Death: A Changing Industry
Death: A Changing Industry
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Gosport Funeral Scandal: Caroline Dinenage MP on Why Regulation Can't Wait
26 minutes Posted Jul 28, 2026 at 8:57 am.
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Caroline Dinenage MP, who led the government response following the Gosport funeral scandal, joins host John Adams with Barry Pritchard (former NAFD President) to ask why the UK funeral sector remains almost entirely unregulated. Drawing on the Gosport case, she outlines what proper oversight could look like, the warning signs from Scotland's stalled reforms, and how regulation must protect small independent funeral directors rather than burden them out of business.⸻⏱️ CHAPTERS