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Purchase racking for deceased people at the Temporary Resting Place at Sandy Park.

Decision Maker: Director: Legal and Democratic Services (MO & SIRO)

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

A temporary resting place was set up at Sandy Park to accommodate the significant additional number of deaths predicated in the Covid 19 pandemic.
Refrigerated storage units were hired, which required internal racking to be used as a resting place. Racking on which to place deceased people was purchased.

Decision:

To purchase racking for six refrigerated containers at Sandy Park Temporary Resting Place on which to place deceased people. The racking allowed each of the 40ft containers to hold 50 deceased people.

Alternative options considered:

Hire of racking.

Publication date: 17/09/2020

Date of decision: 02/04/2020