A collection of official
reports and court judgements
relating to Scientology

THIS SITE HAS NO CONNECTION WITH THE CHURCH
OF SCIENTOLOGY OR WITH ANY OFFICIAL BODY.

Government Reports

Parliamentary Debates

United Kingdom Court Cases

L. Ron Hubbard On Government

GOVERNMENT REPORTS

 Victoria, Australia, 1965 

Report of the Board of Inquiry into Scientology
("The Anderson Report")

 New Zealand, 1969 

Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Hubbard
Scientology Organisation in New Zealand
("The Dumbleton - Powles Report")

 Ontario, Canada, 1970 

Sectarian Healers and Hypnotherapy
("The Lee Report")

 United Kingdom, 1971 

Enquiry into the Practice and Effects of Scientology
("The Foster Report")

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Coming soon:

 South Africa, 1973 

Report of the Commission of Enquiry into Scientology: Part 1, part 2 and part 3,
("The Kotzé Report")
[added here November 2020]

PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES

 Council of Europe 

Debate on Scientology and other cults - 1992

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 United Kingdom 

Lord Balniel and Peter Hordern call for an enquiry - 1966

House of Commons Adjournment Debate - 1967

"Lord Scientology": the activities of Lord McNair - 1990-1997

Scientology practices questioned in the House of Lords - Dec 1996

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 Victoria (Australia) 

Scientology Restriction Bill - 1963-65

L. Ron Hubbard threatens to sue Victoria - Oct 1965

Psychological Practices Act - 1965-66
(Work in progress)

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 Western Australia 

Questions to the Minister - Nov 1965

UNITED KINGDOM COURT CASES

 R v Register General - Court of Appeal, 1970 
Scientology is ruled not to be a religion

 Hubbard v Vosper - Court of Appeal, 1971 
An attempt to suppress Cyril Vosper's book "The Mind Benders" fails

 Church of Scientology v DHSS, 1979 
The Court of Appeal finds Scientology untrustworthy

 Re: B & G (Minors) (Custody) - Mr. Justice Latey, 1984 
A judge condemns every aspect of Scientology

 Appendix to the Latey judgement 

 Re: B & G (Minors) (Custody) - Court of Appeal, 1984 
The Court of Appeal upholds the Latey judgement

L. RON HUBBARD ON GOVERNMENT

Although not "official papers" as such, the following
pages illustrate Hubbard's views of governments and
their interest in his activities.

(The next two links are to Chapter 7 of the
Foster Report, "Scientology and its Enemies")

 SECED 9 Feb 1966: Enquiry Rumour UK 

 HCOPL 15 Feb 1966: Attacks on Scientology 

 Hubbard on democracy, 1965-1970 

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