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Public Health Funerals
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1. How many such funerals has the Council arranged since 19 January 2023?
2
2. In each case please disclose:
a) The name and last residential address of the deceased: Please see below
b) The deceased’s dates of birth and death: Please see below
c) Whether the deceased’s next of kin/family members have been traced: Yes
d) Whether the deceased’s estate has been referred to the Government Legal Department or elsewhere: No
• Mr Francis Kelly
Woodley, RG5 *exemption applies
DOB. 31.08.1936 and DOD. 09.01.2023
• Mr Kevin Pierce
Woodley RG5 *exemption applies
DOB 22.01.1964 and DOD 15.02.2023
*We are applying an exemption under section 31(1)(a) of the FOI as the Council consider that provision of a full address, may be contrary to the prevention and detection of crime, in relation to property, which may be unoccupied, contain personal possessions and therefore be vulnerable to crime.
3. Has the Council passed this information to any other individual or organisation (either formally through a FOI request or by other means)?
Yes
4. Does the Council work with any genealogist? If so, which?
No, not at the current time.
5. Does the Council publish a list of Public Health Funerals it has arranged? If so:
a) Where is the list published (please provide web url if on-line)?
b) How often is the list updated?
c) When was the list last updated?
No, not at the current time.
6. Who in the Council is responsible for the Council’s Public Health Funerals? Please advise us of their names and contact details.
The Environmental Health Service – environmental.health@wokingham.gov.uk 0118 974 6000
