The Home Office is offering funded security measures (like CCTV, alarms, and secure doors) to places of worship and faith community centres in England and Wales that are at risk of hate crime through its Places of Worship Protective Security Scheme. The scheme covers installation and one year of maintenance.
The programme can provide funding for such things as:
o CCTV.
o Secure fencing or gates.
o Stronger doors and locks.
o Window protection.
o Intruder alarms.
o Entry systems (such as a keypad, fob or intercom).
o External lighting, and
o Secure mailboxes
The programme opened to applications on Monday 27th October with a deadline of Monday 8th December 2025.
Registered and exempt charities that are also one of the following may apply:
o Church.
o Gurdwara.
o Temple.
o Faith community centre (linked to a place of worship and host regular, active worship)
o Other place of worship
You should apply if either:
o Your place of worship has experienced hate crime, or
o You believe it’s at risk of hate crime – for example, similar places nearby have been targeted.
The following are not eligible under this programme:
o Homes or living spaces.
o Schools or educational buildings.
o NHS buildings (such as hospital chapels).
o Cafes, youth centres, or other buildings not used for regular worship, and
o Jewish and Muslim places of worship or community centres (please see note below).
Jewish and Muslim places of worship or community centres can receive measures through different schemes, for more information, please read the guidance on protective security for faith communities.
For further details about the Places of Worship Protective Security Scheme, including information on how to apply, please click on this link to the GOV.UK website.
