Co-op Funeralcare responds to announcements from the CMA and HM Treasury

01 June 2018

We welcome the announcements from the CMA and HM Treasury regarding the funeral market and funeral planning market and we will be engaging fully.

The Co-op has introduced new products and initiatives to the market to help tackle funeral affordability and we have also been calling for regulation of the funeral planning sector by the FCA. We welcome any steps that protect consumers and help families access high standards of funeral care.

Media Contacts:
Sarah Pyatt
Press Officer
Email: sarah.pyatt@coop.co.uk
Mobile: 07850 002 312

Catherine Turner
Head of PR - Funeralcare and Legal Services
Email: catherine.turner@co-operative.coop
Mobile: 07834 090783

About Co-op:
The Co-op is one of the world’s largest consumer co-operatives with interests across food, funerals, insurance, legal services and an online electrical store. It has a clear purpose of championing a better way of doing business for you and your communities. Owned by millions of UK consumers, the Co-op operates 2,500 food stores and over 1,000 funeral homes, with more than 63,000 colleagues and an annual revenue of £9.5bn.

About Co-op Funeralcare:
Co-op Funeralcare conducts almost 100,000 funerals annually across over 1,000 funeral homes. Combined with its leading legal services business, the Co-op is also a national provider of later life products and services ranging from funeral plans, through to wills and probate.