# The Court Funds Rules 2011, Rule 25: Payment of funeral expenses

Extent: E+W

(1) This rule applies where a person who is entitled to a fund in court and subject to an order of the Court of Protection dies.
(2) The Accountant General shall make a payment from the fund in court of the deceased to a funeral director in respect of reasonable funeral expenses if provided with either—
(a) (i) a funeral invoice; and
(ii) a written request from—
(aa) an executor of the deceased’s estate; or
(bb) if the deceased died intestate, the person who arranged the funeral; or
(b) where rule 22A(1) applies—
(i) an electronic copy of the funeral invoice; and
(ii) an electronic request from—
(aa) an executor of the deceased’s estate; or
(bb) if the deceased died intestate, the person who arranged the funeral.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/1734/rule/25 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/court-funds-rules-2011/rule-25
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