FEES AND CHARGES IN RESPECT OF THE MUNICIPAL AND CREMATORIA WITH EFFECT FROM 1st APRIL 2017

TABLE OF FEES AND CHARGES FIXED AND SETTLED UNDER ARTICLE 15 OF THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES' CEMETERIES ORDER 1977 AND SECTION 9 OF THE ACT 1902 BY THE COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF ACTING AS THE BURIAL AUTHORITY FOR BIRMINGHAM

Lodge Hill and Crematorium Tel: 0121 675 7970 / 0121 675 7971 Fax: 0121 415 5015

Sutton Coldfield Crematorium Tel: 0121 464 3812 / 0121 464 3112 Also Administering Rectory Road Cemetery & Sutton New Hall Cemetery Fax: 0121 323 2837

Yardley Cemetery & Crematorium Tel: 0121 675 8825 / 0121 675 8810 Also Administering Quinton Cemetery Fax: 0121 706 9142

Quinton Cemetery Tel: 0121 303 7043 Part-time Opening Hours Only Fax: 0121 423 2958

Kings Norton Cemetery Tel: 0121 303 5583 Also Administering End Cemetery Fax: 0121 459 8284

Witton Cemetery Tel: 0121 303 4363 / 0121 303 6016 Fax: 0121 331 1283

Handsworth Cemetery Tel: 0121 464 0096 / 0121 675 8516 Also administering Key Hill & Warstone Lane Cemeteries Fax: 0121 515 1522

FOR FURTHER AND MORE DETAILED INFORMATION RELATING TO THE FEES AND CHARGES CONTAINED WITHIN THIS DOCUMENT, PLEASE CONTACT THE RELEVANT OFFICE ABOVE

Issued by the Place Directorate

Fees Charges 2017-18 (from 1st Apr 17) Final Version xls Appendix Page 1 of 5 CEMETERIES

Part 1 Exclusive Right of Burial Earthen graves and Walled graves/vaults (Exclusive Rights of Burial for a period of 75 years (to a maximum depth of 9 feet where practicable) with the option to renew such Rights on the terms then prevailing for a similar Grant).As from 1st May 2005, this fee also includes the right to place and maintain a memorial on the grave.Such rights to expire co-terminus with the Exclusive Right of Burial.

Non-resident Exclusive Rights of Burial fees will apply when: i. The person to be interred was not a resident of the Metropolitan District of Birmingham at the time of death. ii. In the case of a stillborn child, where neither parent is a resident of the Metropolitan District of Birmingham at the time of birth. iii. The burial rights are pre-purchased by a person who is not a resident of the Metropolitan District of Birmingham. Burial Rights will not be regarded as pre-purchased if the first person to be interred died before or within 14 days of application being made for the purchase of such rights.

Exclusive Right of Burial Non- Resident resident 1.1 Standard grave (to accept Coffin/Casket up to 30" (76.20cm) in width) £ 2,247 £ 5,880 1.2 Grave to accept coffin casket over 30" in width,where practicable,the above fee will increase pro rata £ 2,809 £ 7,354 1.3 Standard grave (Lawn Type) with concrete header £ 2,445 £ 6,406 1.4 Grave to accept coffin casket over 30" in width,where practicable,the above fee will increase pro rata £ 3,059 £ 8,007 Child’s grave (coffin/casket 3'6" (106.68cm) x 2'6" (76.20cm) - Where larger size graves are available fee will be 1.5 £ 1,233 £ 3,233 increased pro rata 1.6 Child’s grave (Lawn Type) with concrete header £ 1,311 £ 3,437 1.7 Earthen grave for cremation ashes £ 661 £ 1,734

1.8 Earthen grave for cremation ashes with Concrete Header (to accept four caskets of remains) £ 973 £ 2,540

1.9 Earthern grave for cremation ashes with Concrete Header to accept two caskets of remains £ 780 £ 2,045

1.10 Mini cremated remains vault £ 1,600 £ 3,963

1.11 Mausolia Vault £ POA £ POA 1.12 Vaulted grave with integral memorial £ POA £ POA 1.13 Grave Reservation Fee in respect of standard grave, grave to accept coffin/casket over 30" in width and standard grave with concrete header (the reservation fee is to be paid in addition to the Exclusive Right of Burial £ 150 £ 150 Fee that is relevant at the time of reservation)

Exclusive Right of Burial (Woodland Burials ) price of grave includes Rustic Wooden Pergola Plaque, 2 Non- Line Entry into the Book of Remembrance, Seed Planter Card Resident resident 1.14 Standard grave (to accept Coffin/Casket up to 30" (76.20cm) in width) £ 2,450 £ 6,406 1.15 Standard grave WITH TREE (to accept Coffin/Casket up to 30" (76.20cm) in width) £ 2,685 £ 6,640 1.16 Grave Reservation Fee in respect of standard grave and standard grave with a tree £150 £150 1.17 Postage of Deed By Recorded Delivery £ 6 £6 Part 2 Interments (Maximum 1 hour appointment allocation per booking - ½ hr for items 2.1 & 2.2) Earthen Graves (including Public Graves) 2.1 Interment of a still born child (Includes non-viable foetal remains) or a child aged 14 years or below £ 156 2.2 Interment of organs or other body parts £ 156 2.3 Interment of a person aged 15 years or over (exception applies, see below) £ 681 Interment of person aged 15 years or over - Where an exclusive right of burial was granted before 1.4.1993 and no full body 2.4 burial has taken place since this date (this does not apply to Public Graves) £1,113 Prices on 2.5 Interment in a vault with intergal memorial application Prices on 2.6 Interment in a mausolia vault application

