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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Neha Gohil Midlands correspondent

Mosques given £66m in emergency security funds after Southport disorder

Islam stands next to a wall on which graffiti has been roughly painted over
Islam, who attends the Jami community centre in Birmingham, which has had windows smashed and racist graffiti daubed on its premises. Photograph: Fabio De Paola/The Guardian

A record £66m of emergency security funding was issued by the Home Office for mosques and related community sites in the UK when violent disorder spread in the aftermath of the Southport attacks in 2024.

Exclusive figures obtained by the Guardian also reveal a record of about £41m in security funding was issued for mosques and related community sites for the year from April 2025-26 as part of the protective security scheme.

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