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In their daily round-up of religion based news stories on 31st July, the Religion Media Centre highlighted that Andy Burnham’s government reshuffle has meant another change in the role of Faith Minister, with Lord Lemos leaving the role after 22 days to take up a […]

This year the London Communities Emergencies Partnership is distributing £ 2,700 grants to ten community venues across London. The grants are designed to equip ten community venues with the tools, knowledge and networks they need to fill key gaps for extreme heat preparedness. Grantees can […]

The government has pledged an addition £5 million to support an increase in deployment of police officers at key public sites, including places of worship. The money will expand Project Servator, a national policing tactic which disrupts criminal activity and protects communities through highly visible […]

The latest UK Giving 2026 report from the Charities Aid Foundation provides an updated picture of how people across the UK are giving, volunteering and supporting charitable causes. Published in mid‑March 2026, the report highlights a modest recovery in public generosity following several years of […]

Housing Justice is recruiting a Faith and Communities Engagement Officer to support and strengthen homelessness services across Westminster. The role will focus on building partnerships between faith groups, community organisations, and statutory services to develop more coordinated, community-led responses to homelessness and rough sleeping. Responsibilities […]

The Woolf Institute and Good Faith Partnership are holding a webinar exploring the impact of global conflict on faith communities in the UK. Titled “Faith in Conflict: How Global Crises Are Shaping UK Faith Communities,” the webinar will build on insights from the recent report […]

The Home Office has introduced Faith Security Training (FST) to help places of worship and community centres strengthen safety and respond to security risks. The free courses cover threat recognition, protective measures, and incident response, with both multifaith and faith-specific modules. Training is available in […]

SAFE delivers free security advice on Community Security, Hate Crime, Online Security, Women’s Safety and much more. Community Security Trust (CST) is a charity that protects British Jews from antisemitism and related threats. SAFE was established in 2019. It shares the CST’s security knowledge with […]

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has launched a consultation to gather opinions on how ethnicity is recorded in official UK statistics. The consultation is open until 4th February 2026 and asks whether new or updated response options should be added to a harmonised ethnicity […]

A new report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF), UK Poverty 2026, paints a worrying picture of poverty in the United Kingdom. While overall poverty rates have remained high at around 21% of the population, deeper forms of hardship are increasing: approximately 6.8 million people […]