Anyone can be buried in a Local Authority cemetery. Local Authorities allow the purchase of the Exclusive Right of Burial in a grave, normally for a period of between 25 and 100 years. The fees involved include one for the purchase of the grave, called the Exclusive Right of Burial, and one for the interment. This can vary greatly for someone who did not live in the local district. If a common grave is required there is no fee for Exclusive Right of Burial. The Local Authority can open these graves at any time for burial of an unrelated person and normally no form of memorial can be erected.
Most Cemeteries are divided into sections where different types and sizes of memorials are permitted.