T i m wrote:
Graveyards often have quite strict rules on what may be done to the graves
and by whom. You should speak to the graveyard superintendent first.
That was in the back of my mind ..
Where would we find such a creature (normally)?

In a little hut, drinking tea.

Nowadays (grave robbing having fallen in popularity, at least south of
the border, although the Scottish neds still like the occasional bit of
defiling a sepulchre[1]) they're probably centralised and you have to go
through the Council call-centre and ask for the Department of Memorial
Landscaping and Bereavement Services or whatever it's called this month.

Owain


[1] http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3572771.stm
(Some people may find this article distressing)