cbce
Alton
CBCE is jointly organised by The Cremation Society of Great Britain and the
Federation of Burial and Cremation Authorities. The Federation of Burial and
Cremation Authorities The FBCA was formed in 1924, supporting the interests of
Burial and Cremation Authorities, whether Local Authority or Private Sector and
has almost 90% of UK crematoria in membership. Representing the interests of its
members at Government, working closely with the Ministry of Justice, Defra and
the Scottish Government. It has vast experience in offering its members
technical advice, provides a range of training opportunities and carry’s out an
inspection process to ensure compliance with national burial and cremation codes
of practice. The Cremation Society of Great Britain The Society, a registered
charity, not conducted for profit, was established in 1874. It is the pioneer of
cremation in Great Britain and built and operated the very first crematorium for
public use, in 1885 in Woking, Surrey. Since the Society's formation it has
worked tirelessly to promote and establish the practice of cremation among all
members of the community. It has aided both private enterprise and local
authorities in the setting up of new crematoria and has pressed the Government
departments concerned for developments in the law so that this rational, safe
and dignified method of disposal of the dead might be practiced with the least
possible restriction. The Society was responsible for drawing up the forms of
certification for cremation and these were later adopted as the basis for the
first Cremation Act in 1902. As a direct result of its activities cremation now
accounts for approximately 75% of all funerals in Great Britain.
