Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 127282

Cemeteries

Tabled: 14 April 2026
Answered: 22 April 2026

Question

Charlotte Cane

Liberal DemocratEly and East Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when his Department plans to respond to the Law Commission's recommendations on the reclamation and reuse of graves.

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones
The Law Commission’s recommendations on burial were published on 18 March 2026 in its final report on the Burial and Cremation sub-project of a wider review of the legislative framework for burial, cremation and new funerary methods. Reports will also be ...

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