Walled graves or vaults 2.5 Interment of a still born child (Includes non-viable foetal remains) or a child aged 14 years or younger £ 468 2.6 Interment of a person aged 15 years or over (exception applies, see below) £ 1,150 Interment of person aged 15 years or over - Where an exclusive right of burial was granted before 1.4.1993 and no full body 2.7 burial has taken place since this date (this does not apply to Public Graves) £ 1,675

Fees Charges 2017-18 (from 1st Apr 17) Final Version xls Appendix Page 2 of 5 2.8 Construction of a walled grave Price on application

2.8a Cost of pre-constructed walled grave (where available) 7' £ 1,714

2.8b Cost of pre-constructed walled grave (where available) 5' £ 971

2.9 Cost of a concrete liner for a standard sized grave* £ 1,248 2.10 Cost of a concrete liner for a child's sized grave* £ 620 2.11 Exhumation Fee Price on application EXHU MATIO * These fees are in addition to the interment and any Exclusive Right of Burial fees that apply.

Part 2 Interments (continued) N.B. Maximum coffin width in a standard grave is 30" (76.20cm) in width including a re-opened or pre- purchased grave

Cremated Remains (Maximum ½ hour appointment allocation per booking for items 2.11 - 2.13) 2.12 Interment of Cremated Remains in a grave or vault £ 198 2.13 Deposit of Cremated Remains in a Columbarium Unit - (includes first inscription) £ 235 2.14 Interment of cremated remains of a child aged 14 years or below £ 156

Where two interments take place at the same time an additional registration fee will be charged in place of the second 2.15 interment fee.(This applies to fees 2.1 - 2.7 & 2.11 - 2.13 above) £ 124

Scattering of cremated remains on a grave when cremation did not take place at a Birmingham City Council Crematorium 2.16 (Fee to witness scattering of cremated remains included) £ 104 Witness scattering of cremated remains on a grave when cremation took place at a Birmingham City Council Crematorium 2.17 (Where multiple scatterings take place on the same grave at the same time, this fee will only be applied once) £ 47

2.18 Burial of cremated remains package consisting of arrangement, supply of casket and floral tribute only £ 203

Part 3 Memorials and Inscriptions (as defined within the Rules and Regulations in Respect of the Municipal Cemeteries )

Charge for the Right to erect or place a memorial on a grave or vault ( where an Exclusive Right of Burial has been granted prior to 1st May 2005) 3.1 A traditional type of memorial (Headstone and Kerbs) £ 250 3.2 A lawn type memorial (Headstone only) £ 193 3.3 A lawn type memorial (Concrete header) £ 317 3.4 A lawn type memorial on a child's grave £ 99 3.5 A memorial vase where no other memorial has been erected £ 89 3.6 A lawn tablet for Cremation Ashes Section £ 99 The fees at 3.1 to 3.6 refer to the right to place and maintain a memorial and only includes the first inscription. The following fee applies to each inscription after the first :

3.7 Application for an additional inscription after the first (up to two names may be included upon application) £ 67 3.8 Additional inscription Columbarium Unit - Lodge Hill Cemetery only £ 235

Prices on 4 Other Cemetery Memorialisation application

Prices on 5 Woodland Burial Memorialisation application

Fees Charges 2017-18 (from 1st Apr 17) Final Version xls Appendix Page 3 of 5 6 Other Fees and Charges

6.1 Use of cemetery chapel including use of organ and (if required) provision of recorded music. £ 255 Use of crematorium chapel (Lodge Hill, Sutton Coldfield and Yardley when available, including organist) and (if 6.2 £ 374 required) provision of recorded music Transfer of ownership and subsequent registering of an existing Exclusive Right of Burial where the owner of the Exclusive 6.3 Right of Burial is deceased and a burial is to take place, also transfer of ownership and subsequent registering of an Exclusive £ 70 Right of Burial where transfer to a resident of Birmingham. Transfer of ownership and subsequent registering of an existing exclusive Right of Burial to a person who is a non resident of Birmingham (except where original Exclusive Right of Burial is owned by a non resident of Birmingham) N/A where less than 30 years remaining of Exclusive RIght of Burial 6.4 Standard Grave £ 3,756 6.5 Grave to accept coffin casket over 30" in width,where practicable, the above fee will increase pro rata £ 4,692 6.6 Standard Grave (Lawn Type) with Concrete Header £ 4,089 6.7 Grave to accept coffin casket over 30" in width,where practicable,the above fee will increase pro rata £ 5,108 6.8 Child’s Grave (coffin/casket 3'6" (106.68cm) x 2'6" (76.20cm) £ 2,066 6.9 Child’s Grave (Lawn Type) with Concrete Header £ 2,190 6.10 Earthen Grave for Cremation Ashes £ 1,108 6.11 Earthen Grave for Cremation Ashes (with Concrete Header) for 4 £ 1,623 6.12 Earthen Grave for Cremation Ashes (with Concrete Header) for 2 £ 1,306 Prices on 6.13 Vault with intergal memorial application Prices on 6.14 Interment in a mausolia vault application

