Agenda item

To receive and consider the confidential report of the Operations Manager.

With the permission of the Chair, this item was moved up the agenda in order to best utilise Officers time at the meeting.

The Council received the confidential report of the Operations Manager concerning the implementation of the Cemetery Regulations following correspondence from a family to intern a set of ashes at Windrush Cemetery which was against agreed policy.

Members were provided with full background details of the issue and agreed the implications of historic discussions and outcomes on interment polices had been understood. Although the Committee was sympathetic to the family’s request, they acknowledged alternative interment options had been offered as outlined in the report.

A recommendation was made to reject the request of interment outside of the  cemetery regulations and to re-offer the alternative options.

A vote was then called for. The proposal was carried, with voting as follows:

In Favour             5

Against                 0

Abstentions         1

Resolved:

1.      That, the report be noted and,

2.      That, Officers write to the family outlining the Committee’s decision and,

3.      That, no additional charge be made for the alternative options to be offered   and,

4.      That, awareness of the Cemetery Regulations be considered.