{"id":494,"date":"2021-01-13T13:00:52","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T13:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/funeral-industry\/?p=494"},"modified":"2021-01-13T13:00:52","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T13:00:52","slug":"funeral-director-code-of-practice-opportunity-to-participate-in-focus-groups-with-scottish-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/funeral-industry\/2021\/01\/13\/funeral-director-code-of-practice-opportunity-to-participate-in-focus-groups-with-scottish-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Funeral Director: Code of Practice \u2013 Opportunity to Participate in Focus Groups With Scottish Government"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2019 the Burial and Cremation Team at the Scottish Government carried out a consultation<\/a> on their draft Funeral Director: Code of Practice<\/a>. The Report of this consultation is currently being finalised for publication, having been delayed by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

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We welcomed, and deeply appreciated, the responses received to the consultation. The feedback provided in the responses will help inform the Scottish Government\u2019s revisions to the Code.<\/p>\n

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We are now seeking to get feedback from members of the funeral industry who operate small, independent, or rural<\/strong> funeral director businesses. Additionally, we are seeking views from funeral directors who identify as offering non-traditional approaches<\/strong> to funeral clients. The consultation, and the Government\u2019s revisions to the draft Code, would benefit greatly from hearing the views of more people in these groups.<\/p>\n

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We are inviting people from the above types of businesses to participate in small group discussions with the Burial and Cremation Team. The discussions will be hosted online and will last approximately one hour.<\/p>\n

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These discussions will be held in the evening (time to be confirmed)<\/strong> on the following dates:<\/strong><\/p>\n