Decision details
Burial Strategy and Bereavement Services
Decision Maker: Environment Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Expired 13/07/20
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Allweddol decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
To provide Scrutiny with information on the
activities of the Bereavement Services team within Streetscene and
Transportation and proposals to extend the service for residents.
The report will also cover capacity within the existing burial
sites within Flintshire and proposals for the service provision of
future years.
Decision:
(a) That the Committee recommends that the Cabinet approves the changes to the current inspection and management arrangement for memorials within Council owned cemeteries;
(b) That the Committee recommends that the Cabinet approves plans to investigate partnership agreements with local communities to deliver grounds maintenance for cemeteries and closed churchyards;
(c) That the Committee recommends that the Cabinet approves the new arrangements for house searches, in respect of Public Health burials;
(d) That the current capacity within the Council owned cemeteries be noted; and
(e) That the committee recommends that the Cabinet approves the adoption of the Memorandum of Understanding being developed by Welsh Government to standardise Child Burial Fees across Wales.
Report author: Steve Jones
Publication date: 17/10/2017
Date of decision: 17/10/2017
Decided at meeting: 17/10/2017 - Environment Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Expired 13/07/20
Accompanying Documents:
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