Funerals: Advertising
Commons · Question 13724 · Tabled 26 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Ayoub Khan
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with local authorities on their compliance with advertising standards for the provision of funeral and cremation services.
Answer
Answered by Catherine Atkinson, 6 Jul 2026
The Ministry of Justice is responsible for the legislative framework to which local authorities’ provision of burial and cremation is subject. However, we do not have day-to-day operational oversight of public cemeteries and crematoria, which are managed ...