Issue - meetings

-      Report to follow

The Bereavement Services Manager presented a report seeking approval for the implementation of fees and charges for the crematorium for 2016/17.

The report explained that during 2015 additional service times had been made available to provide an improved service and to help protect income to the crematorium; as a result user numbers during 2015 had increased. However, there remained a potential loss of income due to development of the new crematorium at Swanwick.

In order to enable the crematorium to develop sufficient funding to continue to meet the needs of the bereaved and address the possibility that the levels of cremations may fall, it was proposed to increase the fees for cremations by £40. The proposed fees and charges with effect from 1 January, 2016 were attached to the report.

RESOLVED –

1.   That the 2017 Fees and Charges be approved as set out in the attached schedule.

REASON FOR DECISION

To secure sufficient funding to maintain high standards of service for the bereaved.