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Regulations For Burial and Inspection Approved by The Scottish Parliament

January 16, 2025 by No Comments | Category Burial authorities, Funeral directors, Regulations

Regulations For Burial and Inspection Approved by The Scottish Parliament

The Burial (Management) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 and the Burial and Cremation (Inspection) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 were approved by the Scottish Parliament on 8 January 2025.

These regulations will come into force on 1 March 2025, at the same time as:

  • Funeral Director Code of Practice
  • The Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement no. 6) Regulations 2024 (“the Commencement Regulations”)
  • The Burial (Applications and Register) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 (“the Applications and Register Regulations”)

For an overview of what the regulations do, please read our blog post from 15th November 2024.

Applications for burial

The Scottish Government will implement new burial application forms, which must be used for all applications submitted from the start of business on 1st March 2025 and from then on. The forms, along with the guidance notes, will be distributed as soon as possible and can be completed either electronically or by hand.

The Scottish Government requests your support in raising awareness of the upcoming forms by sharing and displaying the below information posters.

Burial Application Forms Poster – Blue Background

Burial Application Forms Poster – White Background

Posters for the Funeral Director Code of Practice have also been created, which can be found below, and it would be appreciated if those could also be displayed and circulated.

Funeral Director CoP Poster – Blue Background

Funeral Director CoP Poster – White Background

For further information or questions, please contact the Scottish Government at burialandcremation@gov.scot.

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