogs.gov.scot/funeral-indust…

@MoJGovUK has provided an update on the Medical examiner scheme: cremation regulations and retention of medical referees for transitionary period dmag2020.org/medical-examin…

SCOTLAND : Funeral Sector Inspectorate and Funeral Director Licensing - Funeral Industry News blogs.gov.scot/funeral-indust…

Just in: it was announced today at the @RCPath conference that the statutory medical examiner system in England will be centrally funded and not charged to #bereaved families. Delighted our concerns were listened to. Thank you @DHSCgovuk.

SCOTLAND : Covid-19: Face Coverings Update - Funeral Industry News blogs.gov.scot/funeral-indust…

SCOTLAND : Covid-19: Update to regulations and guidance - Funeral Industry News blogs.gov.scot/funeral-indust…

The Cremation (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 have now been laid before Parliament, to deal with the ongoing removal of the requirement of Cremation Form 5 dmag2020.org/the-cremation-…

SCOTLAND : COVID-19: Changes to Restrictions and Updated Strategic Framework - Funeral Industry News blogs.gov.scot/funeral-indust…

Update on 'Coronavirus Act – Death certification and cremation forms after the Coronavirus Act expires' dmag2020.org/coronavirus-ac…

SCOTLAND : Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill - update - Funeral Industry News blogs.gov.scot/funeral-indust…