Provision of Public Health Funerals

Cheshire East Council's Regulatory Services and Health (hereafter referred to as RS&H) has a statutory duty, under the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984, to provide suitable funeral arrangements for persons who have died with the Cheshire East area and where there is no one prepared to make suitable funeral arrangements. Currently the council deals with approximately 10 to 15 public funerals per year, however these numbers vary and no assurances can be given with regard to actual numbers of public funeral...