The Humberside funeral home incident shows England and Wales need a better system for dealing with death

By Kate Woodthorpe, Reader in Sociology, University of Bath

In early March 2024, Humberside Police received reports of concerns over “care for the deceased” at a funeral directors in Hull. Two people have reportedly been bailed after the bodies and ashes of at least 35 people were removed from the premises. An inquiry is now under way.

As shocking as this news story has been, such concerns are not unexpected. Across England and Wales, funeral directors are an unregulated…

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