Decision details

Charges for services be reduced to reflect the reduction in service length and to increase demand for cremation direct slots as follows:

• Standard service length reduction from 45 minutes to 30 minutes.  Charge reduced from £900 to £850.
• Cremation direct (specific timed slots).  Charge reduced from £550 to £500.
• Cremation direct at other times (only offered when all timed slots are full).  This is a new service not previously offered, charge £650.

Cremation service lengths are being reduced from 30/11/20 and the number of 'cremation direct' services is also being increased.  This is being implemented to allow a greater number of cremations each day to ensure there is capacity for increased numbers of deaths. 

These price changes will be in place for as long as the reduced service length is in place.  The service will, in future, monitor death rates and adapt the service length based on prevailing death rates at the time.