FOI request (FOIR-555115095)

Public Health Funerals

Requested Tue 17 October 2023
Responded Tue 24 October 2023

Under the Freedom of Information Act, I am writing to request the following information regarding funerals arranged by the Council under Section 46 Public Health Act 1984 (England and Wales).

1. How many such funerals has the Council arranged since 14 July 2023?

2. In each case please disclose:

a. The name and last residential address of the deceased

b. The deceased's dates of birth and death

c. Whether the deceased's next of kin/family members have been traced

d. Whether the deceased's estate has been referred to the Government Legal Department or elsewhere

3. Has the Council passed this information to any other individual or organisation (either formally through a FOI request or by other means)?

4. Does the Council work with any genealogist? If so, which?

5. Does the Council publish a list of Public Health Funerals it has arranged? If so:

a. Where is the list published (please provide the web url if on-line)?

b. How often is the list updated?

c. When was the list last updated?

6. Who in the Council is responsible for the Council's Public Health Funerals? Please advise us of their names and contact details.

Response

Please find attached, the latest list of welfare funerals. This is is updated each time a new welfare funeral is taken on, therefore, there is no set time period.

Welfare funerals are listed on our website via the following link and are updated monthly:

https://www.hastings.gov.uk/my-council/transparency/budgets/

Hastings Borough Council does not work with a genealogist.

Attachments

• FOIR-555115095_FOIR-555115095_1-FOI_Deaths_from_01-04-23_31-03-24.xls