These Standards have been developed in conjunction with a wide range of stakeholders, including managers and practitioners of bereavement services, those with lived experience of bereavement and those from underserved communities.

Below, you’ll find a downloadable version of the Standards, as well as stories from organisations who have engaged and reflected on the Standards.

The Bereavement Support Service Standards

A Success Story – Negotiating systems with Gaddum

A Success Story Collaborating all the WAY

We have also produced an Audit tool, to help you review and evidence how your organisation or service is meeting these new Standards. We are interested in finding out how organisations and services interpret these Standards. In the coming month, we will add a link to a form, where you can upload your evidence (in the form of the Audit tool, or other evidence). We’ll then review how we can use examples of good practice to inform the sector.

Bereavement Support Service Standards Audit Tool (excel spreadsheet)