A flaw in how pre-paid funeral plans are drawn up has been exposed by a family of grieving siblings who were denied the opportunity to have a say in the funeral arrangements for their late brother.
Dignity Funerals, which owns more than 800 parlours nationwide, refused to deal with the next-of-kin of 65-year-old Peter Grant after he died from lung cancer in October last year.
Peter, a former electrician, was unmarried, had no children and had paid £3,000 in advance for his funeral to be carried out by Dignity.
When someone dies who is not married and has no children, it is any surviving parent that is designated the next-of-kin.
Appeal a food labelling decision, improvement notice or UK GI scheme decision
How to appeal a notice given for misleading your customers by a food regulator, inspector or trading standards officer, or a decision under the UK GI schemes.
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Food labelling decision or improvement notice
You can appeal against a food labelling decision or improvement notice issued by:
Food Standards Agency
trading standards
UK GI schemes decisions
You can appeal against decisions taken by the Defra Secretary of State under the UK’s Geographical Indication (GI) schemes. These decisions cover the registration, amendment and cancellation of GI protected names as part of the:
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