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Managing closed burial grounds
Mon, 04 Dec
|Zoom
A session on managing closed burial grounds, including legal and financial implications, and health and safety.
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Time & Location
04 Dec 2023, 12:30 – 14:00
Zoom
About the event
Managing Closed Burial Grounds for local Councils – 90 Minutes (£40)
- closing Church of England churchyards by Order in Council
- notification and objections to closure
- continuation of burials in closed churchyards
- transfer of maintenance responsibility to parish and district councils – legal and financial implications
- faculty jurisdiction and role of the parochial church councils (PCC)
- funding open churchyards and extensions – legal “grey” and uncertain areas
- memorial management, safety checks and repair costs
- health and safety responsibilities of councils and the PCCs
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