North Lanarkshire Council

Registering deaths

We know that when someone dies it is a very difficult time for that person's family and friends

Repatriation of bodies to Scotland

When someone dies abroad or in England, Wales or Northern Ireland you can bring the body back to Scotland once you have received the certificate of death and an authorisation for the removal of the body from the country of death from the appropriate authorities

Repatriation of bodies abroad

Every country has its own regulations and you should check with the embassy or consulate for guidance.

Bereavement advice and support

Copies of death certificates

You can get copies of death certificates from a registration office.

Exhumations

It is possible in some cases to exhume or disinter human remains from our cemeteries.

Burial and grave details

We manage a number of cemeteries and churchyard burial grounds. We have burial grounds which are open, that is, provide new burial plots or lairs and those which are closed, that is, do not provide new lairs.

Memorial placement

If you want a memorial headstone it is usually arranged on your behalf by a memorial mason.

Low cost funerals

Most funeral directors should be able to supply an estimate for a basic or low cost funeral and should not be used if they cannot do so.

Independent funerals

It is often assumed, quite wrongly, that funerals can be completed only with the use of a funeral director. Although a funeral director will be invited to organise the majority of funerals, some people prefer to organise funerals themselves.

Holytown Crematorium and Memorial Gardens

This facility was built to serve the residents in North Lanarkshire, although it is also used by neighbouring areas. It is a partnership project between Dignity Caring Funeral Services and North Lanarkshire Council.

Cemeteries service fees

We operate a schedule of fees for our Cemeteries service, which is shown below and includes fees in relation to the Baby Memorial Garden in Cambusnethan cemetery.

Cemeteries

A list of cemeteries in North Lanarkshire.

Choosing a memorial

Guidelines in relation to the erection and siting of a memorial in North Lanarkshire Cemeteries

Information on using funeral directors

This information is to help you understand how funeral directing operates. It will enable you to ask questions appropriate to your needs when you consider the arrangement of a funeral.

Registration of deaths - emergency arrangements

If you need to make an emergency registration outwith normal office hours you should contact the duty officer at the local police station.

Cemeteries service maintenance

Our cemeteries and churchyards are maintained by cemetery staff. Maintenance within cemeteries includes grass cutting, litter collection, interments, reinstatement, shrub beds, flower beds, trees and weed control.

Cemeteries service forms

Details of forms you may need to complete

Baby Memorial Garden, Cambusnethan Cemetery, Wishaw

This baby memorial garden was officially opened in December 2009 to fill the specific needs of those who tragically lose babies.