National Committee on Infant Cremation: 2017 annual report

9. Related Issues 2016-17

Dame Elish Angiolini National Investigation

Dame Elish’s National Investigation was published on 17 June 2016.

Information about the investigation and the report are available at: http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Health/Policy/BurialsCremation/NationalInvestigation

Dame Elish made 13 specific recommendations and 2 general conclusions, all of which have been accepted by the First Minister. Oversight of the progress of implementation of these records has been taken forward by the National Committee on Burial and Cremation.

A worksheet detailing the outstanding recommendations to be implemented can be found in the separate Committee Action Plan document.