The Law Commission has published Burial and Cremation: Final Report. The full report is 386 pages long: there is also a 29-page summary.

This latest report concludes the Burial and Cremation sub-project. The Commission says that a second report addressing the regulation of new funerary methods, along with draft legislation, will be published shortly. Work on the third sub‑project, Rights and Obligations Relating to Funerary Methods, Funerals and Remains, “will begin shortly and will run until the end of 2027”.

A draft Bill will follow in due course; its estimated publication date is mid-2028.

The principal recommendations of the latest report on burials and burial grounds are as follows: Continue reading →