Written question asked by Caroline Spelman (Conservative) on Tuesday, 28 April 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 30 April 2009. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Thursday, 7 May 2009 on behalf of the Home Office.

Community Relations: Finance

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to the planning guidance, Safer places: a counter-terrorism supplement, whether the £5 million of funding is (a) additional funding, (b) to be delivered in one year and (c) available to local planning authorities and other bodies.

Answer: The extra £5 million funding comes from the Home Office budget for the Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism (OSCT). It was allocated as part of the budget setting round for 2009-10. The funding will support regional and local delivery of work to improve the protection of crowded places as set out in the Government's consultation document "Working Together to Protect Crowded Places".The Government will allocate this funding based on priorities identified by local partnerships and risk assessments carried out by counter-terrorism security advisers (CTSAs).

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