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Fund a scheme to maintain graves on local authority owned sites

Submitted by Madeline Bolton-Smith on Thursday 12th June 2025

Published on Tuesday 8th July 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Thursday 8th January 2026

Signatures: 43

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abandoned ~ Churches ~ Cost ~ Fixed ~ Forgotten ~ fund ~ Individuals ~ Labour ~ local ~ Owned ~ Scheme ~ tidy ~ waste

Petition Action

Fund a scheme to maintain graves on local authority owned sites

Petition Details

I think individuals wanting to tidy up abandoned or overgrown graves on local authority owned sites should be allowed to do so and then claim the cost of their labour and planting materials by providing receipts.

Additional Information

I believe there are too many graves that are either overgrown or left to waste, either through neglect or simply where the deceased has been long-forgotten. I think there should be a scheme whereby individuals should be able to buy planting materials such as shovels, plants, and bulbs and claim these expenses along with a suggested fixed labour fee set by the government. I think this could really help tidy up cemeteries and churches.


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