Public health funerals

If there is no family or other agency to make suitable funeral arrangements for a deceased person, we will arrange a cremation. This is part of our public health duties under the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984.

We will only arrange a cremation if we establish there is no alternative, following a thorough investigation.

Public register

We are currently reviewing the information we publish about public health funerals. If you have a query about the data in the meantime, you can contact us.