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The conditions that new cemetery developments, or new extensions of a cemetery, can operate under without needing an environmental permit.
Find out what the MOD War Detectives get up to throughout their days
How to carry out a groundwater risk assessment for human or animal burials.
Permission is required for a burial at sea in the UK marine area.
Find out about future services and what current appeals are ongoing.
How to manage the burial of animal remains to prevent or limit groundwater pollution.
Information on the National Underground Asset Register (NUAR).
Military veterans taking part in a Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) archaeological excavation of an Anglo-Saxon burial site on Salisbury Plain Training Area have uncovered the richest grave found this year.
Find out about the VAT liability of funeral services and other activities relating to the disposal of the remains of the dead.
An initiative to assist the recovery of wounded, injured and sick military personnel and veterans by getting them involved in archaeological investigations.
Notify the Bona Vacantia division that a person has died without leaving a will or any known blood relatives.
Different mapping techniques for quickly locating and identifying buried pipes and cables to be able to reduce congestion at road works.
More than a century after his death, Private (Pte) Joe Stevenson, a 34-year-old soldier from Framlingham in Suffolk, has finally been laid to rest with full military honours alongside an unknown soldier from his regiment, and another unknown British soldier....
‘Bona Vacantia’ means vacant goods and is the name given to ownerless property, which by law passes to the Crown. The Treasury Solicitor acts for the Crown to administer the estates of people who die intestate (without a Will) and...
How to manage burial grounds and cemeteries, including laws you need to follow, health and safety rules, and access rights
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