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Funerals: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is responsible for reforming the regulation of funeral directors.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
17 Mar 2026
Target answer date
23 Mar 2026
Answer
29 Apr 2026 · 43 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is responsible for reforming the regulation of funeral directors.

  2. 23 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 29 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    The Department of Health and Social Care will lead on co-ordinating cross-Government work to raise standards in relation to the care and treatment of the deceased, supported by the Department of Business and Trade, the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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