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<p>The Home Secretary has been clear: the far right has absolutely no place in Britain.
The British people overwhelmingly reject the prejudiced rhetoric of the far right,
which is the antithesis of the values that this country repre-sents: decency, tolerance
and respect. Our counter terrorism strategy, CONTEST, works to reduce the risk from
all forms of terrorism, irrespective of the ideology that inspires them.</p><p><br>Since
Christchurch the government has put in place a number of measures to reassure communities
of all faiths across the UK who may feel worried about their safety. In the first
instance, the Police have implemented additional patrols around mosques and other
places of worship and are working with communities to help enhance safety and reassure
the public.</p><p>We have committed to funding a fourth round of the Places of Worship
Scheme in 2019/20 as part of the Hate Crime Action Plan refresh, this follows the
success of the initial three years of funding. On 19 March 2019 the Home Secretary
announced double the amount of funding awarded last year would be available for this
year’s scheme; uplifting funding to £1.6 million for 2019/20</p><p>The Government
has also announced a new £5 million fund over 3 years to provide security training
for Places of Worship. We will be working closely with communities and faith leaders
to develop this new scheme and will, as soon as possible, be opening a competitive
process.</p>
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