Public health funerals

If a person dies in Harlow and no arrangements are made to organise a funeral, we will arrange a cremation. This is part of our public health duties under the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984.

We have a legal right to reclaim funeral costs and will seek to recover these from the deceased's estate where possible.

We will refer the estate to the Treasury Solicitor if, after we have deducted the cost of the funeral and our associated cost, all of the following apply:

  • the remaining estate is over £500
  • there is no evidence of a valid will
  • there is no known next of kin

Not all details, such as addresses and estate value, will be disclosed.

This is because they are exempt under Section 31 (1) (a) or Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Although the council may hold information, we do not hold it in our own right - we hold it on behalf of the Treasury Solicitors' department.

Some details of the estate of those persons who have died have been passed onto the Government Legal Department and can be accessed at the Treasury Solicitor's list of unclaimed estates

We will not disclose address details into the public domain where they relate to deceased’s empty properties as the property is likely to be unoccupied and might still contain the deceased's personal papers and effects.

We do not believe it is in the public interest to disclose information about empty properties before Treasury Solicitors have made a full and thorough securing of the estate's assets.

Giving out the names of the deceased, taken with other information easily available, such as the electoral roll or telephone directory entry, would make identifying properties fairly easy.

Information about any unclaimed estates is available from the Treasury Solicitor's list of unclaimed estates

For more information, read our public health funeral policy (pdf)

