Bereavement Services Fees and Charges (1st April 2008 to 31 March 2009)
1. Interment Charges
(i) The following charges relate to burial of persons resident within the Borough area at the time of death:
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(a) The body of a stillborn child or child whose age at the time of death did not exceed one month. |
£41.50 |
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(b) The body of a child whose age at the time of death exceeded one month, but did not exceed twelve years. |
£76.50 |
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(c) The body of a person whose age at the time of death exceeded twelve years. |
£407.50 |
(ii) The following charges apply to burial of persons who were not resident within the Borough area at the time of death:
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(a) The body of a stillborn child or child whose age at the time of death did not exceed one month. |
£68.50 |
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(b) The body of a child whose age at the time of death exceeded one month, but did not exceed twelve years. |
£126.50 |
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(c) The body of a person whose age at the time of death exceeded twelve years. |
£816.50 |
(iii) Additional Charges
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(a) Burial at 9' depth |
£103.00 |
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(b) For excavation for caskets |
£103.00 |
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(c) Excavation for 9'x4' walled graves (not including construction of walls). Larger excavations - prices upon request |
£159.00 |
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(d) For burial after 3pm |
£24.50 |
2. Interment of cremated remains
In a grave for which Exclusive Right of Burial has been granted:
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(a) The body of a child not exceeding four years of age at the time of death. |
£31.00 |
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(b) The body of a child of four years but not exceeding twelve years at the time of death. |
£43.50 |
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(c) The body of a person whose age at the time of death exceeded twelve years (resident) |
£154.00 |
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(d) The body of a person whose age at the time of death exceeded twelve years (non-resident) |
£307.00 |
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(e) Double interment of cremated remains (resident) |
£161.00 |
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(f) Double interment of cremated remains (non-resident) |
£322.00 |
3. Exhumation Charges
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(a) Exhumation of body of any age |
£1,158.50 plus VAT |
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(b) Exhumation of cremated remains |
£161.00 plus VAT |
4. Reinterment Charges
Charges for each reinterment in accordance with normal fees.
5. Purchase of Exclusive Right of Burial - 50 years
(a) Purchase by resident of the Borough:
(Temporary memorial free upon request for all first full burial)
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Earthen grave 9'x4 |
£476.00 |
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Earthen grave 2'x2' (ashes) |
£313.00 |
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Earthen grave 4'x2' (Child up to age of four) |
£64.50 |
(b) Purchase by non resident of the Borough:
(Temporary memorial free upon request for all first full burial)
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Earthen grave 9'x4 |
£952.00 |
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Earthen grave 2'x2' (ashes) |
£626.50 |
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Earthen grave 4'x2' (Child up to age of four) |
£106.00 |
(c) Temporary memorial (including carriage) - £38.50 plus VAT
6. Monuments and Gravestones
From 2005/06 onwards, monument fees have been incorporated into the scale of fees and charges for exclusive rights of burial and interment fees.
However, where the Exclusive Right of Burial was purchased before 1st April 1989, a monument fee of £70.20 shall be paid.
On safety grounds, no memorial constructed of wood, glass, china or plastic material, with the exception of the approved design for temporary memorials issued by the Council, shall be placed on any grave and all memorials shall conform to the requirements of the Regulations currently in force.
7. Supplementary Charges
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(a) Search Fee for Burial Registers (excluding genealogy enquiries) |
£22 per entry |
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(b) Indemnity Form (where owner is unable to produce original purchase Deed) |
£16.00 |
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(c) Fee for transfer of Deed of Exclusive Right |
£33.00 |
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(d) Fee for transfer of Deed of Exclusive Right (deed not available) |
£49.00 |
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(e) Genealogy enquiries per hour or part thereof |
£26 plus VAT |
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(f) Selection of new grave or cremated remains plot (Officer in attendance) |
£36.00 |
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(g) Search for grave on behalf of family or funeral director, by officer |
£36.00 |
(NB - fee non-refundable, if after search grave is not located)
For more information please contact:
Bereavement Services
Magdalen Lawn Cemetery
Oriel Avenue
Gorleston-on-Sea
Great Yarmouth
Norfolk
NR31 7JJ
Tel: 01493 441974
email: lfb@great-yarmouth.gov.uk