All enquiries regarding exhumation should initially be made to a funeral director who will liaise with us and obtain the necessary documents for completion.
In most cases a Ministry of Justice licence will be required. If the person is buried in consecrated grounds, the church must give permission for it to be exhumed in the form of a Faculty.
The table below sets out the Authority requirements.
From | To | Authority required |
---|---|---|
Removal of remains from consecrated ground | To a different grave plot that is also consecrated | Faculty |
Removal of remains from consecrated ground | Re-interring in exactly the same grave | Faculty + MOJ licence |
Removal of remains from consecrated ground | To unconsecrated ground | Faculty + MOJ licence |
Removal of remains from unconsecrated ground | To consecrated or unconsecrated ground, or reinterment in the same grave | MOJ licence |