Enquiry into the Practice and Effects of Scientology, known as the Foster Report, Sir John Foster's 1971 government inquiry published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, was commissioned after the United Kingdom's 1968 entry ban on foreign Scientologists. Its strength is that it is a formal government commissioned inquiry with legal standing, conducted by a senior barrister. Its limit is that it reflects the state of Scientology and the evidence available in 1971, over five decades old, so a claim about the organization's current practices needs a more current source.
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Reliability Tier1
Reliability tier 1: a formal government commissioned inquiry conducted by a senior barrister with legal standing, though now more than five decades old. NotesThe Foster Report, published December 1971, commissioned after the 1968 United Kingdom entry ban on foreign Scientologists.
Citation
AuthorSir John Foster QC
PublisherHer Majesty's Stationery Office
Publication Year1971
Source TypeGovernment report
Claims Backed By This Source (9 claims)
This source backs 9 claims across the atlas. As facts: 8 well-attested. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.
- New Religious Movements, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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