Decision details

Revision to Cemeteries Regulations

Decision Maker: Portfolio Holder - Environment and Sustainability

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

The Cemeteries Regulations require a range of procedural changes and clarifications, for the benefit of all service users.

Decision:

On 18 November 2024, Cllr Geoff Blunden, the Portfolio Holder for Environment and Sustainability made the following decision:

That the revised Cemeteries Regulations (October 2024) be approved, to provide clarification and improved procedures.

Any member of the Council, who is not a Portfolio Holder, who considers that this decision should be reviewed should give notice using the call-in facility at the top of this page on the Council’s intranet / extranet site.

Alternatively, notice can be given to the Monitoring Officer (Tanya Coulter) (in writing or by e-mail) to be received ON OR BY 5.15 pm on 25 November 2024.

Reasons for the decision:

To bring greater clarity to NFDC’s requirements for cemetery usage and to ensure that all cemetery users are treated equally, fairly and safely.

Alternative options considered:

See report for Options appraisal.

Declarations of Interest(s): None

Contact: Iain Park, Grounds and Streetscene Manager Email: iain.park@nfdc.gov.uk.

Publication date: 18/11/2024

Effective from: 26/11/2024

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