10 March 2022
The Cremation (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 have now been laid before Parliament. The effect of the Regulations will be to ensure that the removal of the requirement for Form 5, implemented temporarily at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, will continue on a permanent basis – pending the implementation of the national medical examiner scheme. Assuming there are no objections, the Regulations will come into effect on 25 March 2022.