Topic: Burials & cremation

The Law Commission has published the final report of its review of burial and cremation law.

The Law Commission has today (4 June) published a consultation on new funerary methods, seeking views on a framework to enable future regulation of new funerary methods

There has been some media coverage which suggests that, as part of our burials consultation, the Law Commission is proposing that Commonwealth war graves (graves of servicemen and women who died in the first and second world wars) should be reused. This is not the case.

Old graves could be reused, and closed burial grounds could be reopened to help manage the shortage of burial space, under proposals made today by the Law Commission.