List of funerals

Table
List of public health funerals
Case number Month and year of death Age band Sex Next of kin located Date of funeral Referred to Treasury Solicitor
BASA/19/00148 Jan-19 65 plus M NO 2/6/2019 YES
BASA/19/00579 Mar-19 40-64 F YES 4/4/2019 NO
BASA/19/00730 Mar-19 40-64 M YES 4/30/2019 NO
BASA/19/00542 Mar-19 65 plus M NO 4/8/2019 YES
BASA/19/00369 Feb-19 65 plus M YES 3/6/2019 NO
BASA/19/00242 Jan-19 40-64 M YES 5/14/2019 NO
BASA/19/00436 Feb-19 40-64 M NO 3/12/2019 NO
BASA/19/01264 Jun-19 40-64 M YES 7/3/2019 NO
BASA/19/01624 Jul-19 65 plus M NO 8/28/2019 YES
BASA/19/01925 Aug-19 40-64 M YES 9/13/2019 NO
BASA/19/02548 Oct-19 65 plus F YES 11/25/2019 NO
BASA/19/02636 Nov-19 65 plus F YES 1/13/2020 NO
BASA/19/02660 Nov-19 65 plus M YES 12/5/2019 NO
BASA/20/01873 Oct-20 40-64 M NO 11/11/2020 NO
BASA/20/00669 Mar-20 40-64 F YES 4/21/2020 NO
BASA/20/02227 Dec-20 40-64 F YES 1/18/2021 NO
BASA/20/00882 Apr-20 40-64 M YES 6/2/2020 NO
BASA/20/00617 Feb-20 65 plus F YES 4/17/2020 NO
BASA/20/00618 Mar-20 65 plus M YES 4/17/2020 NO
BASA/20/01827 Oct-20 40-64 M YES 10/30/2020 NO
BASA/20/00070 Dec-19 65 plus M YES 1/27/2020 NO
BASA/20/00842 May-20 65 plus M NO 5/28/2020 NO
BASA/20/01072 Jun-20 65 plus F YES 7/8/2020 NO
BASA/20/02205 Dec-20 65 plus F YES 1/13/2021 NO
BASA/20/00128 Jan-20 65 plus M YES 2/17/2020 NO
BASA/20/00333 Feb-20 65 plus F YES 3/23/2020 NO
BASA/20/00416 Feb-20 65 plus F YES 3/16/2020 NO
BASA/20/00508 Mar-20 40-64 F YES 3/24/2020 NO
BASA/20/00687 Mar-20 65 plus F YES 4/22/2020 NO
BASA/20/00762 Feb-20 65 plus M YES 4/24/2020 NO
BASA/20/00827 Apr-20 65 plus M NO 5/14/2020 NO
BASA/20/00862 May-20 65 plus M YES 6/1/2020 NO
BASA/20/00954 Apr-20 40-64 M YES 6/11/2020 NO
BASA/20/01064 Apr-20 40-64 F YES 6/30/2020 NO
BASA/20/01068 Jun-20 65 plus M YES 7/3/2020 NO
BASA/20/01626 Aug-20 65 plus F YES 9/22/2020 NO
BASA/20/02228 Dec-20 40-64 M NO 1/20/2021 NO
BASA/20/02226 Dec-20 40-64 M NO 1/14/2021 NO
BASA/21/00001 Dec-20 40-64 M NO 1/21/2021 NO
BASA/21/00330 Jan-21 40-64 M NO 3/16/2021 NO
BASA/21/00680 Mar-21 65 plus M NO 5/21/2021 NO
BASA/21/00827 May-21 65 plus M YES 6/25/2021 NO
BASA/21/00140 Jan-21 65 plus F YES 2/11/2021 NO
BASA/21/01494 Sep-21 65 plus M NO 10/7/2021 NO
BASA/21/00141 Jan-21 65 plus M NO 2/9/2021 NO
BASA/21/00584 Apr-21 65 plus M NO 5/10/2021 NO
BASA/21/01208 Jul-21 65 plus M YES 8/31/2021 NO
BASA/21/01342 Aug-21 65 plus M YES 9/16/2021 NO
BASA/21/01573 Sep-21 40-64 F NO 10/28/2021 NO
BASA/21/01708 Oct-21 65 plus M NO 11/18/2021 NO
BASA/22/00016 Dec-21 65 plus F YES 1/19/2022 NO
BASA/22/00043 Dec-21 40-64 F YES 2/7/2022 NO
BASA/22/0299 Dec-21 under 40 M YES 3/31/2022 NO
BASA/22/00761 Apr-22 65 plus F NO 6/6/2022 NO
BASA/22/01179 Jul-22 40-64 F YES 8/10/2022 NO
BASA/22/00391 Mar-22 40-64 M YES 5/5/2022 NO
BASA/22/00108 Jan-22 65 plus M NO 2/14/2022 NO
BASA/22/01784 Nov-22 65 plus M NO 1/10/2023 YES
BASA/22/00763 May-22 65 plus M YES 6/7/2022 NO
BASA/22/01389 Aug-22 under 40 M YES 10/4/2022 NO
BASA/22/01767 Dec-22 65 plus F NO 12/28/2022 NO
BASA/22/01206 Aug-22 under 40 M YES 8/30/2022 NO
BASA/22/00326 Feb-22 65 plus M YES 3/18/2022 NO
BASA/22/01514 Sep-22 65 plus F YES 10/6/2022 NO
BASA/22/01795 Dec-22 65 plus M YES 1/17/2023 NO
BASA/22/01096 Jun-22 40-64 F YES 8/19/2022 NO
