Decision details

Cabinet had before it a report * from the Head of Finance, Property & Climate Resilience on the National Assistance Burial Procedure.

The Cabinet Member for Service Delivery and Continuous Improvement outlined the contents of the report with particular reference to the following:

• The Policy was last reviewed in June 2019 and had become due for review after 5 years.
• The report presented the revised Policy for National Assistance Burials.

RESOLVED that the National Assistance Burials Policy as recommended by the Service Delivery & Continuous Improvement Policy Development Group be ADOPTED.

(Proposed by the Cllr J Wright and seconded by Cllr J Lock)

Reason for Decision:

The Council had a statutory duty to carry out National Assistance Burials under Section 46 of The Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984.

Note: * Report previously circulated.