Total burials and cremations
Dear Doncaster Borough Council,
Under the FOI act, I formally request that you provide me with the following information...
Please advise the total number of burials and cremations, annually, broken down by burials and cremations from January 2015 to December 2020, in the Doncaster Borough Council jurisdiction.
with thanks
Paul Lewis
Dear Paul,
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Date: 28 April
2021
Dear Paul
Thank you for your Freedom of Information email request dated 8^th April
2021 where you are seeking information about Burials and Cremations
carried out by Doncaster Council. Apologies for the time taken to
respond.
Please find below Doncaster Council’s responses to the questions you have
raised.
Question: Please advise the total number of burials and cremations,
annually, broken down by burials and cremations from January 2015 to
December 2020, in the Doncaster Borough Council jurisdiction.
Answer: The burials and cremations carried out during the years requested
are as per the table below.
Calendar
Year Burials Cremations
January
to
December
2015 399 2488
January
to
December
2016 411 2528
January
to
December
2017 399 2650
January
to
December
2018 400 2575
January
to
December
2019 422 2317
January
to
December
2020 431 2862
I hope that this information is useful to you.
Doncaster Council estimates that it has cost £50 to respond to this
request for information.
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Doncaster Council
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Doncaster
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Yours sincerely
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Adrian Pickersgill
Bereavement Services Manager
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