On 29/11/2015 1:10 AM, Richard Smith via wrote: > On 28/11/15 12:06, Gordon wrote: > >> To scatter ashes you must have the land owners permission otherwise >> you could be prosecuted for illegal disposal of human remains, > 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. You could perhaps be prosecuted for littering or > similar, or conceivably criminal damage (though the circumstances would > have to be extraordinary to make that sticking). > Richard 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 Regards, John Henley