Cabinet agreed to:

1.    Approve the proposed bereavement model, keeping the service in-house.

2.    Delegate authority to the Director of Public Health to determine and set the final, detailed list of fees and charges for all bereavement related services in accordance with the principles set out in this report.

3.    Approve the recommendation that the Charity “Plymouth Crematoria” be dissolved

Councillor Haydon (Cabinet Member for Community Safety, Libraries, Events, Cemeteries and Crematoria) introduced the item and highlighted the following points:

a)    PCC had constructed a new crematorium, wake and café facility which had been operating since October 2024;

b)    The services provided at the crematorium would continue to be run in-house.

Cabinet agreed to:

1.    Approve the proposed bereavement model, keeping the service in-house;

2.    Delegate authority to the Director of Public Health to determine and set the final, detailed list of fees and charges for all bereavement related services in accordance with the principles set out in this report;

3.    Approve the recommendation that the Charity “Plymouth Crematoria” be dissolved.