The Bereavement Services Manager and Registrar presented a report, in order to advise the Joint Committee on the performance of Coychurch Crematorium during 2022-23. The ‘Memorandum of Agreement’ relating to the Coychurch Crematorium Joint Committee, required that the Joint Committee shall receive a report at the Annual General Meeting reviewing performance against the Business Plan for the preceding financial year.

She referred Members to Appendix A of the report, which identified the performance of Coychurch Crematorium relating to:

•           Number of cremations;

•           Service standards;

•           Planned expenditure; and

•           Achievement of Business Plan objectives

The Bereavement Services Manager and Registrar then gave a resume of some of the key data in respect of each of the bullet points above from the  information as detailed in the appendix, for the benefit of the Joint Committees.

Members in turn, confirmed that the information in the report’s appendix made for some very positive reading, particularly with regards to performance and the overall satisfaction of the public who had used the Crematorium for the period 2022-23.

RESOLVED:                            That the Joint Committee noted the report with pleasure and agreed that a letter of appreciation from Members be sent to staff in the Crematoria, thanking them for all the hard work they had committed to the service during the last 12 months.