6.15 Preparation of indemnity upon notification of loss of an Exclusive Right of Burial £ 124 6.16 Preparation of Repurchase of Exclusive Right of Burial Agreement £ 124 Prices on 6.17 Online records search application Searching of Burial Register or genealogical research (up to three names ) within one year of approximate date 6.18 £ 10 of death that is provided ( Inclusive of Vat ). This will not apply if only grave & section number is being requested

6.19 Certified Copy of Entry in Burial Register ( Inclusive of Vat ) £ 15 6.2 Additional work required to grave where incorrect information was supplied on the notice of interment. £ 120 Reproduction of Deed of Exclusive Right of Burial due to incorrect information being supplied on the notice of 6.21 £ 62 interment and amendment of Statutory Registers Where one service slot has been booked and the service takes longer than 1.15 hours from the appointed service time an 6.22 additional fee will be applied. £ 260 6.22a For each additional hour booked after the first appointed time slot for a full burial service £ 250 Where the service for an interment of cremated remains or an interment of a child aged 14 or below takes longer than 30 6.22b minutes from the appointed service time an additional fee will be applied. £ 75 Where the funeral commences more than 1 hour later than the booked time and lasts in excess of 1.15 hours, in addition to 6.23 previous fees. £ 416 6.24 Late cancellation of funeral booking (after 10.00 hours on the working day prior to the funeral) £ 255 Late cancellation / Non attedancefor booking of cremated remains interment (after 10.00 hours on the working 6.25 £ 52 day prior to the funeral) 6.26 Late cancellation / Non attendance for booking of scattering of cremated remains. £ 20 Price on 6.27 Coffin Covers Application 6.28 For removal and refixing of cremation lawn tablet (cremated remains). £ 42 6.29 Retiling of Grave ( Inclusive of Vat ) £ 176 6.30 Placing additional soil on grave ( Inclusive of Vat ) £ 41 6.31 Subsequent levelling turfing or seeding of Grave £ 114 Price on 6.32 Always remember Grave Tending Services ( Inclusive of Vat ) Application Price on 6.33 Various Keepsakes / Memorials ( Inclusive of Vat ) Application 6.34 Supply of "Windsor" Wood Veneer Vault Casket, including Name Plate ( Inclusive of Vat ) £ 114 Supply of "Balmoral" traditionally styled and lacquered cremated remains casket,inc.name plate ( 6.35 £ 124 Inclusive of Vat ) 6.36 Name Plate for Cremated Remains Caskets ( Inclusive of Vat ) £ 5

Fees Charges 2017-18 (from 1st Apr 17) Final Version xls Appendix Page 4 of 5 CREMATORIA

Part 1 Cremation The fees detailed below include the use of the chapel, scattering of cremated remains in the Garden of Remembrance, a Certificate of Cremation (if required), provision of container when cremated remains are required for private disposal, Medical Referee's and Organist's fees and (if required) provision of recorded music.

1.1 Stillborn child or child aged 14 years or below (includes non viable foetal remains) £ 143 £ (12.00) 1.2 Organs, other body parts and tissue of a deceased person £ 143 1.3 Person aged 15 years or above. The cremation fee includes an environmental charge of £53.00 £ 814 Where a cremation service takes place for two adults.The cremation fee includes an environmental charge of 1.4 £ 1,254 £53.00 1.5 Use of the Chapel £ 374

1.6 Where the service exceeds the alloted time slot, the fee for the use of the crematorium chapel will be applied £ 374

1.7 For funerals that arrive/commence more than 1 hour late, in addition to previous fees. £ 511 1.8 Late cancellation of funeral booking (after 10.00 hours on the working day prior to the funeral) £ 298

Part 2 Deposit of cremated remains 2.1 Temporary deposit of cremated remains pending arrangements for disposal, per month £ 71 2.2 Subsequent deposit of cremated remains in an existing niche in the Columbarium at Lodge Hill £ 255 Scattering of cremated remains in the Garden of Remembrance when cremation took place at a crematorium 2.3 £ 107 other than Yardley, Sutton Coldfield or Lodge Hill Witness scattering of cremated remains in the garden of remembrance where cremation takes place at 2.4 £ 53 Yardley,Sutton Coldfield or Lodge Hill Crematorium 2.5 Reproduction of the certificate of cremation £ 10

3 Above Ground Cremated Remains Vaults - Sanctum Vaults and Walled Sanctum units Price on application

4 Additional Services Price on 4.1 DVD recording of cremation service- where available Application Price on 4.2 CD recording of cremation service - where available Application Price on 4.3 Use of Tribute Screen - where available Application Price on 4.4 Webcast of cremation Service - where available Application

5 Memorials Price on application

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