# The Social Fund (Children’s Funeral Fund for England) Regulations 2019, Regulation 5: Associated expenses


(1) Associated expenses are—
(a) where the deceased is buried, the fees levied by a private grave-digger, inclusive of the fees levied for the removal and replacement of headstones and kerbing;
(b) where the deceased is cremated—
(i) the fees payable for the removal of any active implantable medical device as defined in regulation 2 of the Medical Devices Regulations 2002 save that, where that removal is carried out by a person who is not a registered medical practitioner no more than £20 may be met in respect of that removal;
(ii) the fees levied for the completion of cremation certification;
(c) the price of a coffin, shroud, or casket in which the deceased is buried or cremated;
(d) the price of an appropriate receptacle for storage of cremated remains where the receptacle in which the cremated remains are returned is unsuitable for this purpose.
(2) Associated expenses are limited to what the Secretary of State considers to be reasonable in the circumstances.
(3) Associated expenses charged in accordance with paragraph (1) must not include any element which relates exclusively to a requirement of the religious faith of the deceased or the family of the deceased.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/1064/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-fund-childrens-funeral-fund-for-england-regulations-2019/regulation-5
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