Submitted on Monday 19th October 2020
Rejected on Friday 6th November 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Stop the postcode lottery in council areas when it comes to burying a baby
We want the government to either completely scrap fees for grave ownership deeds for any burial of a baby or child from early gestational loss to 18 years old; or have one set price for owning a grave deed all over the U.K. with the ability to have a payment plan
Depending on where you are in the country will impact the cost incurred for grave deeds. For example you automatically get grave deed ownership for a baby’s burial at no cost in Liverpool but in Dorset you have to pay £600 to own the grave before you can add a headstone, this is unfair and adds to the distress adding unnecessary financial stress as parents want the opportunity to be able to do something for their baby in their memory
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
The fees charged by public burial and cremation authorities are a matter for individual local authorities, not the Government or House of Commons.
The Children’s Funeral Fund for England can help to pay for some of the costs of a funeral, including burial fees, for a child under 18 or a baby stillborn after the 24th week of pregnancy: www.gov.uk/child-funeral-costs
We could accept a petition calling on the Government to extend the Children’s Funeral Fund to pay for any costs that are currently covered by this scheme.
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