Burial and cemeteries advisory group
The advisory group was established in December 2001 following the report on cemeteries by the Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Select Committee.
Terms of reference
For the purposes of the government's review of burial law and policy, and for related purposes:
- to provide good practice advice on the provision, management and maintenance of burial grounds, including such grounds closed to further burials
- to produce advice on good burial practice and procedures, including exhumation
- to make recommendations to the Ministry of Justice on appropriate policy and legislative change, including recommendations on future advisory arrangements.
Membership
Representatives of:
- Association of Burial Authorities
- Association of Private Crematoria and Cemeteries
- Board of Deputies of British Jews
- Cemetery Research Group, University of York
- Churches Funerals Group
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Council for the Care of Churches
- Cremation Society of Great Britain
- Cruse Bereavement Care
- Department for Communities and Local Government
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- English Heritage
- Federation of Burial and Cremation Authorities
- Health and Safety Executive
- Institute of Cemetery and Crematoria Management
- Local Government Association
- Ministry of Justice (Chair)
- Muslim Council of Great Britain
- National Association of Funeral Directors
- National Association of Local Councils
- National Association of Memorial Masons
- National Federation of Cemetery Friends
- National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors
- Natural England
- Society of Local Council Clerks
- Welsh Local Government Association
- Welsh Assesmbly Government.
Minutes
The last three meetings for which minutes are available are March 2009, October 2008 and February 2008. Previous minutes are available on request.
Contact us
Tel: 020 3334 6390
Email