Proud to be members of

s a i f

The National Society Of Allied And Independent

Funeral Directors (Established 1989)

About S A I F

SAIF was established in 1989 and represents more than 950 privately owned, independent funeral homes across the UK.

We work hard within the profession to promote best practice and protect the interests of our members and their local communities.

Along with representing the views of our members at a national and local level we also provide training and education programmes to ensure they continue to meet the highest of standards.

By choosing a SAIF member, bereaved families can be assured of a compassionate, professional approach, under pinned by our industry leading Code of Practice.

SAIF Quality Assurance Programme (Membership No. 3127)

Following receipt of your report from the assessor it is confirmed that your premise passed their assessment process, and our records will be updated accordingly. The assessor has said, 'This is a sterling example of a mortuary. Clean, modern and very well laid out'.

SAIF is deeply distressed about reports of arrests at a funeral directors in Hull following a police investigation. We understand that many members of the public will be concerned about these developments too. 

Our advice to bereaved families who are currently in the process of instructing a funeral director is to check that the business is a SAIF member. This can be done here.

Members of SAIF will have a certificate of membership displayed in a prominent place within their branch premises, as well as a window sticker visible to passersby.

Importantly, our member firms are required to adhere to a strict code of practice covering care of the deceased, return of ashes to bereaved families and invoicing. 

SAIF funeral businesses are inspected against the code of practice by our representatives on a regular basis to ensure standards are upheld.

Additionally, clients of SAIF members have access to a complaints scheme, providing reassurance should things go wrong.

Legacy Independent Funeral Directors is not and has never been a member of SAIF.

Further information about SAIF’s code of practice can be found here.