The Government has issued a "profound apology" to parents whose stillborn babies were buried in mass graves without their knowledge. Before the 1980s, and up until the early 1990s, stillborn babies were often taken away from their mothers and buried in communal graves, sometimes without them ever seeing or holding their babies.
We know that bereaved parents, and other family members, often want to find out what happened to their baby’s body. Having somewhere to go and remember your baby, especially where you can see your baby’s name written down in perpetuity is so important. This is especially true for the long ago bereaved, who may not have many other tangible memories of their baby such as photos or videos.
We are supporting calls from campaigners like Gina Jacobs, whose baby son Robert died in 1969, for the Government to now set out a national framework on how families affected can get support, a timeline for when this will be delivered and information on how it will be funded.