LEICESTER REGISTER OFFICE DEATH REGISTRATION PROCEDURES FOLLOWING EMERGENCY BILL (COVID -19) URGENT INFORMATION The Emergency Bill, in response to the current situation, has granted legislation to remove the need for face to face death and still birth registrations. If you have are dealing with the funeral of a death which has occurred in the City …
We know stating the number of individuals who should be allowed to attend a burial is confusing for many. We can only strongly recommend a maximum number of 10 people to attend, which includes immediate family members, the Imam and volunteers. This is in conformity with other cities and for the safety of everyone including …
On 28 Mar 2020, at 11:22 am, Alan Brown <Alan.Brown@leicester.gov.uk> wrote: Dear Suleman, The Coronavirus Bill has introduced new temporary measures with regards to the registration of deaths. This includes the use of telephone appointments for registration. As the informant will not now be making a registration in person they will not be issued …
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MBCOL Ltd Further to my previous email, the Government has now published further guidance on social gatherings. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/full-guidance-on-staying-at-home-and-away-from-others With regards to funerals this is clear and unequivocal: Places of worship, except for funerals attended by immediate families are closed for social gatherings. Every citizen must comply with these new measures. The relevant authorities, including the …
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Please ask for: Alan Brown Direct line: (0116) 454 4925 Email: alan.brown@leicester.gov.uk Date: 18th March 2020 Dear Funeral Director, Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus I am writing to confirm our approach to managing the current Coronavirus pandemic and how this affects burial and cremation services provided by the council. Firstly I would like to reassure you that …
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MBCOL Dear Suleman, I hope you are well. Unfortunately I have had to make further changes as detailed below. Due to the constant changes with the coronavirus situation, government guidelines and ever reducing staffing numbers within the registration service we are no longer able to offer the out of hours service at weekends to issue …
Morning Suleman, I’m happy for you to share. As per the Government’s advice, people should stay at home where possible and should not be attending funerals unless absolutely necessary. Anyone showing any symptoms (fever/new persistent cough) should be in self-isolation and should not attend. If attending the importance of regular hand washing and social distancing …
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This communication from MBCOL comes after extensive meetings we have held over the past couple of weeks with scientists, medical professionals, biologists and national organisations dealing with the handling of those who have died from Coronavirus. MBCOL is and has always been a non-sectarian body. The views we are about to express are not universally …
MBCOL Hi Suleman, I don’t believe that is the intention of the Bill. You are correct that we don’t believe this will be an issue in Leicester as we have well developed plans in place to manage excess deaths locally, and I’m confident we can meet any demand for burials arising from Covid-19. It might …
MBCOL has been in communication with Jon Ashworth MP (Shadow Health Secretary) and Baroness Sayeeda Warsi on the issue of Schedule 27 of the Coronavirus Bill 2019-21, that will allow designated local authorities to disregard section 46(3) of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984, which is designed to prevent a local authority from …
