Protective Security for Mosques Scheme
Apply for security to protect mosques and associated Muslim community centres.
The Protective Security for Mosques Scheme is provided free of charge by the Home Office to protect mosques and associated Muslim community centres.
To apply for protective security measures for your mosque or associated Muslim faith community centre, complete the online application form.
Who can apply
You can apply to the scheme if you are:
- a mosque
- an associated Muslim community centre (a faith-based community centre that is run by or located near a mosque and where regular worship takes place)
You will also need to be a registered charity (or exempt from registering as a charity).
Home Office schemes that offer protective security for other faith communities.
You should apply if:
- you have experienced hate crime at your mosque or community centre
- you feel that your mosque or community centre is vulnerable to hate crime
- there has been hate crime in your local area towards other places of worship or people who attend them
What the scheme covers
You can apply for one or both of these security measures:
- physical security measures, such as CCTV, alarms, secure fencing and gates
- security personnel services (guarding), providing visible security staff at your location
Your site will be surveyed to assess your security needs and what measures are appropriate.
All security measures are provided for free by the Home Office. For some physical security measures, this includes any maintenance costs for one year from the installation date.
How to apply
You should only complete one application form for each mosque or community centre in each round of the scheme.
If your mosque and community centre are located on the same site, you only need to complete one application form.
You will need to provide details about your site including:
- the name and address of your mosque or community centre
- the registered charity number of your organisation, or a letter confirming your organisation’s exemption from registering as a charity
- the contact details of a responsible person who will be your site’s point of contact
- a summary of any security concerns or hate crime experienced at your mosque or community centre, and the impact these have on the people who use it
You can save your application form and come back to it later.
Data protection
To find out more about how we process and protect your information, and your rights in relation to this, see the privacy information notice.