Oral QuestionMinistry of Justice

What assessment she has made of the adequacy of legislation on funerals.

Tabled: 4 December 2024Answered: 10 December 2024

Asked by

Dr Luke Evans

ConservativeHinckley and Bosworth

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Justice

Answer from Hansard

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Alex Davies-Jones)

The Government recognise that there are serious concerns about the funeral director sector and that the legislation that governs what happens after we die is outdated. We are considering how to ensure that appropriate standards are introduced, including through the potential for some form of regulation. We have asked the Law Commission to create a future-proof legal framework to address what happens to our bodies after we die.