More than 40,000 sign a petition against child killer Ian Huntley receiving a taxpayer-funded funeral

Ian Huntley to get 'minimalist cremation' with taxpayers contributing up to £3k'

It is not clear how much it will cost, but it's longstanding policy for the state to cover funeral expenses for any death in custody up to a maximum of £3,000.

50,000 sign petition against child killer Ian Huntley getting taxpayer-funded funeral

A Ministry of Justice scheme means the prison service can provide up to £3,000 of public money for any inmate who dies while in custody

Ian Huntley funeral petition reaches 40,000 opposing public funding

Over 40,000 people have signed a petition to block public funding for the funeral of Ian Huntley, the Soham killer who died in hospital after a prison assault

45,000-plus sign petition calling on government not to use public money for Ian Huntley’s funeral

The Soham murderer died on 7 March after a prison attack.

Over 40k sign petition to block public funding for Ian Huntley funeral

More than 40,000 people have signed a petition to stop public money being spent on the funeral of child killer Ian Huntley, who died in hospital on Saturday after being attacked in prison

Scheme to fund Ian Huntley funeral with public money slammed in petition

Huntley murdered 10-year-old girls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in 2002