Local Authority Religious Representatives An Audit March 2016 Overview All local authorities in Scotl have been required by law to appoint three unelected religious representative to their education 1 committee since 1973. All local authorities are required to appoint one representative from the Church of Scotl, (with the exception of Orkney Isls, Shetl Isls Western Isles) one representative from the Roman Catholic Church. Local authorities are then required to appoint an additional third representative based on the comparative strength within their area of all the churches denominational bodies, except Orkney Isls, Shetl Isls Western Isles who appoint two. A petition was brought forward by Edinburgh Secular Society on December 2013 to ask The Scottish Parliament s Public Petition to ask the Scottish Government to repeal the legislation requiring this. This petition fell on 6 May 2014 after John Finnie 2 MSP announced he would be seeking to bring forward a Members Bill which would have the same effect. John Finnie announced in 3 November 2014 that he would not be seeking to bring forward the Bill following a public consultation. Author: Gary McLell, Head of Communication Public Affairs Contact: gary@humanism.scot or 0131 281 0885 1 Section 124 of the Local Government (Scotl) Act 1973, as amended by Section 31 of the Local Government etc. (Scotl) Act 1994. 2 http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/gettinginvolved/petitions/pe01498 3 http://johnfinniemsp.org/2014/11/17/members bill/ 1
Analysis of Local Authority Religious Representatives, March 2016 4 The Enlighten Up campaign has gathered details of all religious representatives appointed to local authorities as of March 2016. There are 88 al representatives, across all local authority areas. Gender Balance: Male 58, Female 30 Vacancies: There are currently 8 vacancies for religious representatives. Analysis by denomination (of all 88 religious representatives) : 4 Gathered through FOI, or other publicly available information. 2
Denomination Number of religious representatives Church of Scotl 33 (of which 2 are classed as third representatives ) Roman Catholic 28 Scottish Episcopal Church 8 Baptist 4 Free Church of Scotl 3 Free Presbyterian Church of Scotl 1 Islam 1 Evangelical Christian 2 Pentecostal 2 Salvation Army 1 Eccumenical/Non denominational Christian 2 Jewish 1 Unknown 2 3
Full details of local authority religious representatives Local Committe Church of Roman Catholic Other 3rd Voting Authority e (*=when Scotl Member arrang (Informatio discussing Denomi ements n last education nation updated) matters) Aberdeen s Rev Edward Mrs Irene Wischik Ms Anne Tree Episcopal City McKenna Acting Principal St Devenick's ian does 03/11/2015 Children's South St Nicholas Teacher Scottish Episcopal Services Church St Peter s RC Church, 2 voting Kincorth Circle Primary School, Baillieswells Road, Aberdeen AB12 5NX 74 Dunbar Street, Bieldside, Aberdeen eddiemckenna@uwc Aberdeen AB15 9A lub.net AB24 3UJ office@stdevenicks.o rg.uk 4
