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Inspector of Crematoria: annual report 2018-2019
Report compiled by Robert Swanson, Inspector of Crematoria, for the purpose of providing Scottish Ministers with a resume of duties undertaken in the role during the period 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019.
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Funeral directors: draft code of practice consultation
Consultation on a draft statutory code of practice for funeral directors. Funeral directors will be inspected against this code once it comes into force.
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Funeral directors: draft code of practice
Draft statutory code of practice for funeral directors. Funeral directors will be inspected against this code once it comes into force.
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Opt-out system for donation gets go-ahead
Human Tissue law passes Stage 3.
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Funeral costs: guidance
Guidance on funeral costs published under Section 98 of the Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016.
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Funeral cost guidance published
Recommendations to make clear cost information available.
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Infant cremation code of practice: third edition (2019)
Key principles and minimum standards for all organisations conducting infant cremations in Scotland, as agreed by the National Committee on Burial and Cremation. This edition reflects the implementation of the Cremation (Scotland) Regulations 2019.
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Cremation: statutory forms
Statutory forms and related guidance to be used as a requirement of the Cremation (Scotland) Regulations 2019 which came into force on 4 April 2019.
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Organ and tissue donation changes
Latest on proposed opt-out system.
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Organ donor support rising
Scotland’s organ donor registrations reaches half the population.
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Changing organ and tissue donation
Legislation for a soft opt out system introduced to Parliament.
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Child burial and cremation fees to end
Agreement will remove financial burden from families
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What to do after a death in Scotland - practical advice for times of bereavement: revised 11th edition 2016 (web only)
General information on what to do after someone dies in Scotland and about succession and inheritance law.