A. Churchyard Memorials: Chancellor's Regulations

The Chancellor of the Diocese has issued new Regulations governing churchyard memorials to replace those of 1994.

They include: -

1. Memorials which may be authorised by incumbents without a faculty under delegated powers from the Chancellor

2. Memorials for which a faculty is required

3. Designs and features not permitted

4. Flowers

5. Gardens of Remmbrance: -

• Creation
• Memorial plaques
• Re-use

B. Faculty applications to install a memorial not consistent with the Chancellor's Regulations

The Faculty application form and a cheque for £152.63 (as at 1 January 2008) payable to the appropriate firm of solicitors should be sent to: -

 C. Churchyards Maintenance and Safety

Guidance has been issued on Churchyards Maintenance and Safety. The guidance can be seen below.

The Leicester Diocesan Chancellor has issued guidance on memorial safety in churchyards and public cemeteries followign recent developments - this is applicable to Coventry and Leicester Dioceses. The guidance can be downloaded below.

The Local Government Ombudsman has also produced a report on Memorial Safety in Cemeteries and his report is downloadable below.

Churchyard Regulations and Guidance

Name	Description	Download
Application form to reserve a Grave Space 16th Oct 2007	Application form to reserve a Grave Space	23KB
Churchyard Regulations - Diocese of Coventry 31st Jan 2008	The Regulations of the Coventry Diocesan Chancellor	94.13KB
Churchyard regulations - Diocese of Leicester 31st Jan 2008	The Churchyard Regulations of the Diocese of Leicester Chancellor	86.87KB
Churchyards and the Possible re-use of Grave Sites 16th Oct 2007	Guidance of the re-use of existing burial sites	38.05KB
Churchyards: Maintenance and Safety 16th Oct 2007	Guidance on the maintenance and safety issues in a churchyard	39.45KB
Guidance Note for Familes 16th Oct 2007	A Guidance Note for families summarising the types of memorials that are normally acceptable	30.88KB
Memorial Safety in Cemeteries 16th Oct 2007	Report by the Local Government Ombudsman	2.23MB

Erection of a Memorial / Headstone in a churchyard or Additional Inscription to an Existing Memorial

Name	Description	Download
Application Form 16th Oct 2007	Application Form in pdf format	11.21KB
Application Form 16th Oct 2007	Application Form in MS Word format	77KB
Guidance Note for Clergy 16th Oct 2007	Guidance Note for Clergy on the types of memorials that are normally acceptable	16.97KB

Memorials outside Regulations Application

Name	Description	Download
Application Form for Memorial outside the Chancellor's Regulations 16th Oct 2007	Application Form in MS Word format	60.5KB
Application Form for Memorial outside the Regulations 16th Oct 2007	Application Form in pdf format	42.69KB