FOI request (FOIR-236934161)

Public Health Funerals

Requested Mon 10 August 2020
Responded Tue 03 November 2020

I am writing to make an open government request for all the information to which I am entitled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

In order to assist you with this request, I am outlining my enquiry as specifically as possible. However, if this request is too wide or unclear, please feel free to contact me for clarification.

I am looking for information about the amount of money spent by councils on public health funerals, also known as paupers funerals.

As such, I would really appreciate answers to the following questions:

1. How many public health funerals has the council carried out in each month of the 2020/21 financial year, to date?

2. How much has the council spent on carrying out public health funerals in each month of the 2020/21 financial year, to date?

3. How many public health funerals did the council carry out in each month of the 2018/19 and 2019/20 financial years?

4. How much did the council spend carrying out public health funerals in each month of the 2018/19 and 2019/20 financial years?

Response

Q1 -

2020/21 Apr - 1

2020/21 May - 2

2020/21 Jun - 1

2020/21 Jul - 1

Q2 -

2020/21 Apr - 0

2020/21 May - 4,901

2020/21 Jun - 1,737

2020/21 Jul - 1,655

Q3 -

2018/2019 Apr - 3

2018/2019 May - 1

2018/2019 Jun - 3

2018/2019 Jul - 1

2018/2019 Aug - 2

2018/2019 Sep - 0

2018/2019 Oct - 2

2018/2019 Nov - 2

2018/2019 Dec - 2

2018/2019 Jan - 0

2018/2019 Feb - 3

2018/2019 Mar - 0

2019/2020 Apr - 3

2019/2020 May - 2

2019/2020 Jun - 4

2019/2020 Jul - 5

2019/2020 Aug - 3

2019/2020 Sep - 3

2019/2020 Oct - 0

2019/2020 Nov - 2

2019/2020 Dec - 2

2019/2020 Jan - 2

2019/2020 Feb - 2

2019/2020 Mar - 0

Q4 -

2018/2019 Apr - 2,894

2018/2019 May - 4,041

2018/2019 Jun - 0

2018/2019 Jul - 4,415

2018/2019 Aug - 2,878

2018/2019 Sep - 1,365

2018/2019 Oct - 0

2018/2019 Nov - 4,235

2018/2019 Dec - 2,834

2018/2019 Jan - 2,873

2018/2019 Feb - 1,432

2018/2019 Mar - 2,985

2019/2020 Apr - 1,432

2019/2020 May - 4,471

2019/2020 Jun - 1,771

2019/2020 Jul - 6,756

2019/2020 Aug - 6,739

2019/2020 Sep - 4,985

2019/2020 Oct - 4,985

2019/2020 Nov - 1,607

2019/2020 Dec - 1,590

2019/2020 Jan - 0

2019/2020 Feb - 4,803

2019/2020 Mar - 3,260