{"id":176,"date":"2020-04-13T13:25:32","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T12:25:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/funeral-industry\/?p=176"},"modified":"2020-04-13T13:25:32","modified_gmt":"2020-04-13T12:25:32","slug":"scottish-funeral-industry-guidance-available-now-for-funeral-directors-burial-and-cremation-authorities-and-funeral-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/funeral-industry\/2020\/04\/13\/scottish-funeral-industry-guidance-available-now-for-funeral-directors-burial-and-cremation-authorities-and-funeral-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Scottish Funeral Industry Guidance Available Now For Funeral Directors, Burial and Cremation Authorities, and Funeral Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We have created three guidance documents relevant to the funeral industry.\u00a0 These are available at the links below.<\/p>\n<p>The guidance documents are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-for-funeral-directors\">Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance for funeral directors<\/a><br \/>\n(This guidance is for funeral directors to help manage their services during the current pandemic.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-for-burial-and-cremation-authorities\/\"><span style=\"float: none;background-color: #ffffff;color: #333333;cursor: text;font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size: 16px;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;text-decoration: none;text-indent: 0px;text-transform: none\">Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance for burial and cremation authorities<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"float: none;background-color: #ffffff;color: #333333;cursor: text;font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman','Bitstream Charter',Times,serif;font-size: 16px;font-style: normal;font-variant: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;text-decoration: none;text-indent: 0px;text-transform: none\">(This guidance is for burial and cremation authorities to help manage their services and also their funeral services during the current pandemic.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-for-funeral-services\/\">Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance for funeral services<\/a><br \/>\n(This guidance explains what restrictions are currently in place for funeral services and wider public health guidance relevant for funeral services.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please note that we will monitor and update these guidance documents, as required, so do check back regularly at the sources for the latest versions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have created three guidance documents relevant to the funeral industry.\u00a0 These are available at the links below. 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