7th June 2007, 10:49 AM
Presumably this has come about because of the splitting up of the former Home Office to create a 'Ministry of Justice'? Since the main aim of this reform is purportedly to spearhead "a national effort to protect the public from terror, crime and anti-social behaviour" (quote from the Home Office website) no-one has paid attention to small matters such as the nation's ancestral burial grounds. Probably no-one in either part of the new Ministry knows who has responsibility for historic graveyards, as it is probably not high on the list of priorities.
Consequently the wheel is being reinvented with a lot of junior bureaucrats scurrying around checking out case law as a result of your application.
The last time I applied for a burial licence it came back with Jack Straw's signature on it, probably about 10 years ago now. Policemen are getting younger too. You were lucky to have cardboard box...etc.
Consequently the wheel is being reinvented with a lot of junior bureaucrats scurrying around checking out case law as a result of your application.
The last time I applied for a burial licence it came back with Jack Straw's signature on it, probably about 10 years ago now. Policemen are getting younger too. You were lucky to have cardboard box...etc.