enquiries@stpeters.a berdeen.sch.uk Aberdeensh, Dr. Eleanor Mrs Mary Nelson Dr Ian Findlay Episcopal Unknow ire Learning Anderson No contact Scottish Episcopal ian n 07/11/2015 Leisure Presbytery of information Member of the Represent Buchan available Provincial ing Drumblair Cottage Mission Aberdeen Forgue, Huntly Ministry Board shire AB54 6DE Inter buchan@cofscotl Faith.org.uk Group Angus Children David Adams Bill Simpson Georgina Mallie Episcopal Glebe House, 19 Ferrier Street, Vestry Member ian does 20/10/2015 Learning Farnell, by Brechin Carnoustie, Angus, (Trustee) of St Mary DD9 6UH DD7 7HT St Peter s voting Church, Montrose 5
david.adams81@btin ternet.com Argyll Community William Crossan Fr David Connor Vacant Bute Services Gowanbank, St Margaret's, Argyll Kilkerran Road, Street, 21/10/2015 * Campbeltown PA26 Lochgilphead. PA31 6JL 8NE dconnor7@hotmail.c o.uk Clackmanna, Rev Sang Y Cha Father Michael Pastor David Fraser Baptist nshire Sport 7A Claremont, Alloa Freyne Scottish Baptist Leisure FK10 2DG Roman Catholic Church, c/o Alva 22/10/2015 syc@cantab.net Church, St John Baptist Church, 1 Vianney.s RC The Green, Alva Church, East Stirling FK12 5JQ 6
Street, Alva, FK12 david@alvabaptist.o 5HA rg mafreyne@hotmail.c om Dumfries Robert McQuistan Rev William Canon Robin Paisley Episcopal Old Schoolhouse, McFadden St John the ian Galloway Carsluith, Newton St Andrews St Evangelist Newall Stewart, DG8 7DT Cuthberts, High Terrace, Dumfries 09/11/2015 mcquistan@mcquist Street, DG1 1LW an.plus.com Kirkcudbright, DG6 rectorstjohndumfrie 4JW s@me.com rcchurchkb@btinter net.com Comhairle Rev Hugh M Stewart Fr Michael Murdo Macleod Free nan Eilean MacDonald Church of Siar Children Scotl 7
(Western Services 4 Seaview, Knock, St Michael's, Free Church of Isles Point, Isle of Lewis Ardkenneth, Scotl, Gordon Free ) HS2 0PD Iochdar, Street, Nairn Presbyteri 02/11/2015 berneralwuig@btint Lochboisdale. HS8 IV12 4DQ an ernet.com 5RD. murdo.macleod1@te Church of mjmacdonald@onet sco.net Scotl el.com Rev A W MacColl F P Manse, Swainbost, HS2 0TA Dundee City Miss Kathleen Monsignor Kenneth Mr Mohammed Islam Ms McCaffrey Bashir Chohan 21/10/2015 27 Noran Avenue, St Peter St Paul, c/o Dundee DD4 7LE 29 Byron Street, Dundee Central kathms@blueyo Dundee, DD3 6QN Mosque nder.co.uk 6 Miln Street 8
ken.mccaffrey@stpet Dundee erstpaul.co.uk Angus United Kingdom DD1 5BZ info@dundeeislamic society.co.uk East Cabinet Mr Ian Rennie Ms Maria Dorian Mr Andrew Keachie Salvation Ayrshire 46 Colonsay Place, Contact information Contact information Army * Wardneuk, not available not available 02/02/2016 Kilmarnock KA3 2JU i.rennie@btinternet. records, com unless a vote is held by roll call 9
East Mrs Barbara Jarvie Fr Paul Milarvie Mr John Jackson Baptist Dunbartons 18 Cannerton Saint Flannan Kirkintilloch Baptist hire Crescent, Milton of 79 Hillhead Road Church Campsie, Glasgow Kirkintilloch 52 Townhead G66 8DR Glasgow G66 2HY Kirkintilloch bj@bjarvie.fsnet.co.u Glasgow G66 1NL records, k unless a vote is held by roll call City of, Mr Craig Duncan Marie Allan Rev Thomas Coupar Ecumenic Edinburgh Children 2 East Barnton Contact information The Robin Chapel al Gardens, Edinburgh not available Thistle Foundation Christian 15/02/2016 Families EH4 6AR Niddrie Mains Road ; acraigduncan@btint Edinburgh EH16 Placing in ernet.com 4EA 10
Schools tcoupar@hotmail.co Appeal m, Sub Commi ttee on Stards for Children Families East Mr Marjorie Mr Michael McHugh Mr Stephen Bunyan Episcopal Lothian Goldsmith Haddington, East c/o St Annes, ian (in Lothian Westgate, Dunbar, 23/10/2015 addition, EH42 1JZ 11
