FOI Request – Public Health Funerals

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To whom it may concern,

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?

I understand that under the Act, I should be entitled to a response within 20 working days. I would be grateful if you would confirm in writing that you have received this request.

I would really appreciate your help with this request – I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully,

Ramzy Alwakeel

Request_Response, Tandridge District Council

Dear Ramzy Alwakeel

We acknowledge receipt of your Freedom of Information request and we aim to provide a full reply within 20 working days.

For requests made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 or the Environmental Information Regulations 2004, we have a statutory responsibility to provide the information within 20 working days. However, with the COVID-19 pandemic, we understand from the Information Commissioners Office these deadlines have been suspended.

During this time, our first priority is to maintain services and support our residents and businesses. This can result in officers being allocated different roles and responsibilities to their normal tasks to support this. If your response is delayed, please accept our apologies. We will respond to your request as soon as possible.

The allocated reference number is 2020/Foi/1584.

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Request_Response, Tandridge District Council

Dear Ramzy Alwakeel,

Freedom of Information Request re 2020/Foi/1584

The information you requested is as follows:

1) 2020 -2021 we had 2 funerals

2) £3290.00

3) 2019 -2020 we had 3 funerals

2019 -2018 we had 2 funerals

4) 2019 -2020 - £7510.00

2019- 2018 - £5874.00

I hope that this information is of assistance, however if you have any queries about this response, please contact me.

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

The Council has a complaints procedure. A complaint should be made in writing to the Council's Freedom of Information Officer, James Hitchcock, or by e-mail to [Tandridge District Council request email]<mailto:[Tandridge District Council request email]>. Further information about the Council's complaints procedure can be found on our website at www.tandridge.gov.uk<http://www.tandridge.gov.uk>.

If you are still not satisfied after your complaint has been dealt with, you have a right to make a further complaint to the Office of the Information Commissioner at FOI Compliance Team (complaints), Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.

Further information may be found on the Information Commissioner’s website at www.ico.org.uk<http://www.ico.org.uk>

Yours sincerely,

Debbie Saxby

Administration Officer

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