Issue - meetings

To consider and receive the report of the Director (Customer and Digital)

1.    The policy be approved.

2.    The Executive Member for Customer, Advice and Streetscene Services be granted delegated authority to approve the standard agreed with the Muslim Trust for the Muslim section of Chorley Cemetery and for this to be incorporated into the policy.

Councillor Adrian Lowe, Executive Member (Customer, Advice and Streetscene Services) presented the report of the Director (Customer and Digital) which seeks approval for the adoption of the Council’s revised Cemetery Policy. Members noted that memorials and headstones are only permitted on private graves and only with the Council’s prior permission, and that the policy retains the right for the removal of any material which is deemed to be obstructive or excessive.

Members also expressed their thanks to Jo Oliver, Waste and Streetscene Manager, for her excellent and outstanding work and support she has provided over the years.

Decision:

1.    The policy be approved.

2.    The Executive Member for Customer, Advice and Streetscene Services be granted delegated authority to approve the standard agreed with the Muslim Trust for the Muslim section of Chorley Cemetery and for this to be incorporated into the policy.

Reasons for Recommendation(s):

To ensure the Council has a robust policy in place for the management of the cemeteries it is responsible for.

Alternative options considered and rejected:

To not adopt the revised policy could potentially leave the Council open to challenge.