Cemetery Management and Compliance - online (over two mornings)

This course led by the ICCM runs over two consecutive mornings (9.15am - 12.30pm) and is suitable for anyone involved in the management of a burial ground.

Course overview

• Local Authorities’ Cemeteries Order 1977 (LACO)

• General powers of management

• Compliance

• Registers and records

• Granting and extending exclusive rights of burial

• Consent

• Avoiding disputes

• Burials; depth, shallow graves

• Administration processes

• Grave digging – procedures, preparations, backfilling

• Memorials

• Creating burial space

• Exhumation

• Transfer of exclusive rights of burial

Learning Outcomes

• Knowledge and understanding of relevant laws and best practice procedures

• An understanding of costly common pitfalls and how to avoid them

• Potential new income streams

• Avoiding disputes relating to grave ownership

23rd and 24th September 2025 9:15am - 12:30pm.