Funeral Directors: Regulatory Regime Debate
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Lord Brennan of Canton
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Funeral Directors: Regulatory Regime
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Baroness Merron (Lab)
I cannot give a detailed reply to my noble friend, much as I would love to, but I will be glad to look into that and write to him. The main thing to say is that, in all this work, our focus is on the security and dignity of people after death across a wide range of settings. That is what will guide us.
Lord Brennan of Canton (Lab)
My Lords, it is quite shocking that, in this third decade of the 21st century, there are currently no minimum standards of care for the deceased, and there is no system of statutory professional regulation or duty of care to a person after they have died. Is it the Government’s intention that those matters should be covered in the regulations they intend to bring forward?
Baroness Merron (Lab)
I can assure my noble friend that that is indeed what will guide us.