East Dunbartonshire Council submission of 14 December 2022 PE1941/M: Stop the destruction of headstones within community cemeteries I refer to your recent request on behalf of the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee in respect of the petition PE1941 Stop the destruction of headstones within community cemeteries | Scottish Parliament Website. I can advise that East Dunbartonshire Council take cognisance of the Burial Ground Memorial Safety Guidance issued by Scottish Government in June 2019 for Scotland’s Local Authorities and updated our own internal Headstone and Memorial Inspection Policy accordingly. burial-ground-memo rial-safety-guidance-scotlands-local-authorities.pdf As noted by the Committee the burial grounds are the responsibility of the Local Authority, but the lair and associated headstone/memorial is the responsibility of the lair owner.