H ealth, Social Care and Sport Committee Local Authorities in Scotland 19 November 2024 Good afternoon Burial Law in Scotland On 14 November 2024, the Scottish Government laid the following subordinate legislation in relation to burial law in Scotland: • The Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2024 • The Burial (Applications and Register) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 • The Burial (Management) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 • The Burial and Cremation (Inspection) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 To aid the Committee’s scrutiny of these instruments, we are writing to seek your views on the above instruments, in particular: 1.