The commission rejected an application to grant charitable status to The Temple of the Jedi Order.

It said Jediism did not “promote moral or ethical improvement” for charity law purposes in England and Wales….

In its ruling the Charity Commission said Jediism “lacked the necessary spiritual or non-secular element” it was looking for in a religion.

It said there was insufficient evidence that “moral improvement” was central to the beliefs and practices of Jediism and did not have the “cogency, cohesion, or seriousness” to truly be a belief system.

The commission said to be classed as a religion it must also have a positive beneficial impact on society in general and raised concerns that Jediism may, in part, have an “inward focus” on its members.