A case emerged in which a woman allegedly kept babies' bodies at her home while running a baby-loss support and funeral service. Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust barred Amie Upton from its mortuaries and NHS maternity wards in spring. One mother reported discovering her dead son placed in a baby bouncer in the provider's living room. The government said it would "look at options" to improve funeral-director standards. Scotland introduced a statutory code in March, while England, Wales and Northern Ireland currently lack equivalent regulation. An inquiry recommended statutory regulations for England and an interim report is due summer 2026.
An MP has called for new powers to regulate the funeral industry after a BBC investigation revealed a woman was keeping babies' bodies at her home. Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust said it had barred Amie Upton, who runs the Florrie's Army baby loss support and funeral service, from its mortuaries and NHS maternity wards in spring this year.
"It's truly horrific what some of these parents have been put through and it's heart-breaking to know that bodies were treated in this way. "It is absolutely essential that this government and we as MPs do everything in our power to change the law and the regulations now to ensure this never happens again." He continued: "The good news is the government is already taking some action and have announced that we are using the law commission to draft some regulations."
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