What are the guidelines to be applied by the minister in charge of a churchyard when considering a request for a memorial?
A. It is important to recognise that the next of kin of the deceased do not own the land in which a body is buried. The family of the deceased has no proprietorial rights over the grave and lawful authority must first be obtained before a memorial is placed upon the land. This lawful authority is in the form of a faculty granted by the Chancellor or by permission under the Churchyard Memorial Rules 2005 given by the minister in charge of the churchyard. Further information can be found in The Churchyard Memorial Rules 2005 and in the document “Guidance on Various Churchyard Matters from the Chancellor of the Diocese” which are both in the faculty matters section.
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