Petition · PE01415 · Session 4
Update Burial Grounds (Scotland) Act 1855
Signatures
1
Comments
0
Considered
5 meetings
What it asks
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to update the Burial Grounds (Scotland) Act 1855.
What the petitioner did first
It is my belief that a mass grave containing human remains from HMS Dasher exists in Ardrossan Cemetery. A low level radar scan of the area by Glasgow University concluded this theory could not be ruled out.
I requested that North Ayrshire Council conduct a full search and exhumation of the area, however due to the restrictions on exhumations in the 1855 Act this was not possible. In order that North Ayrshire Council would apply to the court for the appropriate permissions I had to change my request from a full search and exhumation to what is a ‘sensitive search’ where the turf will be removed and a search will be carried out using small trowels and should any remains be found the search will have to be halted and the earth and turf immediately reinstated.
I requested that North Ayrshire Council conduct a full search and exhumation of the area, however due to the restrictions on exhumations in the 1855 Act this was not possible. In order that North Ayrshire Council would apply to the court for the appropriate permissions I had to change my request from a full search and exhumation to what is a ‘sensitive search’ where the turf will be removed and a search will be carried out using small trowels and should any remains be found the search will have to be halted and the earth and turf immediately reinstated.
Where it was considered
Official Report-
21 Feb 20121 mention
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6 Mar 20122 mentions
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15 May 20121 mention
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4 Sep 20121 mention
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13 Nov 20121 mention
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