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FOI request (FOIR-393696319)
2021 cremation
Requested Mon 17 January 2022
Responded Thu 16 June 2022Under the Freedom of Information Act I would like to ask for statistics on the following:
1. How many cremations did your crematorium(s) perform in 2021?
2. What is your current price for a standard funeral with a service held at Midday on a weekday including all relevant charges (environmental fee/medical referee fee/etc)?
3. How many minutes long is this service allotted as standard?
4. How many cremations opted not to hold a service (also known as direct cremations) at your crematoria in 2021?
5. What is your current price for a direct cremation with no service including all relevant charges (environmental fee/medical referee fee/etc)?
6. Do you charge any fees in addition to the standard cremation fee such as environmental fees, medical referee fees, improvement fund fees? If so, how much are these?
7. Do you currently fine those who overrun their allotted service times? If so, how much are fines and what was the total sum of fines in 2021?
8. Do you currently or are you considering running the local authority's own funeral service?
9. What was the surplus/loss for crematorium and/or cemetery operations during the last fiscal year? Please break these down into separate figures for crematoria and cemeteries if available.
Response
Please accept my apologies for the delay in responding, we have been having problems with our FOI software.
1. 1617
2. £819 (increased 1/1/22 was £791 in 2021)
3. 30-45 minutes, 30 for a service 15 buffer to get in out and account for short over runs
4. 165
5. £487 (increased 1/1/22 was £472 in 2021)
6. No
7. £200 (increased 1/1/22 was £187 in 2021) we charged it 4 times so £748
8. Information not held
9. Last figures available are for 2020-21 net surplus of £714,564.10, 2021-22 still draft figures to be confirmed but likely to be less.
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