COSRECI Government

UK Ex-Scientologists respond to Australian cult inquiry

Ex-Scientologists in the United Kingdom have responded to an inquiry into cults, their recruitment methods and effects opened by the Parliament of Victoria in Australia.

COSRECI Government

Australian inquiry into high-control groups fails to include UK Scientology victims, despite ACNC registration

The Parliament of Victoria in Australia has opened an inquiry into high control groups, which could end in disaster for the Church of Scientology’s UK operations.

COSRECI Government IAS Event UK

Scientology admits IAS event does not involve religious worship, safeguarding right to protest

Lawyers representing the Church of Scientology this week confirmed that the annual IAS gathering that occurs at their UK headquarters does not involve any form of religious worship.

COSRECI Government IAS Event

West Sussex Highways denounce “open-ended” Scientology HQ application

In the latest blow to Scientology’s plans to expand their UK headquarters near East Grinstead, Sussex the local Highways Authority have submitted a letter calling the application “insufficient” and “open-ended”, demanding further information before approval is granted.

COSRECI Government IAS Event

Scientology hits back as UK HQ Premises Licence set to be reviewed next week

The Church of Scientology has submitted a lengthy, 43 page attack in response to an application to review the Premises Licence at their UK headquarters after a series of major events they hosted created “chaos” in the local town.

COSRECI UK Volunteer Ministers

Scientologists turn East Grinstead water crisis into PR opportunity

Volunteer Ministers from the Church of Scientology’s UK headquarters near East Grinstead, Sussex were seen delivering bottled water to vulnerable residents after the town suffered from a major water crisis, photos show.

COSRECI Government UK

Whose land is it anyway? Saint Hill development plans appear to extend beyond Scientology property boundary

Careful analysis of past planning applications made by the Church of Scientology’s UK headquarters near East Grinstead, Sussex has revealed their current plans to redevelop huge swathes of land into a giant car park appears to extend beyond their property boundaries. [continue reading…]

COSRECI IAS Event News UK

Scientology amends planning application, seeks permission for 80,730sq ft structures & major 5 hectare redevelopment

The Church of Scientology have formally amended a planning application submitted in September to include the redevelopment of 5 hectares of land and installation of three structures spanning 80,730sq ft at their UK headquarters near East Grinstead.