196501-495513 FOI Deputy and Appointee

Short Description
No Known Next of Kin Deceased Persons
Reference number
FOI196501-495513
Date
03/06/2024
Request


Please could you kindly send me any information you may hold relating to Paupers funerals carried (sometimes referred to as 'Public Health Act' Funerals) where persons who have died with no known next of kin (blood relatives) since 31/3/24 to the day of your reply (or as close as possible).

I confirm that this is a new request for new data only.

Please include:

1.    full names of deceased persons,
2.    dates of death, 
3.    marital status,
4.    maiden surnames of married or widowed females, 
5.    dates of birth or ages at death,
6.    last known addresses, 
7.    estimated value of estates, 
8.    date(s) when the information was passed (or information that is about to be or likely to be passed) to any third party, if so to whom, or confirmation that this will not be happening and the reason why.

If your authority holds this information on your website, please confirm whether or not your website information is up to date and provide a link to this. If it is not please provide full details of any unpublished cases, as per the questions above.Please could you kindly send me any information you may hold relating to persons who are/were known to the Council via any of the following teams and who have died with: 
- no  known next of kin (defined as blood relatives) OR 
- where you have been unable to engage with or locate any KNOWN next of kin, 
Please provide details of cases that have occurred or come to your attention since 31/3/24 to the day of your reply or as close as possible.

The name of the team responsible varies but exists within all County Councils, London Boroughs, Unitary & Metropolitan District Councils.

Team names:
•    Deputyship 
•    Appointeeship 
•    Adult social care
•    Client Finance Team 
•    Protection of Property 
•    Financial Assessment 
•    Other team name whereby Council official(s) were charged with handling the financial affairs of the (now deceased) person
Please provide as much of the following information as you can:

1. full names of deceased persons,
2. dates of death,
3. marital status,
4. maiden surnames of married or widowed females,
5. dates of birth or ages at death,
6. last known addresses,
7. estimated value of estates,
8. date(s) when the information was passed (or information that
is about to be or likely to be passed) to the Government Legal Department (formerly Treasury Solicitor) or the Duchy of Lancaster or Cornwall or any other 3rd party, or, confirmation that this will not be happening and the reason why.Please could you kindly send me any information you may hold relating to persons who are/were known to the Council via any of the following teams and who have died with: 
- no  known next of kin (defined as blood relatives) OR 
- where you have been unable to engage with or locate any KNOWN next of kin, 
Please provide details of cases that have occurred or come to your attention since 31/3/24 to the day of your reply or as close as possible.

The name of the team responsible varies but exists within all County Councils, London Boroughs, Unitary & Metropolitan District Councils.

Team names:
•    Deputyship 
•    Appointeeship 
•    Adult social care
•    Client Finance Team 
•    Protection of Property 
•    Financial Assessment 
•    Other team name whereby Council official(s) were charged with handling the financial affairs of the (now deceased) person
Please provide as much of the following information as you can:

1. full names of deceased persons,
2. dates of death,
3. marital status,
4. maiden surnames of married or widowed females,
5. dates of birth or ages at death,
6. last known addresses,
7. estimated value of estates,
8. date(s) when the information was passed (or information that
is about to be or likely to be passed) to the Government Legal Department (formerly Treasury Solicitor) or the Duchy of Lancaster or Cornwall or any other 3rd party, or, confirmation that this will not be happening and the reason why.

Response