FOI Request - Buriel Costs

Request -101003934776

1. Burial Fees and Surcharges

a) Does the council currently apply a surcharge or increased fee for the burial of individuals who lived outside the borough/council at the time of their death?

i) If yes, what is the current "Resident" fee vs. the "Non-Resident" fee for:

aa) A standard adult interment (burial).

bb) The purchase of the "Exclusive Right of Burial" (the lease for the plot).

ii) What is the specific criteria used to define a "Non-Resident" (e.g., number of years lived outside the borough)?

2. Financial Data For the most recent completed financial years (2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25), please provide:

a) The total gross income received by the council from all burial and cemetery-related payments.

b) The total income specifically generated from the non-resident surcharge (i.e., the "extra" amount paid by non-residents above the standard resident rate).

c) If the specific surcharge income is not tracked as a separate line item, please provide the total number of non-resident burials conducted in the same financial year.

d) If you could provide this info in an Excel spreadsheet that would be great.

3. Policy and Rationale

a) Please provide the date when the current non-resident fee structure was brought in