Normally, if you're organising an event that requires security on the premises - e.g. a football match - you have to pay for that yourself . This includes both private security and policing costs.





Seems the government even stumped up for the venue hire of Hyde Park for an open-air prayer vigil! (Or at least waived whatever the normal fee would be)

The spin at the time was that the Church would pay for all the "pastoral" parts of the visit - see for example this news story