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    Bereavement Services Fees & Charges (00-08-34)

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    Decision Maker: Planning, Environment & Sustainability Policy Development Group, Cabinet

    Decision status: Implemented

    Is Key decision?: Yes

    Is subject to call in?: Yes

    Purpose:

    To receive the annual review of Bereavement Services Fees & Charges from the Group Manager for Corporate Property and Commercial Assets

    Decisions:

    The Cabinet had before it a  *report of the Corporate Manager for Property, Leisure and Climate Change;  the Environment Policy Development Group at its meeting on 9 March 2021 had made the following recommendation: that the proposed charges for 2021-22 set out on Table A be approved.

     

    The Cabinet Member for the Environment outlined the contents of the report stating that the focus remained on providing the best possible standards of service which not only included the maintenance of the two cemeteries but the ongoing aim of ensuring that the long term needs of burials were met.  He felt that a 2% increase in bereavement charges was reasonable as set out in table 1 of the report and highlighted the benchmarking exercise that had taken place as outlined in table 2.

     

    RESOLVED that the recommendation from the Policy Development Group be approved.

     

    (Proposed by Cllr C R Slade and seconded by Cllr B A Moore)

     

    Reason for the Decision – To ensure that the Council’s Bereavement Services Fees and Charges do not place financial constraints on the Council

     

    Note: *Report previously circulated and attached to the minutes.

     

     

    Report author: Andrew Jarrett

    Publication date: 13/04/2021

    Date of decision: 08/04/2021

    Decided at meeting: 08/04/2021 - Cabinet

    Effective from: 17/04/2021

    Accompanying Documents:

    • Environment PDG Bereavement Services Fees -Charges 090321 V1, 09/03/2021 Environment Policy Development Group pdf icon PDF 404 KB
    • Bereavement - Equality Impact Assessment - Annex A 090321, 09/03/2021 Environment Policy Development Group pdf icon PDF 320 KB