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Public Health Funerals
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I am writing to you under the 2000 Freedom of Information Act.
1. I would like to know the details of anyone who has passed away with no known next of kin from 1/1/2023 to the date of your reply. If there are any new cases where the person died prior to 1/1/2023, but that were dealt with after this date, please also include details. This should include deaths of any clients whose affairs are managed by the Councils Safeguarding or Deputy-ship Teams, where applicable. Please also supply a list of any Public Health Act Funerals carried out from the above date (also known as Welfare or Environmental Health Act funerals) if this does not form part of your reply to the above. This should include funerals carried out by the council or on behalf of any third party. If this information is now provided on your website, please send the hyperlink. Please include as much of the following information as you are able to:• The deceased's full name
• The date they died
• The approximate value of their estate
• Their date and place of birth or age at death
• Whether or not they were married, divorced, single, or widowed
• The maiden surnames of married females or widows
• Their address at time of death
• The date a referral was made of this estate to any other 3rd party or body to research or administer and the name of the 3rd party concerned.
• If a referral to a 3rd party or body has not yet been made could you advise of the case details as above too.
• If a case referral to a 3rd party or body is still undecided or awaiting referral, please also advise of details of the deceased.
This information has previously been disclosed and can be located on the following link: https://www.wokingham.gov.uk/council-and-meetings/information-and-data-protection/see-answers-to-previous-information-requests/
A dataset for Funerals has been set up on our Transparency pages and will be updated on quarterly basis (if required). Therefore we are refusing this request under Section 21 and 22 of the Freedom of Information Act. This information can be found on the following page and we would ask you to bookmark this page for future reference if you find it of interest; https://www.wokingham.gov.uk/council-and-meetings/open-data/datasets-and-open-data/
