Statutory forms and related guidance to be used as a requirement of The Burial (Applications and Register) (Scotland) Regulations 2024.
These seven statutory application forms (which include guidance notes at the end of each form) have been made under The Burial (Applications and Register) (Scotland) Regulations 2024.
These statutory forms must be used to apply for a burial at any burial ground in Scotland and must be accompanied with the Burial supplementary form (PDF, 211 KB). The forms can be completed electronically or printed and completed by hand.
If you are arranging a funeral and you are using a funeral director, they will be able to advise you about which form you will need to complete.
If you are not using the services of a funeral director and are making the arrangements yourself, you should speak to your chosen burial authority directly to make the necessary arrangements for the burial.
Application forms
- Form BF1: Application for the burial of the remains of an adult or child (PDF, 518 KB)
- Form BF2: Application for burial of the remains of a stillborn baby (PDF, 583 KB)
- Form BF3: Application for burial of the remains of a pregnancy loss in a burial ground (by individual) (PDF, 1 MB)
- Form BF4: Application for burial of the remains of a pregnancy loss by health authority or body (shared or individual) (PDF, 389 KB)
- Form BF5: Application for burial of the remains of an adult or child by a local authority where they are making arrangements under section 87 of the Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016 (PDF, 943 KB)
- Form BF6: Application for burial in a burial ground of body or whole body/body parts donated for anatomical examination on or after the date of commencement of the Anatomy Act 1984 (PDF, 708 KB)
- Form BF7: Application for burial in a burial ground of body parts donated in Scotland and in possession of a person licensed under section 3(2) of the Anatomy Act 1984 before the commencement of the Anatomy Act 1984 (14 February 1988) or where the date of (PDF, 419 KB)
