Burial Costs
Dear Burnley Borough Council,
In respect of the cost of burial in the Burnley area, I would be grateful if you could confirm why the area is one of the most expensive in the region for burial costs and whether the council has any contingency plans in place over the next 3 years to enable future costs to be reduced and brought in line with other areas in the region.
If there is not such a plan in place, I would be grateful if you could provide any reasoning as to why costs in the Greater Manchester area are approx £5-600 less than the Burnley area.
Yours faithfully,
Saf Ahmed
Dear Burnley Borough Council,
I note that you have still not provided any response to the request. I understand that you should have responded by 1 February 2021.
I look forward to hearing from you in early course.
Yours faithfully,
Saf Ahmed
Dear Mrs or Mr Ahmed
I refer to the enquiry that you made regarding the cost of burial in
Burnley and apologise for the delay in replying.
Each local authority sets charges for burial and cremation independently.
In Burnley, the burial charges reflect the costs of providing the cemetery
grave space, the burial, and the ongoing costs of maintaining and managing
the cemetery in perpetuity.
The Council does not have a contingency plan for reducing fees. However,
burial and cremation fees have not been increased this year.
Fees and charges are set annually by the Council.
I cannot comment on why charges are lower in Manchester than in Burnley .
Kind regards
Simon Goff
Head of Green Spaces & Amenities
Cemetery Office
Rossendale Road
Burnley, BB11 5DD
01282 477223
07971 033197
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Dear Burnley Borough Council,
In respect of the cost of burial in the Burnley area, I would be grateful
if you could confirm why the area is one of the most expensive in the
region for burial costs and whether the council has any contingency plans
in place over the next 3 years to enable future costs to be reduced and
brought in line with other areas in the region.
If there is not such a plan in place, I would be grateful if you could
provide any reasoning as to why costs in the Greater Manchester area are
approx. £5-600 less than the Burnley area.
Yours faithfully,
Saf Ahmed
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Dear Burnley Borough Council,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Burnley Borough Council's handling of my FOI request 'Burial costs. I have not received the courtesy of a response.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/b...
Yours faithfully,
Saf Ahmed
Dear Saf,
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A response to your Freedom Of Information request was sent to you by email on Wednesday 14th April 2021:
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Kind Regards,
Claudia
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