Petition · Ministry of Justice
Protect graves of all UK military veterans from reuse under new burial proposals
Open for signatures
651 signatures
What the petition asks
Amend proposed reforms to burial law to permanently protect all UK military veterans’ graves from reuse, regardless of CWGC or MoD status, and create a national register allowing families to designate and safeguard graves of those who served.
Many veterans, including those from WWII, the Falklands, Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan, are not buried in CWGC or MoD graves due to technicalities. Proposed grave reuse laws risk their resting places being disturbed after 100 years. These men and women served their country and deserve permanent dignity in death. We believe families should not face the possibility of their loved ones being erased due to administrative gaps.
Timeline
| 17 Apr 2026 | Petition opened for signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
651
Status
Open for signatures
Department
Ministry of Justice
Opened
17 Apr 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.