Council funded funerals

[Alee]

Recently a very close friend and neighbour of ours passed away unexpectedly, we were basically family. He died in my arms and I couldn’t save him.Unfortunately he was not in contact with his family. After weeks of us helping the council and corona etc try to find his family they finally found a son. Unfortunately he didn’t want anything to do with it .over the past few weeks we have been assured on multiple occasions that we would be informed of when the funeral would be taking place.my family and myself needed to say our goodbyes. I have also kept in contact with the person from the bereavement service at the council to make sure that I was kept in the loop . I rang up again on Wednesday and was informed that the funeral had already taken place on the Monday. They couldn’t give me an explanation as the why I wasn’t informed . Apparently nobody was.
I feel so hurt. It feels like his life was worth nothing. Everybody deserves a funeral with people who love them there.
I wanted to pay for his funeral, to give him a proper send off but apparently that’s not allowed.
Is this common practice for council funded funeral ?

 

[PeterD]

I believe this is the case, as it is essentially a paupers funeral, as the body is unclaimed by the family. As such, no mourners and no say over time or place.

 

[Gramaisc]

I believe this is the case, as it is essentially a paupers funeral, as the body is unclaimed by the family. As such, no mourners and no say over time or place.

It will, I presume, have been what it called a Public Health Funeral - there is, or should normally be, no exclusion of mourners, although the date and time are not up for discussion - the council should "do its best to advise them of the date and time of the funeral".

https://www.funeralzone.co.uk/help-...pers-funeral-public-health-funerals-explained

 

[Trumpet]

That's awful. Such a shame, on several levels.

 

[Tilly]

You can still hold an event to commemorate his life

I'm sure there would be plenty of ideas for that on here

 

[staffordjas]

That's awful Can't see the reasoning behind 'no mourners' if people care enough for the deceased person to want to pay their respects and say a final goodbye

 

[Glam]

My sisters ex had a Paupers Funeral, due to being such an awful human being, no-one claimed his body.
Due to being a soft hearted cow, she wanted to go and say tara.
She was informed that if she had attended the service, there was a chance she would be presented with the bill.
He wasn't worth the steam off a turd, she didn't go, and he was buried up Stoke somewhere.