Municipal Funerals In London
Municipal funeral services are carried out by the local authority to benefit any person who has to make arrangements for the funeral of a deceased inhabitant of the borough. Moreover, that deceased person has to be buried at a cemetery of the borough or cremated at Crematorium. To avail this service an individual has to get in touch with their local authority and describe to them the whole situation, after which the council will start to prepare for such a funeral. However, not many are aware about further steps involved in this process for instance; what will be the requirements and conditions to be eligible for municipal funeral services? To find out details consult this guide.
Instructions
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Requirements:
- Conducting municipal funerals in London is the legal duty of the local authorities. Arrangements for this kind of funeral are made when a person dies in a borough and no one either is willing or in a condition to afford this type of expense.
- However, local authorities are lawfully allowed to recover this cost. On the other hand, if a death takes place in a hospital then it will be a responsibility of the health authority to make arrangements of the funeral since it does not qualify to be a municipal funeral.
- Although if a referral letter is submitted from the Coroners Officer, hospital or the residential home of the deceased, declaring that a person has died before admission then the local authority will be responsible for the funeral arrangements.
- However the council or relevant authority will not provide any financial help for any such funeral. People who are on benefit should first consult with the benefits office before getting involved into any funeral arrangement. -
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Things Included in the Municipal Funeral Service:
- Collection of the dead body from the borough or within a range of 10 miles from the boundary of the borough.
- Dressing, embalming and a place at chapel for normal viewing.
- All arrangements made at the graveyard.
- A funerary vehicle (hearse) and a limousine.
- Funeral service.
- A coffin with imprinted nameplate and handles.
- Transportation to transfer the deceased and his or her immediate family to the church before burial.
