Public Health Funerals

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Freedom of information request
Good Afternoon, I would like make a freedom of information request the following information

1. Does your Council Publish a List of Public Health Funerals it has carried out?

2. How often is this late updated (Including the last time it was updated)?

3. Does the Council have any Public Health Funeral cases on record that are not presently published on the website?

4. If the answer to question 3 is Yes (either because there is no list or because the list is not up-to date), what are their details (including names, last known address, date of birth, date of death, date of funeral, and whether the case has been/ will be/ or even might be referred to the Treasury Solicitor?

5. Has the Council given any of this information away to another individual or organisation (either formally through an FOI request or informally through other communications?

6. Have you been approached by any research or probate firms for this information, if so which ones?

7. What is the name, email and telephone number of the individual(s) responsible for overseeing public health funerals within the Council?

8. What is the name, email and telephone number of the individual(s) responsible for overseeing Treasury Solicitor referrals within the Council?

Thank you so much for you help, I look forward to hearing back from you

Kind regards

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1. 1. Does your Council Publish a List of Public Health Funerals it has carried out?
No we do not publish details of Welfare funerals we have carried out
2. How often is this late updated (Including the last time it was updated)?
Not applicable
3. Does the Council have any Public Health Funeral cases on record that are not presently published on the website?
Not applicable. We do not publish what we hold on record. Please see the attached notification from the Treasury solicitors which explains why the information held by Local Authorities is not published or divulged.
4. If the answer to question 3 is Yes (either because there is no list or because the list is not up-to date), what are their details (including names, last known address, date of birth, date of death, date of funeral, and whether the case has been/ will be/ or even might be referred to the Treasury Solicitor?
Please see response to point 3 above.
5. Has the Council given any of this information away to another individual or organisation (either formally through an FOI request or informally through other communications?
Please see response to point 3 above.

5. Have you been approached by any research or probate firms for this information, if so which ones?
Yes numerous. Please see response to point 3 above.

6. What is the name, email and telephone number of the individual(s) responsible for overseeing public health funerals within the Council?
Bereavement Services Manager
7. What is the name, email and telephone number of the individual(s) responsible for overseeing Treasury Solicitor referrals within the Council?
Bereavement Services Manager

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