Publications

Government spend over £25,000: March 2023

Details of all Scottish Government spend over £25,000. We publish this information by month.

Type: Transparency data
Date: 25 August 2023

Part of:: Government spend over £25,000: monthly reports

Alkaline hydrolysis ('water cremation') regulation in Scotland

A Scottish Government consultation on the regulation of alkaline hydrolysis (‘water cremation’) as a method of body disposal in Scotland.

Type: Consultation paper
Date: 25 August 2023

Funeral director licensing scheme for Scotland

A Scottish Government consultation on the proposed licensing scheme for funeral directors in Scotland.

Type: Consultation paper
Date: 25 August 2023

Independent Review of Audiology Services in Scotland

Review report and recommendations from the Independent Review of Audiology Services in NHS Scotland. The Review was announced by the Scottish Government in January 2022 in the context of failings in the standards of care provided in the NHS Lothian Paediatrics Services.

Type: Independent report
Date: 25 August 2023

Management of burial grounds, application for burial, exhumation, private burial and restoration of lairs: regulation in Scotland

A Scottish Government consultation on the management of burial grounds, application for burial, exhumation, private burial and restoration of lairs in Scotland. We are seeking views from the public and funeral sector to inform the next steps for burial regulation in Scotland.

Type: Consultation paper
Date: 25 August 2023

Statutory inspection of burial authorities, cremation authorities and funeral directors

A Scottish Government consultation on the proposed statutory inspection of burial authorities, cremation authorities and funeral directors in Scotland.

Type: Consultation paper
Date: 25 August 2023