Britain's temples and gurdwaras are among a wide range of places of worship that could benefit from a new UK government scheme providing additional security to such places in the wake of spike in hate crimes following Brexit.
The Places of Worship Security Funding Scheme was launched by UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd on Tuesday as part of a wider UK government crackdown on a spike in hate crimes following Britain's vote to leave the European Union last month.
"Representatives from religious communities have raised concerns about crimes which range from graffiti to arson attacks. We will consider bids from places of worship in England and Wales to provide protective security measures," a UK Home Office statement said.
Places of worship will be required to provide supporting documents to show they need increased security, including police reports, records of incidents, photographic evidence or insurance claims and will need to contribute 20 per cent of the total costs.
The bids under the fund, which will be open until September, will cover security equipment such as CCTV, perimeter fencing, access control gates, door locks and security doors.
Funding provided under the new scheme would also include the appropriate labour cost to install the security equipment.
The initial funding for the scheme has been assessed at 2.4 million pounds over three years, to be reviewed in light of the response to the first round of bids.
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