name: Church of Scotland
notes: 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'. This authority is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act, but answers requests for information voluntarily.