Burials and Cremations
Dear Perth and Kinross Council,
Please supply the number of burials and cremations within Perth and Kinross Council area for each of the last 5 years (individually 2016-2020, including 2020) and not in "financial" years terms.
Yours faithfully,
John Nicol
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Dear Mr Nicol
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
Request for Information – Burials and Cremations
I refer to your request for information dated 25 May 2021
The information you requested was:-
Please provide the number of burials and cremations within Perth and
Kinross Council area for each of the last 5 calendar years.
Response
Relative to the above, I have been advised of the following;
Please be advised that this information is held in financial years, not
calendar years. In terms of section 17(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information
(Scotland) Act 2002, this is formal notice that this information is not
recorded.
Financial Year Total no. of cremations Total no. of burials
2016/17 1,178 496
2017/18 924 583
2018/19 1,165 469
2019/20 1,190 478
2020/21 1,297 517
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Yours sincerely
Information Officer
Information Compliance Team
Legal & Governance Services
Corporate and Democratic Services
2 High Street
Perth
PH1 5PH
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Dear Mr Nicol
Further to my response to your request for information yesterday, I can
now advise that we do in fact hold this information in calendar years.
Please see below:
Year Total no. of cremations Total no. of full burials
2016 1178 320
2017 942 338
2018 1144 345
2019 1184 307
2020 1175 342
I apologise sincerely for any inconvenience this error has caused.
Yours sincerely
Information Officer
Perth and Kinross Council
From: FOI
Sent: 17 June 2021 10:20
To: 'John Nicol' <[FOI #758965 email]>
Subject: FOI Request - Response - Burials and Cremations - OUR REF: ATI
2021 05 26 002
Dear Mr Nicol
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
Request for Information – Burials and Cremations
I refer to your request for information dated 25 May 2021
The information you requested was:-
Please provide the number of burials and cremations within Perth and
Kinross Council area for each of the last 5 calendar years.
Response
Relative to the above, I have been advised of the following;
Please be advised that this information is held in financial years, not
calendar years. In terms of section 17(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information
(Scotland) Act 2002, this is formal notice that this information is not
recorded.
Financial Year Total no. of cremations Total no. of burials
2016/17 1,178 496
2017/18 924 583
2018/19 1,165 469
2019/20 1,190 478
2020/21 1,297 517
You have a right to request a review of the Council’s decision. Click
[1]here to view a copy of our information leaflet which explains how to do
this. If you remain dissatisfied after the Council has carried out its
review, you can appeal [2]online to the Scottish Information Commissioner
Should you require any further explanation or assistance please do not
hesitate to contact me.
Yours sincerely
Information Officer
Information Compliance Team
Legal & Governance Services
Corporate and Democratic Services
2 High Street
Perth
PH1 5PH
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The information contained in this email may not be the views of Perth &
Kinross Council. It is possible for email to be falsified and the sender
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in it.
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[email address] or 01738 475000.
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