FOI: public health funeral requests
Freedom of Information (FOI)
We receive a number of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests from individuals and organisations seeking information about people whose funerals have been arranged under the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984.
To promote transparency and reduce the need for individual FOI requests, we publish details of all Public Health funeral cases referred by the council, including those referred to the Government Legal Department
Details of deceased
The information published represents all information currently held by the council in relation to Public Health funerals. Please note that the council is not the only public authority that refers estates within the Cherwell district to the Government Legal Department. The list reflects the current figures and may change, as not all money owed has been recovered for the current or previous financial years.
List of Public Health funerals
In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 addresses have been redacted or withheld under the following exemption:
Section 31(1)(a) - law enforcement (prevention and detection of crime).
The Council will not disclose address details where they relate to deceased's empty properties as the property is likely to be unoccupied and might still contain the deceased's personal papers and effects. The Council does not believe it to be in the public interest to disclose information relating to empty properties prior to a full and thorough securing of the assets of the estate as undertaken by the Government Legal Department.