Form

Authorise the cremation of body parts

Form for medical referees to authorise the cremation of a dead person's body parts.

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Authorisation of cremation of body parts by medical referee (Cremation 12)

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Details

Before a dead person’s body parts (including those of a stillborn child) can be cremated, a medical referee must use this Cremation 12 form to authorise the cremation.

This file should be downloaded to complete using a programme such as Adobe Acrobat.

Published 2 January 2009
Last updated 6 April 2018 + show all updates
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