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<p>Last week, we announced an uplift of funding for the 2019/20 Places of Worship
Protective Security Funding Scheme to £1.6 million. This is double the amount awarded
in 2018/19. Under the 2016 Hate Crime Action Plan, we committed £2.4m over three years
to provide protective security measures to places of worship which have been subject
to or are vulnerable to hate crime attacks, and so far we have awarded grants to just
under 50 mosques. The 2019/20 scheme was announced as a fourth year of funding in
October 2018.</p><p><br>The Home Office also announced last week a new £5 million
fund over 3 years to provide security training for Places of Worship in England and
Wales. This will enable staff and volunteers to develop the security understanding
necessary to make physical security measures work effectively.</p><p><br>We are already
engaging with faith representatives and organisations including the Anti-Muslim Hatred
Working Group, Tell Mamma and the Independent Advisory Group on Hate Crime, and will
open a consultation shortly to review what more can be and should be done to protect
faith communities more widely.</p>
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