FOI Request - Public Health Funerals
Request 101003339702
1. How many public health funerals did you conduct in each of the last three reported years?
2. What was the average cost before recovering of funds of conducting a public health funeral in each of the last three reported years?
3. What is the average proportion of costs of public health funerals that have been recovered in each of the last three reported years?
4. How many public health funerals did you conduct in each of the last three reported years where the cause of death was related to the use of illicit drugs?
Response 10-07-2023
Q.1-3
| YEAR | NUMBER OF PUBLIC HEALTH FUNERALS | AVERAGE COST OF FUNERAL | AVERAGE COSTS RECOVERED |
| 2020 | 9 | £2563.90 | £2041.45 |
| 2021 | 9 | £2762.28 | £2503.88 |
| 2022 | 6 | £2499.06 | £2181.91 |
| 2023 (up to 26/06/2023) | 4 | £2689.69 | £819.60 |
Q.4 We do not hold this data. This information is therefore exempt under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information Not Held.