Cremation and Funerals: Pre-payment
Commons · Question 13720 · Tabled 26 Jun 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 2 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Ayoub Khan
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to review the current exemption for Local Authorities from Financial Conduct Authority regulation for pre-need funeral and cremation services.
Answer
Answered by Rachel Blake, 2 Jul 2026
The Government legislated in 2021 to bring pre-paid funeral plan providers and intermediaries within the regulatory remit of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). This made it illegal for firms to sell pre-paid funeral plans without authorisation from th...