§ Mr. SteelTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what advice has been given to registrars in England in easing the formalities for the burial in England of persons who have died in Scotland.
§ Mr. FreemanI have been asked to reply.
Registrars are advised to obtain documentary evidence of the place and cause of death of persons who die in Scotland where it is intended that the burial or cremation take place in England or Wales.
The registrars general for England and Wales and for Scotland have recently agreed revised written instructions which will shortly be circulated to registrars in England and Wales, advising that the appropriate documentary evidence would include either a certified extract of an entry in a Scottish death register, or a letter from the procurator fiscal stating the place and cause of death.
I understand that similar instructions are about to be issued to registrars in Scotland so that they can give advice on the documentary evidence required in England and Wales in such cases.