The National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF) Code of Practice has been developed to encourage and assist those providing funeralservicesto deliver the highest standards of service and act in the best interests of bereaved families. It will also help bereaved families when choosing a funeral director to understand the minimum standards they should expect. It is not a statutory code but doesincorporate the requirements of the Scottish Government draft Code of Practice soon to become statutory and will apply to all funeral directors in Scotland. It also requires full compliance with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)’s Funerals Market Investigation Order 2021, made on the 16th June 2021.