Places of Worship Security Funding Scheme
(asked on 2nd November 2018) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what meetings his Department has had with representatives of religious institutions on the places of worship security funding scheme in the last three years.
This question was answered on 16th November 2018
The Places of Worship security funding scheme is a key Home Office commitment in the Hate Crime Action Plan.
Officials have actively promoted the scheme visiting mosques, gurdwaras, churches and temples, as well as attending faith-based roundtables. In addition, the scheme uses an Independent Advisory Panel, consisting of representatives from the Christian, Muslim, Sikh and Hindu faiths, to assess applications.