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The conditions that new cemetery developments, or new extensions of a cemetery, can operate under without needing an environmental permit.
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How to carry out a groundwater risk assessment for human or animal burials.
How to manage the burial of animal remains to prevent or limit groundwater pollution.
Find out about the VAT liability of funeral services and other activities relating to the disposal of the remains of the dead.
Find out about legacy health, recognition, return to civilian life, support from the voluntary sector, commemoration and payment schemes.
Where you can build a pet cemetery, the animals you can bury there, how it must be built and how to register.
The graves of two World War One soldiers, one whose gun jammed while being attacked in freezing conditions and another who died trying to save his wounded men, have now been marked by name more than a century after their...
Tottenham Park Cemetery in Enfield is facing closure after owners repeatedly failed to make necessary improvements to ensure the safety of burials.
Find out about future services and what current appeals are ongoing.
Management of British armed forces casualties and compassionate cases 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
The BACG provides advice on burials and burial grounds.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK
How to manage burial grounds and cemeteries, including laws you need to follow, health and safety rules, and access rights
Permission is required for a burial at sea in the UK marine area.
How to manage the safety of unstable memorial stones in cemeteries and burial grounds.
The graves of three World War One soldiers, from Somerset, London and Staffordshire, have now been marked more than a century after their deaths.
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