Publication date:
16 July 2026
This Cabinet material outlines the rationale for a series of changes to the Cremation Regulations 1973, including allowing cremation to occur in lower risk settings without a medical or nurse practitioner identifying the body, and the lower risk setting of 'hospice care' to be narrowed to settings which provide specialised palliative care.
Titles of Cabinet paper:
- Cremation Amendment Regulations 2026.
Titles of minutes:
- Report of the Cabinet Social Outcomes Committee: Period Ending 3 April 2026 (CAB-26-MIN-0113)
- Minute of Decision: Cremation Amendment Regulations 2026 (LEG-26-MIN-0058).
