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Burial: statutory forms

Last updated
4 June 2026 - see all updates
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Topic
Health and social care

Updated statutory forms and related guidance introduced by The Burial and Cremation (Applications and Registers) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2025, effective from 2 March 2026.

Supporting documents

Forms

Burial form 1 (BF1): adult or child
File type
PDF
File size
701.4 kB
Burial form 2 (BF2): stillborn baby
File type
PDF
File size
1.2 MB
Burial form 3 (BF3): pregnancy loss on or before 24 weeks gestation
File type
PDF
File size
1.3 MB
Burial form (BF4): pregnancy loss(es) on or before 24 weeks gestation
File type
PDF
File size
565.9 kB
Burial form (BF5): adult or child (section 87 application)
File type
PDF
File size
867.3 kB
Burial form 6 (BF6): a whole body or body parts following anatomical examination (where the body was donated on or after the commencement of the Anatomy Act 1984)
File type
PDF
File size
650.0 kB
Burial form 7 (BF7): body parts following anatomical examination (where a person died and their body was donated before The Anatomy Act 1984 came into force or where date of death is not known but is understood to be before 14 February 1988)
File type
PDF
File size
346.8 kB

Guidance

Form BF1 guidance notes
File type
PDF
File size
420.1 kB
Form BF2 guidance notes
File type
PDF
File size
398.2 kB
Form BF3 guidance notes
File type
PDF
File size
357.2 kB
Form BF4 guidance notes
File type
PDF
File size
218.4 kB
Form BF5 guidance notes
File type
PDF
File size
380.4 kB
Form BF6 guidance notes
File type
PDF
File size
372.4 kB
Form BF7 guidance notes
File type
PDF
File size
303.7 kB
First published
11 February 2025
Last updated
4 June 2026 - show all updates

  1. Added html pages and content of updated guidance notes.

  2. All forms updated and introductory text amended to reflect the updated forms.

  3. Updated all forms.

  4. Instructions and all forms updated.

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