Limit on numbers which can attend funerals to be lifted The limit on the number of mourners who can attend funerals is to be lifted in England, the Government has announced. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) on Monday said that the legal limit of 30 mourners will be removed as part of the next stage of lockdown easing, expected on May 17. Instead the capacity will be determined by how many people venues, such as places of worship or funeral homes, can safely accommodate while maintaining social distancing, the department added. This includes both indoor and outdoor venues and all organisers must continue to be Covid-secure and follow social distancing rules, it said.
Limit of 30 mourners at funeral to be lifted on May 17 as Covid restriction eased early
Updated: May 3 2021, 3:06 ET
A TOUGH Covid rule that limited the number of mourners allowed at a funeral to 30 will be lifted in England on May 17 - a month earlier than planned.
It will be welcome news to grieving families after the issue was thrown back into the limelight last month when the Queen was forced to sit alone at Prince Philip s funeral.
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New changes to Covid rules will allow more than 30 mourners to attend funerals in bigger places of worshipCredit: PA
Rather than having a strict limit, the capacity will be determined by how many people places of worship or funeral homes can safely have inside while mourners are social distancing.
Limit on numbers which can attend funerals to be lifted The limit on the number of mourners who can attend funerals is to be lifted in England, the Government has announced. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) on Monday said that the legal limit of 30 mourners will be removed as part of the next stage of lockdown easing, expected on May 17. Instead the capacity will be determined by how many people venues, such as places of worship or funeral homes, can safely accommodate while maintaining social distancing, the department added. This includes both indoor and outdoor venues and all organisers must continue to be Covid-secure and follow social distancing rules, it said.
This includes both indoor and outdoor venues and all organisers must continue to be Covid-secure and follow social distancing rules, it said.
While venue capacities will vary, many will allow “significantly” more than 30 people to attend, the MHCLG said.
Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick said: “The British people have made huge sacrifices throughout the pandemic to protect the NHS and save lives, and nowhere is that more apparent than in the deeply painful restrictions on the numbers attending funerals.
“Losing a loved one has been incredibly hard during the pandemic and I am pleased we are now in a position, thanks to everyone’s continued efforts and the rollout of the vaccine, to remove these limits and allow more friends and family to come together and pay their respects.
The move was welcomed by the National Association of Funeral Directors’ (NAFD) chief executive Jon Levett, who said: “Throughout the pandemic, the government has made sure immediate families
Limit on mourners at funerals to be lifted this month, Government announces The limit on the number of mourners who can attend funerals is to be lifted in England this month, the Government has announced. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) on Monday said that the legal limit of 30 mourners will be removed as part of the next stage of lockdown easing, expected on May 17. Instead the capacity will be determined by how many people the venues, such as places of worship or funeral homes, can safely accommodate while maintaining social distancing, the department added. This includes both indoor and outdoor venues and all organisers must continue to be Covid-secure and follow social distancing rules, it said.