United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 32216
Burial Act 1853
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19 March 2020
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27 March 2020 · Answer
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27 March 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the Burial Act 1854 and the financial effect of its provision on local authorities.
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19 March 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the Burial Act 1854 and the financial effect of its provision on local authorities.
Source: Commons
27 March 2020
Answer
Historically, the Church of England has made burial provision for local communities, and continues to do so. The transfer of responsibility for closed churchyards to local authorities returns the accountability for their maintenance to the community as a ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-03-19/32216
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1186563
- uk · wq-1186563 · source updated 27 March 2020