Burial and cemeteries advisory group
The burial and cemeteries advisory group (BCAG) was established in December
2001 following the report on cemeteries by the Environment, Transport and
Regional Affairs Committee (Eighth Report, 21 March 2001 HC 91-1).
The group was established to use the collective expertise of the industry,
and to provide advice and information for burial authorities, the public,
and government, including in connection with the review of burial law.
Terms of reference
Membership
Minutes of meetings
Terms of reference
For the purposes of the government's review of burial law and policy,
and for related purposes:
- to provide good practice advice on the provision, management and maintenance
of burial grounds, including such grounds closed to further burials
- to produce advice on good burial practice and procedures, including exhumation
- to make recommendations to the Department for Constitutional Affairs on
appropriate policy and legislative change, including recommendations on
future advisory arrangements.
Membership
Present membership of the advisory group consists of representatives of
the following organisations:
- Association of Burial Authorities
- Association of Private Crematoria and Cemeteries
- Board of Deputies of British Jews
- Cemetery Research Group, University of York
- Churches Funerals Group
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Council for the Care of Churches
- Cremation Society of Great Britain
- Cruse Bereavement Care
- Department for Communities and Local Government
- Department for Constitutional Affairs (Chair)
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- English Heritage
- Federation of Burial and Cremation Authorities
- Health and Safety Executive
- Institute of Cemetery and Crematoria Management
- Local Government Association
- Muslim Council of Great Britain
- National Association of Funeral Directors
- National Assembly for Wales
- National Association of Local Councils
- National Association of Memorial Masons
- National Federation of Cemetery Friends
- Natural England
- Society of Allied & Independent Funeral Directors
- Society of Local Council Clerks
- Welsh Local Government Association
Minutes of meetings
Minutes of BCAG meetings are available by emailing
us. The minutes of the following meetings are now available on request:
- July 2006
- March 2006
- June 2005
- December 2004
- March 2004
- April 2003
- December 2002
- September 2002
- June 2002
- April 2002
- December 2001
