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Cremation: statutory forms

Last updated
11 May 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

Form A1: application for cremation of an adult or a child
File type
8 page PDF
File size
2.2 MB
Form A2: application for cremation of a stillborn baby
File type
7 page PDF
File size
1.8 MB
Form A3: application for cremation following a pregnancy loss
File type
7 page PDF
File size
1.4 MB
Form A4: application for cremation of pregnancy loss by a health authority or body – shared or individual cremation
File type
3 page PDF
File size
4.3 MB
Form A5: application for cremation of an adult or a child (by a local authority)
File type
7 page PDF
File size
1.8 MB
Form A6: application for cremation of body parts following a hospital arranged post mortem examination or whole body/body parts donated for anatomical examination
File type
5 page PDF
File size
1.5 MB
Form A7: application for cremation of body parts donated in Scotland for anatomical examination or teaching before the commencement of the Anatomy Act 1984 (as amended by the Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006 (14 February 1988))
File type
3 page PDF
File size
550.6 kB

Guidance

Form A1: guidance notes
File type
4 page PDF
File size
437.3 kB
Form A2: guidance notes
File type
4 page PDF
File size
363.1 kB
Form A3: guidance notes
File type
3 page PDF
File size
360.4 kB
Form A5: guidance notes
File type
2 page PDF
File size
378.4 kB
First published
11 April 2019
Last updated
11 May 2026 - show all updates

  1. Added html pages containing content of existing guidance notes.

  2. Updated guidance notes.

  3. Updated all forms and introductory guidance to reflect latest Regulations.

  4. Updated forms in line with accessibility legislation.

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