Rejected petition Cut council costs for the right to place a headstone on graves

Milton Keynes council and many other councils around the UK place a cost on the right to "Place a headstone on a grave". In Milton Keynes this is £750-£1000. In Daventry this is £3000! the council should not profit from a persons death, when that person has paid council tax all their life.

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I want the government to cut costs for the right to place a headstone, this should be free. Buying a headstone is expensive and a council placing this cost adds costs to a deceases family and shown no respect for the dead. People have already paid for the rights to the grave and placing a costs on the right to place a headstone is a way for the council to try and profit.

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Date submitted 26 April 2021
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