By Aditi Khanna

London – Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday announced a 10-million-pounds boost to security funding for the UK's mosques and Muslim faith centres to protect them from hate crime and attacks.

The additional investment into the Protective Security for Mosques Scheme is aimed at providing security measures such as CCTV, alarm systems, secure fencing, and security personnel services.

The scheme was created to protect mosques, Muslim community centres, and Muslim faith schools that have experienced or are vulnerable to hate crime.

“Britain is a proud and tolerant country. Attacks on any community are attacks on our entire nation and our values,” said Starmer.

“This funding will provide Muslim communities with the protection they need and deserve, allowing them to live in peace and safety. I want a Britain built for all and my government is committed to delivering safer streets for everyone – and that means protecting places of worship from those who seek to divide us through hate and violence,” he said.

The most recent official statistics revealed that anti-Muslim hate crimes rose by 19 per cent in the year ending March 2025, and 44 per cent of all religious hate crimes targeted Muslims. The funding boost follows Starmer's visit to Peacehaven Mosque in East Sussex, which was targeted in an arson attack earlier this month.

MENAFN23102025000215011059ID1110240292