Bereavement Services Management Centre

From Sunday, the financial entitlement for someone whose spouse or civil partner has died without leaving a will has been doubled, with the potential to reach £450,000...

Too many burial grounds operators are staking or laying down memorials which are not a serious risk to the public. New guidance published today by Justice Minister Bridget Prentice makes it clear this should only be done as a last resort...

Modernisation of the coroners system and better protection for witnesses during criminal investigations were amongst the new measures announced by Justice Secretary Jack Straw in Parliament today when he published the Coroners and Justice Bill...

Bereaved families will have access to a new appeals and complaints system under a new 'Charter for the Bereaved' announced today in Parliament as part of the Coroners and Justice Bill published by the Justice Secretary Jack Straw...

A ceremony of dedication has been held to mark completion of work at Edinburgh's new principal cemetery. The event followed eight months of construction work at the 15-acre site on Old Dalkeith Road, which was selected after an exhaustive search for a suitable location...

The right of families to inspect medical forms of a deceased relative completed by doctors before cremation takes place will start on 1 January 2009, Justice Minister Bridget Prentice said...

This briefing note sets out some of the Coroners and Justice Bill's main measures on coroners. We will publish further details about the contents when the Bill is formally introduced in Parliament, which we anticipate will be early in 2009. What are the aims of the coroners' legislation...