Submitted on Friday 13th July 2018
Rejected on Friday 20th July 2018
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Prevent the re-use of graves in Cemeteries.
Graves are being re-used without the consent of people who hold burial rights. Cemeteries are failing to locate people who may have an inherited right to grave space and the integrity of graves are being abused. This petition calls upon Government and local authorities to establish new cemeteries.
New Southgate Cemetery, St Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery, The City of London Cemetery and all Lambeth and Hackney Cemeteries have re-used graves, disturbed the dead, removed memorials and clear areas to build up sections with earth to bury again, meaning access to older graves are lost forever. Graves and memorials provide a tangible link to our past, assist genealogical research but primarily form part of our heritage and encourage acts of Respect and Remembrance.
You can't sign this petition because it was rejected. But you can still comment on it here at Repetition.me!
The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We understand that you're concerned about the re-use of graves in cemeteries, but we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. Cemeteries are usually the responsibility of local churches or your local council.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do. For example, you could ask the Government to give local councils more funding so that they can establish new cemeteries, if that's what you would like to happen.
18.190.217.134 Tue, 07 May 2024 02:15:46 +0100
