Stockport Crematorium

Dear Mr. Wild,

Thank you for your request for information below which has been given reference 2707. Please quote this on any correspondence regarding your request.
Stockport Council will respond to your request within 20 working days. If there will be a charge for disbursements e.g. photocopying in order to provide the information, we will inform you as soon as possible; however such charges are usually waived if they amount to less than £10.

Yours sincerely,
Information Services Team

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Dear Mr Wild,

I am writing in response to your request for information below (ref 2707).

The answers to your questions are below:

1.         How much does it cost to run Stockport Crematorium

£826,000 (2009/10)

2.         How much do Co-operative Funeralcare get for managing
the crematorium on the

            council's behalf

The Council does not pay for this arrangement

3.         How long is this arrangement valid for ?

The arrangement is valid for 20 years and commenced on the 1st April 2003

If you are unhappy with the way we have handled your request you are
entitled to ask for an internal review. Any internal review will be
carried out by a senior member of staff who was not involved with your
original request. To ask for an internal review, contact
[1][email address] in the first instance.

If you are unhappy with the outcome of any internal review, you are
entitled to complain to the Information Commissioner. To do so, contact:

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

[2]www.ico.gov.uk

01625 545 745

Yours sincerely,

Claire Naven

Claire Naven

Data Protection & Freedom of Information Officer

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

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