Some countries require a Cadaver Certificate before they will allow a body into the country for burial. The certificate, if issued, confirms that no epidemic of infectious disease occurred in the borough for some three months preceding the death.
Cadaver certificates
This formality of obtaining the cadaver certificate is usually handled by the undertaker, making the arrangements on behalf of the relatives.
However, anyone can apply. The funeral directors will also help with anything requested by the coroner and with requirements of the authorities in the overseas country to which the deceased is going.
Some of these requirements may apply for burial in another part of the United Kingdom.
The certificate is issued by the Environmental Health Officer for the council in whose area the person died, or is to be exhumed from before reburial elsewhere.
More information:
For further information contact us at:
Cemeteries Administration Office
St Edmundsbury Borough Council
West Suffolk House
Western Way
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP33 3YU
Phone: 01284 757068 or 757635
Fax: 01284 757066
Email: cemetery.service@stedsbc.gov.uk
