Local authorities say they are short of space due to Victorian laws that are also causing rise in funeral costs
Cemeteries are running out of space to bury the dead, local authorities have warned, prompting calls for an overhaul of archaic legislation to prevent deepening funeral poverty for families.and Wales dating to the Victorian era, which prevents graves being reused.
At the end of 2022, the Law Commission launched a review of burial and cremation law, but Rugg remains sceptical that progress will be swift. “I’ve been working in this area since 1991 and every shade of government looks at this issue and says not going to deal with that and then moves on. Over time I’ve concluded they just don’t want to,” she said.
Cemetery experts want to see an urgent commitment from the government that legislative change will make it easier to reuse graves by interring earlier burials deeper, although relaxing planning restrictions for cemeteries is another solution.
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