In 2007, a shake-up of the Local Authorities Act in London, where the space problem is most acute, paved the way for boroughs to exhume remains and place them in smaller containers before reburying them, as long as the grave is at least seventy-five years old and there are no objections from leaseholders or relatives. This allows them to reclaim graves where there is room for more bodies not necessarily related to the original incumbent. In 2016 the Scottish Parliament enacted similar legislation.
