ABSTRACT
Over the past 25 years, Paganism in Britain has been growing and Pagans are now entering mainstream public life. In Scotland, Pagan celebrants can conduct legal marriage services. The Pagan Federation is a member of the Religious Education Council of England and Wales. Since 1990, the Prison Service has provided chaplaincy services for Pagan prisoners. Police Authorities have supported the establishment of the Pagan Police Association, resulting in a diversity award (Employers Forum on Belief 2010). National interfaith groups are opening to Pagans, beginning in 2013 with the Scottish Interfaith Council. The Charity Commission, the body responsible for overseeing not-for-profit organisations, has registered some Pagan religious charities, notably in 2010 the Druid Network, but has for 20 years resisted granting charitable status to The Pagan Federation. Change is piecemeal, with different government departments, local administrations, and religious bodies taking different stances, and the position of Paganism in Britain remains ambiguous.
