Cremation and Burial Fees 2011
Cremation and Burial Fees 2012 [pdf document]
| Cremation (Vat Exempt) |
| Individual arrangement of foetal remains |
No Fee |
| Hospital arrangement of foetal remains |
£96.00 |
| A stillborn baby or child not exceeding twelve months |
No Fee |
A child exceeding twelve months but not exceeding eighteen years
(this fee includes £20.00 for Medical Referee Fees) |
£206.00 |
A person whose age at the time of death exceeded eighteen years
(this fee includes £20.00 for Medical Referee Fees and £50.00 for an Environmental Surcharge which is a contribution to Mercury Abatement requirements 2012) |
£639.00 |
| After post mortem remains |
£113.00 |
| The above includes:- Scattering of cremated remains within our Gardens of Remembrance at an unreserved time; Certificate of Cremation; Use of organ (own organist to be arranged); also use of Chapel (20 minutes), waiting room, recorded music (in and out only) and all attendance after coffin is placed on catafalque by Funeral Director. |
| Additional Charges (Vat Exempt) |
| Postage of cremated remains, including postal urn (UK only) |
£40.00 |
| Scattering of cremated remains at a reserved time |
£42.00 |
| Extended use of Crematorium Chapel (20 minutes) |
£74.00 |
| Medical Referee Fees |
£20.00 |
| Environmental Surcharge |
£50.00 |
| Urns |
| Wooden Casket |
£42.00 |
| Plastic Urn |
£12.00 |
| Metal Urn |
£32.00 |
| Baby Urn |
£10.00 |
| Interments (VAT Exempt) |
| For the interment in a grave in respect of which the exclusive right of burial HAS NOT been granted, the fees will be trebled where the person interred is not a resident of the Borough of Darlington at the time of death. For an interment in a grave which the exclusive right of burial HAS been granted. The fees will be doubled where the person interred is not a resident of the Borough of Darlington at the time of death. |
| Interment of individual foetal remains |
No Fee |
| A stillborn baby or child not exceeding twelve months |
No Fee |
| A child exceeding twelve months but not exceeding eighteen years |
£186.00 |
| A person whose age at the time of death exceeds eighteen years |
£569.00 |
| Interment of cremated remains |
£113.00 |
| Exclusive Burial Rights (VAT Exempt) |
| The following fees will be doubled if purchased by a non resident of Darlington prior to an interment |
Exclusive Right of Burial for a period of 50 years
(Double depth graves are excavated unless single sites are specifically requested) |
£579.00 |
| Additional Charges |
| Exhumation of a body (excluding re-interment) |
£955.00 |
| Exhumation of cremated remains (excluding re-interment) |
£202.00 |
| Scattering cremated remains on a grave |
£42.00 |
| Use of West Cemetery Chapel |
£74.00 |
| Indemnity Form (including issue of Duplicate Grant of Right of Burial) |
£42.00 |
| Interment of after post mortem remains |
£106.00 |
| Initial grave maintenance charges (traditional sites only) |
£43.00 |
| Annual grave maintenance (traditional sites only) |
£33.00 |
| Cemetery Memorial Rights |
The right to erect or place a memorial on a grave or vault can only be carried out in respect of gravesites where the exclusive right of burial has been granted:
The charges include i) checking of paperwork and issuing of a memorial grant; ii) inspection of memorials periodically to ensure stability and safety to other cemetery users.
The following fees will be doubled if the memorial is for a person who was a non resident at time of death.
Permit to erect Headstone/Memorial in accordance with current regulations |
| Permit to erect Headstone/Memorial in accordance with current regulations |
£180.00 |
| Kerbs - traditional sites only |
£84.00 |
| Vase - with inscription |
£69.00 |
- which does not include a surname or date
This is the only option available for unpurchased sites |
No Fee |
| Additional Inscription |
£69.00 |
| In addition to the above a charge may be made for work done by the Cemetery Staff for setting out and any other work connected with erection of memorials. |