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I would be grateful if you could provide, where held, the following information - each broken down by calendar year (i.e. 1st January to 31st December inclusive) for the following years: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022.

1. The number of Public Health Funerals that occurred in your local authority area, for each calendar year specified above
2012: 2
2013: 2
2014: 4
2015: 4
2016: 1
2017: 2
2018: Not recorded
2019:2
2020:0
2021:2
2022:3

2. Of these, the number of these Public Health Funerals that were a) Burials and b) Cremations, for each calendar year specified above
All cremations.

3. The total cost of Public Health Funerals in your local authority area that were Burials, for each calendar year specified above
Not applicable.

4. The total cost of Public Health Funerals in your local authority area that were Cremations, for each calendar year specified above
2012: £2,880
2013: £3,946
2014: £9,924
2015: £7,348
2016: £1,873
2017: Not recorded
2018: Not recorded
2019: £2,959
2020: £0
2021: £2,199.58
2022: £4,944.50

5. The total sum recouped by the local authority from the estate of deceased persons receiving a Public Health Funeral (burial or cremation), for each calendar year specified above.
2012: None
2013: £1,278
2014: £5,707
2015: None
2016: None
2017: None
2018: Not recorded
2019: £1,000
2020: Nil
2021: Nil
2022: £1,532

6. In the case of cremations, if this data is held, the number of ashes remains that were not collected by a next of kin, and thus left for the local authority to arrange the disposal of, again for each calendar year specified above
2012: Not held
2013: Not held
2014: Not held
2015: Not held
2016: Not held
2017: Not held
2018: Not held
2019: 1
2020: Not applicable
2021: 2
2022: 3

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