Call for Undertakers to Be Regulated as Police Remove 35 Bodies From Funeral Parlours

Published on March 13, 2024

Police say they are investigating a “truly horrific incident” and have removed the bodies of 35 people and the ashes of several others from a funeral directors in Hull. Humberside Police said a man aged 46 and a 23-year-old woman were arrested after the public reported “concern for care of the deceased” at Legacy independent funeral directors. Currently undertakers and funeral directors are only regulated by the Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) regarding the prices they charge and there is no inspection infrastructure as there is with hospitals, schools, and care homes. The National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD) has a code of conduct and regularly inspects funeral homes but it is not mandatory for undertakers to be members of it....

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