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Permission is required for a burial at sea in the UK marine area.
Find out about future services and what current appeals are ongoing.
Find out about the VAT liability of funeral services and other activities relating to the disposal of the remains of the dead.
The conditions that new cemetery developments, or new extensions of a cemetery, can operate under without needing an environmental permit.
How to safely and legally dispose of dead farm animals and horses.
Information on the National Underground Asset Register (NUAR).
Report treasure finds to your local Finds Liaison Officer within 14 days - items officially defined as treasure, Portable Antiquities Scheme, inquest, valuation, rewards
Different mapping techniques for quickly locating and identifying buried pipes and cables to be able to reduce congestion at road works.
Website of Bury Metropolitan Borough Council
Remains from six Commonwealth soldiers who fought in World War 1, none of them identifiable by name, have been laid to rest in France.
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