FOI release

Church of Scientology

Request for all information held by the department on the Church of Scientology from 1 January 1993 to present. Assessment extracts from the…

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Request for all information held by the department on the Church of Scientology from 1 January 1993 to present.

Assessment extracts from the following three files were released on 3 September 2008:

  • CHA 95 - Relates to an early consideration of the Church of Scientology’s application for charitable status.
  • LAB 99 - Contains emails from officials arranging a meeting in 2000 with representatives of the Church of Scientology to discuss immigration policy.
  • FCU 03 - Contains information relating to the department’s preparations for a judicial review brought and eventually withdrawn by the Church of Scientology in 2003, regarding the non-recognition of Scientology as a religion within the prison service.

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Published 24 September 2008

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