Response 3901425

Response to request for information

Reference

3901425

Response date

24 February 2026

Request

Please provide the following information:

1. Burial Fees and Surcharges
   
   • 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?
   • If yes, what is the current "Resident" fee vs. the "Non-Resident" fee for:
     
     • A standard adult interment (burial).
     • The purchase of the "Exclusive Right of Burial" (the lease for the plot).
   • 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:
   
   • The total gross income received by the council from all burial and cemetery-related payments.
   • The total income specifically generated from the non-resident surcharge (i.e., the "extra" amount paid by non-residents above the standard resident rate).
   • 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.
   • If you could provide this info in an Excel spreadsheet that would be great. 
3. Policy and Rationale
   
   • Please provide the date when the current non-resident fee structure was brought in

Response

Please provide the following information:

1. Burial Fees and Surcharges
   
   • 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? No
   • If yes, what is the current "Resident" fee vs. the "Non-Resident" fee for:
     
     • A standard adult interment (burial). Not applicable
     • The purchase of the "Exclusive Right of Burial" (the lease for the plot). Not applicable
   • 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:
   
   • The total gross income received by the council from all burial and cemetery-related payments. Not applicable
   • The total income specifically generated from the non-resident surcharge (i.e., the "extra" amount paid by non-residents above the standard resident rate). Not applicable
   • 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. Not applicable
   • If you could provide this info in an Excel spreadsheet that would be great. Not applicable
3. Policy and Rationale
   
   • Please provide the date when the current non-resident fee structure was brought in. Not applicable