Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 14081

Cemeteries

Tabled: 29 June 2026

Answered: 7 July 2026

Question

Alex Mayer

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of issuing national guidance to smaller burial authorities on recovering costs associated with the (a) removal and (b) regularisation of unaut

Answer

Catherine Atkinson

Whilst the Ministry of Justice is responsible for burial law and policy, the day-to-day operational oversight of burial provision is managed locally. Accordingly, decisions on management and administration in individual cases are matters for the relevant ...

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