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

foi, West Suffolk Council

Thank you for your request for information from West Suffolk Council (formerly Forest Heath District and St Edmundsbury Borough Councils until 31 March 2019).

Please visit our website for information on our services www.westsuffolk.gov.uk<http://www.westsuffolk.gov.uk>

For details of our published information, please see the following:

www.westsuffolk.gov.uk/opendata<http://www.westsuffolk.gov.uk/opendata>

includes the following data:

* Business rates
* Car park costs
* Contracts
* Councillors’ allowances
* Fraud data
* Grants
* Locality budgets
* Public Health funerals
* Purchase orders
* Spending
* Tenders current
* Waste Contracts over £5000

Employees

* Gender pay gap report
* Organisation chart
* Pay Policy statement
* Senior staff salaries - Statement of accounts
* Senior staff salaries – Additional information including budgets, job roles and responsibilities
* Senior staff salaries – Remuneration summary
* Workforce development data

Additional information available on our website:

* Planning applications – current and historic www.westsuffolk.gov.uk/planningapplicati...<http://www.westsuffolk.gov.uk/planningap...>

* Licensing registers – www.westsuffolk.gov.uk/licensing<http://www.westsuffolk.gov.uk/licensing>
* Waste service/bins – www.westsuffolk.gov.uk/bincollections<http://www.westsuffolk.gov.uk/bincollect...>

Please note

* we record requests for information which cannot be found in the council’s available sources on our website
* we will contact you if we require clarification to process your request
* the 20 working days allowed for replying to requests does not include bank holidays
* requests for matters dealt with by the county council should be resubmitted to Suffolk County Council at www.suffolk.gov.uk<http://www.suffolk.gov.uk> eg

* roads and transport
* children, families, learning/schools
* adult social care and health
* public health in Suffolk
COVID-19
Please be aware that due to the Council’s need to support local residents and businesses at this time, there may be a delay in receiving a response to your request outside the usual timeframes for responding to FOI requests. If you have a pressing need for the information please do let us know so we can assess whether we can respond more quickly to meet your needs.

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Customer Services & Transformation

Families and Communities

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