Common FOI Requests
Last updated | 30/04/2012
RIPSA
Question:
The number of occasions in 2010 and each of the previous three
years in which the council mounted operations using powers
under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Scotland)
Act.
Answer:
2007 = 2
2008 = 2
2009 = 1
2010 = 0
There have been no further RIPSA operations since 2009.
Public Health Funerals / Deaths with No Next of Kin
Definition:
Perth & Kinross Council has a statutory duty to carry
out the funeral of anyone who has died or been found dead in its
area where it appears no suitable arrangements have been or are
being made. These are often termed "Public Health" funerals.
If the Council are not aware of any next of kin and the deceased
was intestate, then the National Ultimus Haeres Unit are notified.
Deaths in Scotland are not reported to the treasury solicitor or
the Duchy of Cornwall or Lancaster.
Question:
How many public health funerals have been carried out by
Perth & Kinross Council since 1 January 2010 when there was no
known next of kin and the deceased was intestate?
Answer:
None, as at 30 April 2012.
No information has been passed to the National Ultimus Haeres
Unit or QLTR. Unclaimed estates are advertised in the local
and national press by the QLTR who publish lists on the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal
Services website.
