Burial and cremation: Alkaline Hydrolysis Regulations Working Group

Overview

The Alkaline Hydrolysis Regulations Working Group was established in March 2025 to inform the development of the alkaline hydrolysis regulations being made under section 99 of The Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016.

The group’s remit will include reviewing the content of the draft regulations application forms and register, along with providing input to the impact assessments which will accompany the regulations.

The group is chaired by the Scottish Government.

Members

• Janine Ballentine, Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
• James Blackburn, Scotmid Funeral Directors
• Nick Britten, National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD)
• Helen Chandler, Kindly Earth
• Douglas Davies, Durham University
• Norman Donnelly, Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
• Alistair Gardner, Scottish Water
• Jane Matherson, Edinburgh Council
• Ellen Millar, North Lanarkshire Council
• Joseph Murren, The Society Of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF)
• Andrew Purves, William Purves Funeral Directors
• Georgina Robinson, Durham University
• Sandy Sullivan, Resomation Ltd
• Robert Swanson, Senior Inspector of Burial, Cremation and Funeral Directors

Publications

Burial and cremation: Alkaline Hydrolysis Regulations Working Group - terms of reference