Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to amend the Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016 to allow alkaline hydrolysis, accelerated composting and other more eco-friendly methods of disposal of human cadavers.
Petitioner: Randall Graeme Kilgour Foggie
Status: Collecting signatures
Date published: 20 February 2024
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SPICe Briefing (121KB, pdf) posted 16 April 2024
15 May 2024: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government.
Official Report of Meeting 15 May 2024
PE2084/A: Scottish Government submission of 7 March 2024 (57KB, pdf) posted 12 March 2024
PE2084/B:Scottish Government submission of 14 June 2024 (58KB, pdf) posted 01 July 2024