Places of Worship Security Funding Scheme
(asked on 17th April 2018) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding her Department provided from the Places of worship: security funding scheme to (a) churches, (b) gurdwaras and (c) mosques in the 2017-18 allocation; and whether such funds will be renewed on an annual basis.
Thirty–six places of worship were awarded funding in the second year of the Places of Worship funding scheme (2017-18), totalling £416,527.04. The breakdown by faith was as follows:
Type of place of worship | Number awarded funding | Total approved funding |
Churches | 10 | £81,426.14 |
Gurdwaras | 4 | £131,726.64 |
Mosques | 19 | £179,988.66 |
Hindu Temples | 3 | £23,385.60 |
The Places of Worship Security Fund is a commitment under the Hate Crime Action Plan 2016. The Home Office has committed £2.4m to places of worship over 3 years.