Information Team Croydon
Digital Services
Assistant Chief Executive Directorate
Bernard Wetherill House
7th Floor, Zone B
Croydon
CR0 1EA

Contact: Information Team
[Croydon Borough Council request email]

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Dear Harriet Clugston

Freedom of Information request - FOI/7020

Subject: Freedom of Information request - FOI: Royal Funeral

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either by providing the information requested or refusing the request. 

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Kind Regard

Information Management Team

Croydon Digital Services

Assistant Chief Executive Directorate

7th Floor, Zone B

Bernard Weatherill House

8 Mint Walk

Croydon CR0 1EA

Information Team Croydon
Digital Services
Assistant Chief Executive Directorate
Bernard Wetherill House
7th Floor, Zone B
Croydon
CR0 1EA

Contact: Information Team
[Croydon Borough Council request email]

Dear Harriet Clugston

Request FOI/7020

Further to your request received on 02/02/2023, I confirm that the Council
has now considered your request under the Freedom of Information Act
2000. Specifically, you have requested the following information:

"I am writing to submit a request under the freedom of information act for
data held relating to the Queen's funeral arrangements in London last
year.

Please tell me:

1) what was the estimated cost to the council of the Queen's funeral, if
any

2) what types of activity relating to the funeral resulted in a cost to
council, and how much did each activity cost -  please present this as a
breakdown to question 1, eg staffing costs, road closures, planning etc.

I would like data concerning all activities associated with the funeral
proceedings - for instance, the Queen lying in state, transporting the
Queen's coffin, the actual funeral procession etc and the days preceding
and following.

If it is not possible to answer this query within the scope of the FOI Act
I would be grateful for any advice and guidance you can offer as to how I
can amend it."

Question 1) What was the estimated cost to the council of the Queen's
funeral, if any?
Answer: Croydon Council was not directly involved in Queen Elizabeth’s
Funeral, this was a national event led and managed by central government
and The Royal Family. There was no direct cost for Croydon Council for
Queen Elizabeth’s Funeral. 
Question 2) What types of activity relating to the funeral resulted in a
cost to council, and how much did each activity cost - please present this
as a breakdown to question 1, eg staffing costs, road closures, planning
etc.
Answer Although Croydon Council was not directly involved with Queen
Elizabeth’s Funeral, the following local activities were carried out in
line with national guidance:
Activity Cost/additional comment
Lowering and raising of  Croydon £0 – managed by Croydon Council
Town Hall flags throughout various facilitates team at no cost
periods of the mourning period
Road closure of Katherine Street £0
Books of Condolences placed in Staffing: £0 - Braithwaite hall staffed
Braithwaite Hall and libraries for with volunteers from Croydon Council.
residents to sign Libraries staffed as usual.

Table clothes for books of condolence
stands in Hall and Libraries: £100.75

Ring binder: £21.13
Floral Tribute sites set up and Staffing: £0 Managed by Croydon Council
maintenance Town Hall concierge team and Grounds
Maintenance team

Items purchased: £200.62  
Pictures of Queen placed at Printing and framing: £149.95
mourning sites/memorial service
Proclamation Reading and flower Staffing: £659.60 overtime for
tribute laying at Town Hall concierge staff to open Town Hall on
weekend. Other: £21.87 for ribbon for
  mace as per protocol

Floral tributes from Council: £285
(including for pictures and memorial
service)
Memorial Service at Croydon Printing of Order of Service: £1,498.50
Minster  
Clean-up of floral tribute sites Archive box: £6.70
and archiving of tributes 
Clean up of sites: £0 All staff
resource expenditure was achieved
within contracted hours.   
Question 3) I would like data concerning all activities associated with
the funeral proceedings - for instance, the Queen lying in state,
transporting the Queen's coffin, the actual funeral procession etc and the
days preceding and following.
Answer: Croydon Council was not involved in the official lying in state,
transporting of the Queen’s coffin, or funeral procession, however point
2) above details all the local activities taken as a result of Queen
Elizabeth’s death.

If you are dissatisfied with the way the Council has handled your request
under the Freedom of Information Act, you may ask for an internal review.
This should be submitted to us within 40 working days of this response.
You can do this by outlining the details of your complaint by:

Email:        [1][Croydon Borough Council request email]

Writing:     Information Team

London Borough of Croydon

Bernard Weatherill House

Floor 7 - Zone B

                 8 Mint Walk

Croydon, CR0 1EA

Any requests received after the 40 working day time limit will be
considered only at the discretion of the council.

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire, SK9 5AF

Yours sincerely,

Information Team

Croydon Council

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