{"id":845,"date":"2026-03-02T12:26:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T12:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/funeral-industry\/?p=845"},"modified":"2026-03-02T12:26:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T12:26:15","slug":"updated_burial_and_cremation_forms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/funeral-industry\/2026\/03\/02\/updated_burial_and_cremation_forms\/","title":{"rendered":"Updated Burial and Cremation application forms now available to download"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Burial and Cremation (Applications and Registers) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 are now in force. The Regulations amend the Cremation (Scotland) Regulations 2019 and the Burial (Applications and Register) (Scotland) Regulations 2024.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The new forms should be used from now on for all applications<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Additional detail is available in our blog\u00a0posts of <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/funeral-industry\/2025\/11\/25\/scottish-government-introduces-new-regulations-under-the-burial-and-cremation-scotland-act-2016-2\/\">25 November 2025<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/funeral-industry\/2026\/02\/24\/update-on-amended-burial-and-cremation-forms\/\">24 February 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can access the new forms on the SG website at the links below:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/burial-statutory-forms\/\">Burial: statutory forms \u2013 gov.scot<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/cremation-statutory-forms\/\">Cremation: statutory forms \u2013 gov.scot<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For further information or if you have any questions, please contact our team at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:burialandcremation@gov.scot\">burialandcremation@gov.scot<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Burial and Cremation (Applications and Registers) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 are now in force. The Regulations amend the Cremation (Scotland) Regulations 2019 and the Burial (Applications and Register) (Scotland) Regulations 2024. The new forms should be used from now on for all applications. 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