Response 3467387

Response to request for information

Reference

3467387

Response date

15 April 2024

Request

Can you please list how many public health funerals (or so called “pauper” funerals) your council has organised, in the following years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

Do you carry out an attended or unattended funeral?

Do you return ashes to family or friends if wished and, if so, under what circumstances?

If you do return ashes do you charge for that and how much?

What evidence do you require to carry out a burial, if that isn’t the default funerary method?

Response

Can you please list how many public health funerals (or so called “pauper” funerals) your council has organised, in the following years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

• 2018 - 6
• 2019 - 2
• 2020 - 2
• 2021 - 1
• 2022 - 3
• 2023 - 2

Do you carry out an attended or unattended funeral? Both

Do you return ashes to family or friends if wished and, if so, under what circumstances? If requested.

If you do return ashes do you charge for that and how much? No separate charge.

What evidence do you require to carry out a burial, if that isn’t the default funerary method? As stated in the Will or other formal documentation.