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Last updated 9 January 2023

Portsmouth City Council has a responsibility to provide a funeral  and protect the estate of any person who dies within the City of Portsmouth where the deceased has no relatives and it appears that no suitable arrangements for the disposal have been or are being made.

From the 1st April 2015 Portsmouth City Council will also take responsibility for persons who have died following admission to Queen Alexandra hospital and have no relatives able to make suitable arrangements.