Crematoriums
(asked on 6th March 2019) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will list all the crematoria in England operating within the 50-yard requirement of Section 5 of the Cremation Act 1902.
This question was answered on 15th March 2019
Section 5 of the Cremation Act 1902 requires that a crematorium must be sited at least 50 yards from a public highway. It is a criminal offence for cremation to take place at a crematorium which does not meet this requirement.
The Ministry of Justice does not keep a record of whether individual crematoria comply with this requirement.