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Environment and Regeneration Select Committee

• Cemeteries and Memorials
• Phase 1 The Future Development of Cemeteries
• (Jayne Robins, Registration/Bereavement Services
  Manager)

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Historic Background Information
Please see pages 4 to 7 of the Review Document.

• Churchyard
• Graveyard
• Cemeteries
• Burial Boards
• Local Government Act 1972
• Local Authorities Cemeteries Order 1977

3
Management of Cemeteries
Please see page 23 of the Review Document.
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Description of Cemeteries
Please see pages 7 to 9 of the Review Document.
Size 53.54 acres
Opened 1869
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Description of Cemeteries
Please see pages 10 to 11 of the Review Document.
Size 21.14 acres
Opened 1894
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Description of Cemeteries
Please see pages 12 to 13 of the Review Document.
Size 26.51 acres
Opened 1871
Extended 1929
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Description of Cemeteries
Please see pages 14 to 15 of the Review Document.
Size 5.594 acres
Opened 1969
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Description of Cemeteries
Please see pages 16 to 17 of the Review Document.
Size 0.4478 acres
Opened 1980
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Closed Churchyards
Please see pages 17 to 18 of the Review Document.

• SBC has responsibility for
• Grounds maintenance
• Safety upkeep of boundary walls/fences/footpaths
  
• Duty of care for public safety

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Burial Statistics
Please see pages 19 to 21 of the Review Document.
Burials in Stockton-on-Tees 1999 to 2005
Rounded down to nearest whole number
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Burial Statistics
Please see pages 19 to 21 of the Review Document.
Monthly Burials April 1999 to March 2006
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Breakdown of Registered Deaths in Tees Valley,
2000 - 2005
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Life Expectancy of Cemeteries
Please see pages 22 and 31 of the Review Document.
Current Life Expectancy
Life Expectancy with extension/development
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Fees Comparison Tees Valley
Please see pages 24 to 26 of the Review Document.
Comparison of combined fees for Lease of Rights
to Grave (Lowest cost option) Burial Fee
(single adult interment) New Memorial Fee
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Funeral Booking Times
Please see pages 27 to 29 of the Review Document.
Monday to Thursday (Excluding Bank
Holidays) Friday (Excluding Bank
Holidays)   Morning Afternoon
Morning Afternoon   9.30 a.m. 1.00 p.m. 9.30
a.m. 1.00 p.m. 10.10 a.m. 1.40 p.m. 10.10
a.m. 1.40 p.m. 10.50 a.m. 2.20 p.m. 10.50
a.m. 2.20 p.m. 11.30 a.m. 3.00 p.m. 11.30
a.m.    Saturday Cremated Remains Babies
Burial Gardens Morning Only As Monday to
Friday, but commencing at 8.50 a.m.   9.30
a.m. 10.10 a.m. 10.50 a.m. 11.30 a.m.  
3.00 p.m. booking available April to September
only for adult interments.
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Saturday Morning Burials (1996 2006)
Please see pages 27 to 29 of the Review Document.
As at 31 October 2006
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Islamic/Hebrew Funerals
Please see pages 27 to 29 of the Review Document.
Average percentage for the years 1996 2006
As at 31 October 2006
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Future Development of Cemeteries
Please see pages 29 to 48 of the Review Document.

• Scope of Review Key Topics
• Safety and Security
• Improvement Plan
• Future Developments
• Extending Choice
• Policies
• Operational / Service Issues