A Bill to enable a person to make his or her instructions concerning burial and related matters binding on their personal representative or beneficiary; to enable a person to make provision about the use of a burial space he or she acquired while living after the person’s burial; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
28 April 2017
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The Burial Rights Reform Bill would let people make burial instructions that must be followed by their personal representative or beneficiaries. It would also let a person decide, in advance, how a burial space they bought can be used after their death, alongside related rules. In short, it gives individuals more control over their burial and how their burial space is used.
The bill began in the Commons, had its first reading in January 2017, and is now at the second reading in the Commons.
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17 Jan 2017
This Bill was expected to have its second reading debate on Friday 12 May 2017.
However, as a General Election has now been called and Parliament will be dissolved from 3 May 2017, the Bill falls and no further action will be taken.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
