Human Remains: Regulation
Commons · Question 114813 · Tabled 23 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Dame Caroline Dinenage
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the additional cost of requiring the Human Tissue Authority to regulate the care of corpses throughout the death pathway including in funeral homes.
Answer
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 3 Mar 2026
The Department has not made an assessment of the additional cost of requiring the Human Tissue Authority to regulate the care of the deceased throughout the death pathway, including in funeral homes.The Government is considering the full range of options ...