On 01/12/2015 2:42 PM, Richard Smith via wrote: > On 01/12/15 10:36, johnfhhgen via wrote: > >> They *are* human remains: this recent judgement gives a good summary of >> the law in the matter - >> >> http://www.ecclesiasticallawassociation.org.uk/index.php/judgmentlist/exhumation/astwoodcemetery/download > That's ecclesiastical law which is quite different and doesn't apply > outside churches, burial grounds, and similar. No-one is doubting you > need permission to disturb a burial ground. > Richard > I am sorry I did not make myself very clear. I was not doubting the need for permission to disturb burials, but questioning your statement - " That's bollocks: you can't possibly be prosecuted for illegal disposal of human remains for the simple reason that ashes are not considered human remains." The judgment makes clear that both in secular and ecclesiastical law (the latter, incidentally, being part of the secular law of Engand and Wales), cremated remains are considered human remains. Regards, John Henley