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Human Remains: Burial and Cremation

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which Government departments and agencies are responsible for bodies of the departed from death through to (a) burial and (b) cremation.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
8 Jun 2026
Target answer date
10 Jun 2026
Answer
16 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which Government departments and agencies are responsible for bodies of the departed from death through to (a) burial and (b) cremation.

  2. 10 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 16 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The death management process, including the care of the deceased through to burial or cremation, engages the policy and/or operational responsibilities of a number of Departments and arm’s length bodies. This includes the Department of Health and Social C...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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