Church of Scotland

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This authority is not subject to FOI law, so is not legally obliged to respond (details).

The Church of Scotland is not subject to the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

It does however answer requests for information as a matter of policy: "Church bodies should adopt the presumption that all information should be made available or disclosed on request unless special considerations dictate otherwise." Source: Guidance Notes on Freedom of Information within the Church, a law department circular.[1][2]

While the Church of Scotland is not an established church its constitution, it is the official church of Scotland.[3] The Church has special legal protection by the Church of Scotland Act 1921.

The email address used here is for 'Finance and Stewardship'.

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Exorcisms in Scotland since 2015
Internal review request sent to Church of Scotland by Samantha Charles on .

Awaiting internal review.

Could you offer a reply please? Yours faithfully, Samantha Charles
What is the policy on remuneration of General trustees
Response by Church of Scotland to Mathieson on .

Partially successful.

Dear Mr Mathieson,   The Church of Scotland is not a public body and is therefore not subject to the Freedom of Information Act.   However the...
What is remuneration policy of general trustees
Request sent to Church of Scotland by Mathieson on .

Long overdue.

How are the General Trustees remunerated . Do they get perecentage of church sales Yours faithfully, Mr Mathieson
Costings for Tomorrow 's Calling brand
Request sent to Church of Scotland by Roderick on .

Long overdue.

I would like to know (approximately) the cost of setting up the now defunct "Tomorrow's Calling" brand. Also whether there were any associated costs in...
List of equities held by the Investors Trust
Request sent to Church of Scotland by Ric Lander on .

Long overdue.

I would be very grateful if you could provide a list of the equities held by the Church of Scotland Investors Trust, including via its externally manag...
ERP/Finance System
Request sent to Church of Scotland by Sally Hodges on .

Long overdue.

Please could you provide the following information regarding your ERP / Finance system: 1.What ERP (Enterprise Resource Management) or Finance system...
Recruitment figures
Response by Church of Scotland to Rachel Coburn on .

Partially successful.

Dear Ms Coburn, Your message dated 13th January has been passed on to me. The Church of Scotland is not a body which is subject to Freedom of Inform...
List of Scotland Churches with addresses and website
Response by Church of Scotland to Farrukh Pervez on .

Partially successful.

Dear Mr Pervez,   Thank you for your enquiry about Church of Scotland churches.   The Church of Scotland is not in fact subject to the Freedom...
Crimen Sollicitationas
Response by Church of Scotland to Barbara Jones on .

Successful.

Dear Ms Jones, Your message has been passed to me. Please note that the Church of Scotland is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act. I can ad...
Land owned by Church of Scotland
Response by Church of Scotland to Stephen Adamson on .

Refused.

  Please find attached, David Robertson’s letter.  When replying please address your email to [1][email address]       With kind regards,...
Number of parishes now and in 1975
Follow up sent to Church of Scotland by Michael Gallagher on .

Partially successful.

Dear Janette, Thank you very much for your reply - I'll see if they have your yearbooks in Perth library. Yours sincerely, Michael Gallagher
Procurement of Contractors and Construction Consultancy Services
Internal review request sent to Church of Scotland by Nicola on .

Awaiting internal review.

When will I receive a response? This is long overdue. Yours faithfully, Nicola
Information on Common Purpose graduates and expenditure
Response by Church of Scotland to Logan on .

Refused.

To Mr A Bruno, Please note that the Church of Scotland is not a public authority for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act. Kindly take d...

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