The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) gave the funerals sector three months to implement changes to make it easier for families to arrange a funeral within their budget.

The deadline has now passed and funeral directors are now legally required to display the headline price of a funeral as well as the price of individual items and additional products.

Martin Coleman, CMA panel inquiry chair, said: “The final cost of a funeral should never come as a surprise.”

The new rules also apply to crematorium operators and include a ban on incentivising hospitals or care homes to refer customers to them.