FI16133

Request

Information of all deceased individuals to date for the last three years, broken down into individual records of those deceased to include the following information:

  1. Full name of the deceased
  2. Date of birth of the deceased at the time of death
  3. Full residential addresses of the deceased
  4. Full address of the site and/or contact details of the site where the deceased  passed away
  5. Date of death
  6. Of the deceased without any known kith and kin or you’re in the process of  establishing if this deceased has any kith and kin, did this deceased have any assets and/or properties
  7. Of the deceased without any known kith and kin, or you’re in the process of establishing if this deceased has any kith and kin, what is the full address where the individual’s cremation or the burial took place and the cost of the individual deceased’s burial or cremation
  8. Of the deceased without any known kith and kin or you’re in the process of  establishing if this deceased has any kith and kin, specify what personal information of the deceased was passed to:
    1. Which tracing agent/s with their full contact details and/or
    2. The Government legal department and/or Treasury department/s and/or
    3. Which Probate firm/s with their full contact and/or
    4. Any other entity
  9. Of the deceased without any known kith and kin or you’re in the process of  establishing if this deceased has any kith and kin, what is the date when the deceased’s personal information was passed to:
    1. Tracing agent/s and/or
    2. The Government legal department and/or Treasury department/s and/or
    3. Probate firm and/or
    4. Any other entity
  10. Of the deceased without any known kith and kin or you’re in the process of  establishing if this deceased has any kith and kin, what specific information of the deceased was shared with:
    1. Tracing agent/s and/or
    2. The Government legal department and/or Treasury department/s
    3. Probate firm/s and/or
    4. Any other entity
  11. Of the deceased without any known kith and kin and/or you’re in the process  of establishing if this deceased has any kith and kin, what is the cost of the cremation or the burial of the individual deceased
  12. What is the council’s department name and the council department’s e-mail  address and/or any other contact information, responsible for passing the individual deceased records to :
    1. Tracing agent/s and/or
    2. The Government legal department and/or Treasury department/s and/or
    3. Probate firm/s 

Response

  1. This information is available on our website at https://www.dover.gov.uk/Environment/Environmental-Protection/Public-Health-Funerals/Public-Burials.aspx.
  2. This information is available on our website at https://www.dover.gov.uk/Environment/Environmental-Protection/Public-Health-Funerals/Public-Burials.aspx.
  3. As stated on our website, in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 addresses have been redacted or withheld under the following two exemptions: Section 21 – Information accessible to applicant by other means.  Whilst DDC may hold some of the information requested, DDC does not accept that it holds the information in its own right, but on behalf of the Treasury Solicitor’s’ department where relevant.   Some details of the estate of those persons who have died have been passed onto the Treasury Solicitors’ Department can be accessed via the Treasury Solicitors’ website or at the Bona Vacantia website.  Section 31(1)(a) – law enforcement (prevention and detection of crime).  DDC will not disclose address details into the public domain 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 Treasury Solicitors.  
  4. As stated on our website, in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 addresses have been redacted or withheld under the following two exemptions: Section 21 – Information accessible to applicant by other means. Whilst DDC may hold some of the information requested, DDC does not accept that it holds the information in its own right, but on behalf of the Treasury Solicitor’s’ department where relevant.   Some details of the estate of those persons who have died have been passed onto the Treasury Solicitors’ Department can be accessed via the Treasury Solicitors’ website or at the Bona Vacantia website. Section 31(1)(a) – law enforcement (prevention and detection of crime). DDC will not disclose address details into the public domain 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 Treasury Solicitors.  
  5. This information is available on our website at https://www.dover.gov.uk/Environment/Environmental-Protection/Public-Health-Funerals/Public-Burials.aspx.
  6. This information is available on our website at https://www.dover.gov.uk/Environment/Environmental-Protection/Public-Health-Funerals/Public-Burials.aspx.
  7. Burials are within a Dover District Council cemetery across the district dependence on available plots. Cremations are held at either Barham Crematorium, Canterbury Road, Barham, Canterbury CT4 6QU or Hawkinge Crematorium, Aerodrome Road, Folkestone CT18 7AG.  Information about costs is set out in the response to question 11.
  8. Each case referred to us for a public health funeral is referred to Finders Internationals, they are given deceased’s name, address, and date of birth and death.
  9. As follows:
    1. Genealogist - at the point of referral to trace potential next of Kin. 
    2. GLD/Treasury – Once a full investigation has taken place, and the estate in greater than £500 once funeral cost have been recovered.
    3. Requests made under the Freedom of Information Act (information is published on the Council’s website) - (Column I ‘Referred to TSOL).
  10. As follows:
    1. Each case referred to us for a public health funeral is referred to Finders Internationals, they are given deceased’s name, address, and date of birth and death.
    2. GLD/Treasury are given deceased’s name, address, date of birth and death. Estate value if known, or details of potential estate over £500 once funeral cost recovered.
    3. Requests made under the Freedom of Information Act (information is published on the Council’s website).
  11. Average cost. Cremation £1800 – Burial £2100, plus additional admin cost up to £500.
  12. Environmental Protection who can be contacted at envprotection@dover.gov.uk.