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Central Services Committee

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LAW DEPARTMENT

History and remit

The Law Department of the Church of Scotland was created in 1937. Since then it has become a central function of the Church, acting in legal matters for the organisation and all of its courts, councils, committees, the General Trustees, the Church of Scotland Trust and the Investors Trust.

The department also acts for individual congregations and is available to give advice on any legal matter arising.

The post of solicitor of the Church was created at the same time as the formation of the department and it is now customarily held along with the traditional posts of law agent of the General Assembly and custodian of former United Free Church titles.

Property for sale

Photo of Church property The department is responsible for the marketing and sale of properties no longer required by the Church's councils, committees and congregations.
This ranges from land with potential for development to Church buildings suitable for community use.

You can find a full list of the current properties for sale on our dedicated pages here.

Legal circulars

To assist Church of Scotland congregations, the Law Department from time to time prepares circulars on various legal topics affecting congregations such as health and safety, employment law and the Disability Discrimination Act. These are made available to office bearers only and therefore are available on our extranet only - our dedicated online resource for office bearers, staff and the ministries.

Extranet site icon Click here to go to our extranet site.

The Law Department team

A number of support staff assist the Solicitor of the Church, Janette Wilson, her Depute Solicitor Mary Macleod, and the Church's team of assistant solicitors and titles clerk.

Contact details

For further information please email
Email us
 lawdept@cofscotland.org.uk

Or you can contact:
The Law Department
Church of Scotland
121 George Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4YN

Telephone: 0131 225 5722

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In this section

Introduction
Welcome to the Central Services Committee pages of the Support and Services Council

Central Properties
Providing professional property, facilities and health and safety services

General Treasurers
The central finance department of the Church

Human Resources
A guide to the employing agency for the Church's staff

Information Technology
Details about the IT department responsible for the Church offices

Law
Acts in legal matters for the Church and all of its courts, boards, committees and trusts

Media Relations Unit
Liaises between the Church and the media and manages the Kirk's website

Office Management
How the day-to-day running of the Church Offices in Edinburgh is managed

 

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