where a 20 St Lawrence, secretary@stannesd head Haddington EH41 unbar.org.uk records, teacher is 3RL unless a being vote is appointed held by to a roll call catholic school, the Catholic Church Representa tive sits on the appointme nt committee) 12
East Ms Mary McIntyre Rev Thomas Boyle, Dr Frank Angell Jewish Renfrewshir 5 Buchanan Drive, Dip.Theol. M.Ed., c/o East Communi e Glasgow G77 6HT MBA Renfrewshire ty 02/11/2015 mmmcintyre@ntlwo Our Lady of rld.com Lourdes, Eastwood Park 66 Old Greenock Rouken Glen Road Road, Giffnock Bishopton East Renfrewshire PA7 5BE G46 6UG tboyle@bcos.org.uk eamonn.daly@eastre nfrewshire.gov.uk Falkirk Margaret Coutts Hector Cairns Rev Michael Rollo Pentecost 34 Pirleyhill No contact Larbert Pentecostal al does 20/10/2015 Gardens, Falkirk FK1 information Church, Broomage 5NB available Avenue, Larbert, voting Falkirk FK5 4NT records 13
margaret.coutts03@ as of btinternet.com 11th March 2015. Fife Executive Rev Hugh D Steele Mr George Haggerty Mr Alastair Crockett Baptist 05/11/2015 15 Arlick Road, Kelty St Brelades, 7 Cupar Baptist * KY4 0BH Cambustay Gardens, Church, 79 hsteele@churchofsco Broughty Ferry, Bonnygate, Cupar Health & tl.org.uk Dundee DD5 2SR KY15 4BY Social Care records Scrutiny * Appeals 14
Appointme nts Glasgow Executive Rev Graham Canon Robert Hill Vacant City Cartlidge St. Matthew's, 21/10/2015 * 54 Mansewood 2 South Crosshill Road, Eastwood, Road Glasgow G43 1TL Bishopbriggs G64 cartlidge262@btinte 2LZ rnet.com Highl, Mr Gordon Smith Ms Margaret Dr Alan Fraser Free Children Glenwood, Altour McCulloch No contact Church of 14/10/2015 Adult Road, Spean Bridge 94 Cradlehall Park information Scotl Services PH34 4EZ Inverness available gordonsmith934@bt IV2 5DB internet.com Rev Angus MacRae 15
Free Church Manse Free Firthview Church of DINGWALL Scotl IV15 9PF Inverclyde Mr Tom Macdougall Rev Michael Rev Fraser Pentecost Crofthmor 2, 15 The McMahon Donaldson al 05/11/2015 Communiti Crescent, Skelmorlie c/o Diocese of Greenock Elim es PA17 5DX Paisley Church tfymacdoug@aol.co Incle Street 48 Kelly Street * m Paisley GREENOCK records PA1 1HR PA16 8TR education@rcdop.or info@greenockelim. g.uk com Midlothian Cabinet* Vacant Mr Victor H. Bourne Mrs Margaret Church of 55 Newbattle Abbey Harkness Scotl 18/11/2015 Crescent, Dalkeith 16
2 Fowler Crescent, Loanhead EH20 9RX records Moray Children Rev Shuna Dicks Elizabeth Hewitt Rev Christopher Episcopal Unknow Young Mary Avenue, No contact Ketley ian n 21/01/2016 People's Aberlour, AB38 9QU information Holy Trinity Scottish Services revshuna@btinterne available Episcopal Church t.com Trinity Place Elgin Moray IV30 1UL North Cabinet Ms Elizabeth H. Very Reverend Mr Mark Fraser Non deno Ayrshire () Higton Cannon Matthew The Bridge Church, minationa Gorsebraehead, McManus 2 Dalry Road, l 12/10/2015 Darvel KA17 0LT Saint Kilwinning, KA13 Christian elizabethhigton@aol. Peter in Chains, 1 7HD com South Crescent records 17
Road, Ardrossan, bridgechurch@btint KA22 8DU ernet.com canonmatt@saintpet erinchains.net North Learning Mr John Maddock Mr James Duffin Mr John Love JP Church of Lanarkshire Leisure 137 Manse Road, 34 Auchingramont No contact Scotl Services Motherwell ML1 2PS Road information 09/11/2015 john@maddockfamil Hamilton available y.plus.com ML3 6JT 01698 457509 records Orkney, Mr Hugh Vacant Vacant Leisure Halcro Johnston 01/02/2016 Housing hugh@halcro johnst on.fsworld.co.uk records 18
