FI14421
Request
- How many public health funerals the council has arranged for each of the following calendar years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.
- For each year, how many times was a next a next of kin identified who was unable to pay for the deceased’s funeral.
- What was the total amount spent on public health funerals in each of the above calendar years.
- What was the total amount recovered for the costs of public health funerals for each year.
Response
The information you have sought is available on the Council’s website at https://www.dover.gov.uk/Environment/Environmental-Protection/Public-Health-Funerals/Public-Burials.aspx. Following clarification a breakdown of the data by month was provided.
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2019
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2020
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2021
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2022
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2023
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January
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£1,504
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£0
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£1,470
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£22
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£4,871
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February
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£2,730
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£11
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£0
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£0
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£0
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March
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£1,765
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£6,841
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£2,855
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£5,989
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£5,195
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April
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£0
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£0
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£0
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£0
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£0
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May
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£1,365
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£11
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£2,800
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£1,199
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£0
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June
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£0
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£0
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£1,482
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£805
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£3,359
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July
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£1,205
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£3,690
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£33
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£11
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£3,359
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August
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£0
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£0
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£1,531
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£1,521
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£1,756
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September
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£1,365
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£0
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£11
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£0
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£4,802
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October
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£4,654
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£0
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£3,167
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£0
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£1,707
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November
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£22
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£3,960
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£0
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£0
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£6,476
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December
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£1,365
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£11
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£7,030
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£11
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£1,674
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TOTAL
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£15,975
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£14,524
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£20,379
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£9,558
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£33,199
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