Articles by Julie Dunk

On 1st March 2025, the Scottish Government Funeral Director Code of Practice was published and came into force. The Funeral Director Code of Practice (‘the […]

The Scottish Government has on 17 February published guidance in support of The Burial (Applications and Register) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 and The Burial (Management) (Scotland) […]

The Scottish Government has published an update on commencement of regulations on 1 March 2025 and associated work. The update covers:      Upcoming dedicated […]

The Scottish Government has on 11 February 2025, published new burial application forms, made under The Burial (Applications and Register)(Scotland) Regulations 2024 (“the Applications and […]

On 14th November 2024 the Scottish Government laid four key sets of regulations before the Scottish Parliament, marking a significant step in the implementation of […]

The Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965 (Prohibition on Disposal of a Body without Authorisation) Amendment Regulations 2024 were laid in the […]

Following a period of consultation, the Human Tissue Authority has published revised guidance on the sensitive handling of pregnancy remains, which can be viewed here.

It is now only a few days until the new death certification and medical examiner system becomes statutory in England and Wales. In light of […]

Alan Brown of Leicester City Council has put together a flowchart to help understand what cremation forms are required around the transitional period from the […]

The Ministry of Justice has published a revised list of questions and answers to help address the questions that were raised on the stakeholder meetings […]