{"id":365855,"date":"2026-07-30T16:00:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T15:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/inside-the-unregulated-funeral-homes-letting-bodies-decompose\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T16:00:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T15:00:30","slug":"inside-the-unregulated-funeral-homes-letting-bodies-decompose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/inside-the-unregulated-funeral-homes-letting-bodies-decompose\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the unregulated funeral homes letting bodies decompose"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/9_Gfl06NaD4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Inside the unregulated funeral homes letting bodies decompose\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9_Gfl06NaD4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>WARNING: Distressing content<\/p>\n<p>Despite high-profile cases of bodies being left for weeks or even months, decomposing in unrefrigerated funeral parlours, continues to go unregulated.<\/p>\n<p>Outside of Scotland, where a statutory code of conduct was introduced for funeral directors in March 2025, there is nothing compelling UK funeral directors to abide by any national standards.<\/p>\n<p>They currently do not have to have any specific qualifications or even facilities like refrigeration to legally operate in England, Wales or Northern Ireland unless they pay to become members of trade bodies &#8211; the National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD) or the National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF).<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WARNING: Distressing content Despite high-profile cases of bodies being left for weeks or even months, decomposing in unrefrigerated funeral parlours, continues to go unregulated. 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