FOI request (FOI211416)

Bigger graves

Requested Wed 10 May 2017
Responded  Wed 10 May 2017

Can you tell me if your council offers a larger size grave/coffin than the average adult grave/coffin for the benefit of your larger residents? If so, when did the council first begin offering this larger grave services and how the prices differ from that of an average grave/coffin in 2016/17? 

Can you tell me how many of the larger adult graves/coffins were requested by residents in a) 2016/17, b) 2015/16, c) 2014/15, d) 2011/12 and e) 2006/7?

Can you tell me how much revenue the council received from your larger adult graves  and coffins in a) 2016/17, b) 2015/16, c) 2014/15, d) 2011/12 and e) 2006/7?

How many total adult graves (of all sizes) were purchased by residents in a) 2016/17, b) 2015/16, c) 2014/15, d) 2011/12 and e) 2006/7?

Can you tell me how much total revenue for adult graves (of all sizes) the council received in a) 2016/17, b) 2015/16, c) 2014/15, d) 2011/12 and e) 2006/7?

Response

Q1 - No, we adapt if necessary.

Q2 - n/a

Q3 - n/a

Q4 - n/a

Q5 - Information is not held for the financial year however year by year are as follows: 2006-2007 - 66 2011 - 90 2012 - 80 2013 - 72 2014 - 77 2015 - 77 2016 - 97 2017 (1 January - date) - 23

Q6 - Regarding revenue for adult graves we unfortunately information is not held for years 2006-07 and 2011-12. The rest are as follows:

2014-15 - £92,662 2015-16 - £105,910 2016-17 - £106,949