Home Courts Procedure rules Offenders Ministry of Justice webchats Revenge Porn: your questions answered Revenge porn: understanding the issues Criminal Procedure Rules (CPR) - What are the barriers to following the CPR and how can they be overcome? 27 March 2014 The future of family mediation - 10 March 2014 Restorative Justice - 20 November 2013 Judicial Review webchat - 29 October 2013 Home » Ministry of Justice webchats Ministry of Justice webchats Cremation consultation Web chat 29 February 12-1pm We're hosting a web chat so you can tell us what you think about the issues and proposals in our consultation on cremations. We would like to hear your views particularly on the following: a definition of ashes – should ashes be defined in law as everything that is in the cremator after a cremation (following the removal of any metal)? Why (not)? the cremation of babies of less than 24 weeks’ gestation (which would include miscarriages and abortions) – should this be regulated in the same way as other cremations, with new statutory forms and checks at crematoria? How would this work when hospitals often arrange these cremations as shared cremations, which is different from other cremations? a national cremation working group – our plan is that the group will consider things like the training of crematorium staff and funeral directors; cremation codes of practice; and information for bereaved parents. What do you think about these things and how the group should operate? an inspector – is an inspector needed and if so why and how would it be funded? the collection of ashes – should a cremation applicant have to specify how they wish the ashes to be disposed of, before a cremation can happen? Submit your views or questions to us from now until Sunday 28 February, by emailing coroners@justice.gsi.gov.uk (When submitting your comment please indicate how you'd like your name to be displayed in the web chat). You may also comment or ask questions live during the web chat. Following this event, we'll feed your comments and suggestions into the consultation. The consultation closes on 9 March 2016. Updated: Monday, 30 January 2017 Accessibility Cookies Contacts Copyright Help Privacy Webchats Website queries Citizen and business advice GOV UK For citizen and business advice on justice, rights and more visit GOV.UK © Crown copyright