A further £25 million will be invested to increase security for Jewish communities after the suspected terror attack in north London, the UK Government has said.
The funding will be aimed at boosting police patrols and protections around synagogues, schools and community centres.
Legislation creating powers to target people and organisations acting on behalf of state-sponsored groups will also be “fast-tracked” in the coming weeks, the Government said.
Security minister Dan Jarvis told Times Radio the government would fast track legislation which would allow the prosecution of people acting as a proxy of a state-sponsored group under Britain’s National Security Act.
The government said the new powers would mean proxies could be dealt with in the same way as foreign intelligence services.
