The series of devastating terrorist attacks the world has seen over the past year have really emphasised the need to tighten security in the UK and following the murder of a Catholic Priest in France, the security of churches too.<\/p>\n
With alerts high worldwide, now is as good a time as ever to improve the security of your church or place of worship or make sure existing security is tight.\u00a0 This might include making sure that locks on doors and windows are in good working order and are utilised when the building is empty.<\/p>\n
You may also wish to consider safety protocol when one person may be working alone in the church.<\/p>\n
You can find more information about church security on the Safer Places of Worship website, here<\/a>.<\/p>\n However, any measures you take to increase and tighten your security, probably won\u2019t come without cost.\u00a0 This is why the government have set up the Places of worship: security funding scheme.\u00a0 The scheme aims to provide \u2018funding for security measures against hate crime\u2019 and is open to applications from any place of worship in England and Wales.<\/p>\n