Funeral Director Code of Practice: business and regulatory impact assessment

16 Implementation and Delivery Plan

The Code requires approval by Parliament prior to being issued and coming into force.

If passed by Parliament, the Funeral Director Code will be issued immediately, and will come into force 12 months after it is issued. The time between issuing and coming into force is required to allow funeral director businesses time to ensure they are compliant with the Code. During that time the Scottish Government will continue to work with stakeholders to create targeted communications to alert funeral directors and other relevant groups of the implementation of the Code.