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How Scientology Infiltrated City of London Police

Ahead of the opening of it’s first UK ÂŁ23mil ‘Ideal Org’ in London in 2006, the Church of Scientology began a campaign to win over the support of local authorities known as ‘safe pointing’. Based on policy written by founder L. [continue reading…]

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East Grinstead Hospital Criticised for Accepting ÂŁ50,000 Scientology Donation

East Grinstead’s Queen Victoria Hospital, which is renowned for its reconstructive surgery and burns care, accepted a ÂŁ50,000 donation from the Church of Scientology in October 2017 despite criticism from local opinion leaders. Featured in this BBC News article by John [continue reading…]

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Profile: Janet Laveau, Managing Director – Scientology UK

Who runs Scientology in the United Kingdom? Canadian-born Janet Laveau is listed as the Managing Director of the Church of Scientology Religious Education College Inc (COSRECI), the Australian-registered charity through with Scientology runs its UK operation, but who is she and [continue reading…]

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How Scientology Failed to Obtain Tax-Exempt Status in the UK

Scientology operates in the UK under an entity known as COSRECI, or Church of Scientology Religious Education College, Inc, which is an Australian-registered Charity that operates exclusively in the UK. The entirety of Scientology’s UK activities operate through COSRECI, including its [continue reading…]

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Scientology’s UK Corporate Structure

Despite receiving religious recognition and IRS tax exemption in the US, the Church of Scientology was denied charity status by the UK Charities Commission in 1999. This means Scientology’s UK operations are taxable by HM Revenue & Customs and the organisation [continue reading…]