BASA/22/00149 Jan-22 65 plus M NO 3/17/2022 NO
BASA/22/00088 Mar-22 65 plus M NO 3/4/2022 YES
BASA/22/00125 Jan-22 65 plus M NO 2/24/2022 NO
BASA/22/00126 Jan-22 65 plus F YES 2/21/2022 NO
BASA/22/00128 Jan-22 65 plus M NO 2/17/2022 NO
BASA/22/00366 Mar-22 65 plus F YES 3/31/2022 NO
BASA/22/00436 Mar-22 65 plus M NO 4/19/2022 NO
BASA/22/00877 Jun-22 65 plus M NO 6/24/2022 NO
BASA/22/01099 Jul-22 40-64 M YES 8/4/2022 NO
BASA/22/01133 Jul-22 65 plus M YES 9/2/2022 NO
BASA/22/01247 Aug-22 65 plus M NO 9/6/2022 NO
BASA/22/01734 Nov-22 65 plus M YES 12/29/2022 NO
BASA/22/01840 Dec-22 40-64 M YES 1/19/2023 NO
BASA/22/01797 Dec-22 65 plus M YES 1/17/2023 NO
BASA/23/01519 Sep-23 65 plus F YES 12/14/2023 NO
BASA/23/01256 Sep-23 65 plus F YES 9/26/2023 NO
BASA/23/00471 Mar-23 40-64 M NO 5/4/2023 NO
BASA/23/01307 Sep-23 65 plus M YES 10/9/2023 NO
BASA/23/00500 Apr-23 40-64 M NO 5/9/2023 NO
BASA/23/00442 Apr-23 65 plus M YES 5/3/2023 NO
BASA/23/00978 Jul-23 40-64 F YES 8/9/2023 NO
BASA/23/00077 Jan-23 65 plus F NO 2/3/2023 NO
BASA/23/00747 May-23 65 plus M YES 7/10/2023 NO
BASA/23/00316 Mar-23 65 plus M NO 3/28/2023 NO
BASA/23/00352 Feb-23 65 plus M YES 3/27/2023 NO
BASA/23/00690 Jun-23 40-64 M NO 7/11/2023 YES
BASA/23/01358 Oct-23 65 plus M YES 10/26/2023 NO
BASA/23/01399 Oct-23 65 plus M YES 11/13/2023 NO
BASA/23/01477 Jun-23 65 plus M YES 11/27/2023 NO
BASA/23/01478 Aug-23 40-64 M YES 11/28/2023 NO
BASA/23/01490 Nov-23 65 plus M YES 12/8/2023 NO
BASA/23/00897 Jul-23 40-64 M YES 7/31/2023 NO
BASA/24/01252 Aug-24 65 plus M YES 9/24/2024 NO
BASA/24/00005 Dec-23 40-64 M YES 1/19/2024 NO
BASA/24/01672 Nov-24 65 plus M YES 12/17/2024 NO
BASA/24/00264 Feb-24 40-64 F YES 3/12/2024 NO
BASA/24/01132 Aug-24 40-64 M YES 8/30/2024 NO
BASA/24/01452 Sep-24 40-64 M YES 11/11/2024 NO
BASA/24/01153 Aug-24 40-64 M YES 8/28/2024 NO
BASA/24/00456 Mar-24 65 plus M NO 4/30/2024 YES
BASA/24/00226 Jan-24 65 plus M NO 3/26/2024 NO
BASA/24/01426 Sep-24 40-64 F YES 10/28/2024 NO
BASA/24/00217 Feb-24 65 plus M YES 3/20/2024 NO
BASA/24/01372 Mar-24 65 plus F YES 10/17/2024 NO
BASA/24/01191 Jul-24 65 plus M YES 8/29/2024 NO
BASA/24/00216 Feb-24 65 plus M YES 3/5/2024 NO
BASA/24/00417 Feb-24 65 plus M YES 4/16/2024 NO
BASA/24/00446 Mar-24 65 plus M YES 5/2/2024 NO
BASA/24/00856 May-24 65 plus F NO 7/11/2024 YES
BASA/24/01397 Aug-24 40-64 M YES 10/29/2024 NO
BASA/24/01423 Sep-24 40-64 M NO 10/23/2024 NO
BASA/24/01548 Oct-24 65 plus M NO 11/29/2024 YES
BASA/24/01620 Sep-24 65 plus M YES 12/13/2024 NO
BASA/24/01764 Dec-24 65 plus F YES 1/6/2025 NO
BASA/24/01766 Dec-24 65 plus F YES 1/3/2025 NO
BASA/25/00573 Apr-25 40-64 M YES 6/19/2025 NO
BASA/25/00029 Dec-24 40-64 M YES 1/31/2025 NO
BASA/25/00659 May-25 65 plus M YES 6/17/2025 NO
BASA/25/00319 Mar-25 40-64 M YES 4/22/2025 NO
BASA/25/00248 Feb-25 40-64 M YES 3/14/2025 NO
BASA/25/00620 May-25 31-39 M YES 7/8/2025 NO
BASA/25/00759 Jun-25 65 plus M YES 7/3/2025 NO
BASA/25/01188 Sep-25 65 plus F YES 10/13/2025 NO
BASA/25/01222 Sep-25 65 plus M YES 10/7/2025 NO
BASA/25/00007 Dec-24 65 plus M NO 1/24/2025 YES
BASA/25/00360 Mar-25 65 plus F YES 4/25/2025 NO
BASA/25/00999 Jul-25 65 plus M YES 9/2/2025 NO
BASA/25/01193 Aug-25 65 plus M YES 9/25/2025 NO
BASA/25/01319 Oct-25 65 plus F YES 11/6/2025 NO
BASA/25/01367 Oct-25 65 plus M YES 18/11/2025 NO