On 27 November 2024, the Church in Wales announced its support for a proposed radical change to the burial law which would transfer care of closed graveyards to local authorities. The Press Release states:

“In Wales, church graveyards that are closed because they are full, have to be maintained by the congregations. This could change under proposals put forward by the Law Commission to transfer their care to local authorities, as is the case in England…[t]he cost maintaining closed graveyards, which are community burial places, has been a heavy and unfair burden for churches for many years…This proposes a radical change that would impact significantly on the Church in Wales… Continue reading →