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Hedgegate: Scientology finally complies with Highways demands at UK HQ

After eight months of dispute with West Sussex Highways, the Church of Scientology have finally removed a 130ft hedge, concealed fencing and wooden sleepers it had placed on public land opposite it’s UK headquarters in order to obstruct protestors.

COSRECI UK

Scientology’s slow start to 2025: Saint Hill stats leak

Earlier this year we shared some of Scientology’s yearly statistics from their UK headquarters and analysed what that means in terms of their so-called ‘expansion’. And now we’re six months into 2025 we’ve been sent some updated stats that suggest Saint [continue reading…]

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Scientology’s top UK bookseller sells an average of just 2 Dianetics books a day

In a recent testimonial from Scientology’s UK headquarters, Saint Hill, Ulises Arias is celebrated as the country’s “top bookseller”, although a closer look at the numbers suggests he only sells an average of 2 books a day. In Scientology, book sales [continue reading…]

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Scientology seeks planning permission for 45,000 sq ft Sussex event venue ahead of annual IAS event

The Church of Scientology are seeking permission to build a 45,000 square foot temporary event space on the grounds of their UK headquarters ahead of the annual IAS gala, after they were issued a warning by the Council.

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Scientology admits to child sexual abuse at its UK headquarters

A recently resurfaced witness statement submitted by a Scientology official to the Independent Inquiry on Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) admits the controversial Church were aware of a case of child sexual abuse within it’s UK chapters and that the victim was forced to “deal with her own guilt about what had happened”.

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Scientology reps schmooze East Grinstead Councillors at annual town meeting

Scientology officials were out in full force on Tuesday at East Grinstead’s annual town meeting in a desperate attempt to schmooze local councillors amid growing concern among locals about the group’s influence on the town.

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Major newspaper calls out Scientology for harassment of UK critics

The United Kingdom’s third largest newspaper has criticised the Church of Scientology for the “barrage of abuse” it has directed at protestors in a double-page exposé.

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Council refuses to meet Scientology victims, but says they’ve “been heard”

East Grinstead Town Council have once again refused to meet with local residents who claim they were abused at the Church of Scientology’s headquarters in the town and are concerned about their close relationship with the Mayor and other Councillors.

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Scientology threatens council, claiming UK HQ unauthorised structure removal ‘discrimination’

The Church of Scientology have claimed West Sussex County Council’s request they remove unauthorised structures obstructing the public highway outside their UK headquarters amounts to ‘discrimination’ and warned the Highway Authority to be “very careful”, new documents reveal.