Perth Lifelong Mrs Pat Giles Mrs Margaret Mrs Hilary Bridge Episcopal Kinross Learning 190 Oakbank Road, McFarlane Scottish Episcopal ian Perth PH1 1EG c/o Dioesan Office, Church 05/11/2015 (Mrs Hilary patgiles190@yahoo.c 24 28 Lawside Road, Bridge also o.uk Dundee, DD3 6XY sits on the records, Executive unless a Sub Commi vote is ttee of the held by Lifelong roll call Learning. See www.pkc.g ov.uk/com mittee for more 19
information.) Renfrewshir Iain Keith Jack Nellaney Rev Graeme Clark Baptist e & Young 5 Langside Drive, Diocese of Paisley Central Baptist 04/11/2015 People Kilbarchan PA10 Diocesan Office Church, 14 Lady Policy 2EL Incle Street Lane, Paisley Board james.keith@fsmail. Paisley net PA1 1HR records, unless a vote is held by roll call Scottish Executive Mr Graeme Donald Mr Joe Walsh Vacant Borders () 1 Upper Loan Park, Lauder TD2 6TR 26/10/2015 20
graeme.donald@bto penworld.com records, unless a vote is held by roll call Shetl Rev Tom Macintyre Vacant Mr Martin Unknown Isls Lappideks, South Tregonning Families Voxter, Shetl Churches 04/11/2015 Cunningsburgh, Shetl ZE2 9HF Trust The2macs.Macintyre Staneybrae @btinternet.com Dunrossness Shetl Martin.Tregonning @btconnect.com 21
Mrs Radina MacKay Shetl Interfaith Group 9 Millgaet LERWICK Shetl ZE1 0HG radina@alanmackay architect.co.uk South Leadership Rev David Gemmell Miss Phil Davey Pastor Ian Gall Evangelic Ayrshire Panel* 58 Monument Road, Riverside Church, al Ayr KA7 2UB 2 Merkl Road, John Street, Ayr, 09/11/2015 drgemmell@hotmail Ayr, KA7 4UQ KA8 0BS.com phil.davey123@btint ernet.com records, unless a 22
vote is held by roll call South Rev Sarah Lynsey Mr John Mulligan Dr Nagy Isker Evangelic Lanarkshire Resources Ross c/o Diocese of c/o Westwoodhill al 22 Lea Rig, Forth, Motherwell Evangelical Church 05/11/2015 Lanark ML11 8EA Diocesan Office Blenheim Avenue rev_sross@btinterne Coursington Road Westwood t.com Motherwell East Kilbride records ML1 1PP G75 9RT chancellor@rcdom.o hello@westwoodhill rg.uk church.org.uk Stirling Rev Jennifer Millar Mrs Rose Hart Mrs Jane Morris Episcopal 5 Clifford Road, No contact No contact ian 02/11/2015 Stirling FK8 2AQ information information available available 23
jmmillar@pkc.gov.u k West Miss Sheila Rennie Miss Ellen McBride Mrs Barbara Barnes Episcopal Dunbartons Services 128 Dumbuie 74 Mallard Road St Augustine's ian hire Avenue, Dumbarton Clydebank Episcopal Church 16/10/2015 G82 2JW G81 6NA 78 Lansbury Street sheilarennie@tiscali. Balloch co.uk barbarabarnes78@y records, ahoo.co.uk unless a vote is held by roll call West Myra MacPherson Vacant Lynne McEwen Unknown Lothian Executive, No contact 6 Fernlea information Uphall 19/10/2015 Policy available 24
Developme nt Scrutiny Panel, (Quality Assurance), Joint Consultativ e Group (Teaching Staff) West Lothian EH52 6DF lynnemcewen@hot mail.co.uk The Enlighten Up campaign is an initiative of Humanist Society Scotl which aims to promote a fair inclusive education system where pupils teachers are not discriminated against because of their religion or belief. For more details, please visit http://enlightenup.scot/. 25