FOI request (FOIR-551597938)

Crematoria

Requested Tue 03 October 2023
Responded Fri 27 October 2023

Questions are in order of priority, please work down the list from question 1 first.

1. Capital Expenditure (CAPEX)

a. Could you provide a breakdown of the total expenditure in the past 5 years (year end 31st March) on major refurbishments (over £50k) or capacity expansions?

b. Additionally, could you provide a breakdown of planned expenditures for the upcoming 5 years (year end 31st March) on major refurbishments (over £50k) or capacity expansions?

c. For both previous and planned CAPEX expenditures, could you also provide data on the number of funerals made possible as a result of capacity expansions for each of those years?

2. Capacity

a. Could you provide data on capacity utilisation for both attended and unattended cremations over the past 3 years (year end 31st March)? That is, total available capacity for attended and unattended cremations, numbers of attended and unattended cremations performed.

3. Energy Consumption and Cost

a. How much energy, in terms of kilowatt-hours (kWh) if electric, or per therm or kWh if gas, was consumed via cremations over the past 3 years (referring only the energy consumption of the cremation itself, as opposed to ancillary energy use in the crematorium)? If easier, please provide total Scope 1 emissions from cremations as an alternative.

b. Could you provide data on the cost of this energy consumption over the past 3 years (year end 31st March)?

4. Pricing

Could you provide data on the average price of an unattended cremation over the past 3 years (year end 31st March)? I am referring here to cremation fees charged.

Response

1. Information not held - Hastings Borough Council has not had any major refurbishments to increase capacity.

2.

2020/21

Service time slots - 2672

Non service time slots - 400

Service times used - 1507

Non service times used - 171

Total cremations - 1678

2021/22

Service time slots - 1750/p>

Non service time slots - 400

Service times used - 1286

Non service times used - 127

Total cremations - 1413

2020/21

Service time slots - 1750

Non service time slots - 400

Service times used - 1312

Non service times used - 160

Total cremations - 1472

3.

2020/21 - 842,569 kWh, Costs not available for this year

2021/22 - 864,321 kWh, £35,824.29

2022/23 - 984,897 kWh, £96,208.62

4.

2021 - £472

2022 - £487

2023 - £529

Average over 3 years - £496