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    Reformers renew call for G4S and Serco prisons ban

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    Reformers renew call for G4S and Serco prisons ban Howard League for Penal Reform wants companies barred from bidding for government business until investigations are finished Alan Travis, home affairs editor… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    DynCorp Targets U.K. as Afghan Work Unwinds

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    DynCorp Targets U.K. as Afghan Work Unwinds Wall Street Journal By Doug Cameron 12 May 2014 16:21, DynCorp International Inc., one of the largest U.S. defense contractors in Afghanistan, hopes to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Domestic Law and Regulation of the Private Military Industry

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    Domestic Law and Regulation of the Private Military Industry Type: Master thesis Title: Domestic Law and Regulation of the Private Military Industry Author: Cavanna Barea, J.A. You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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    Labour substitution and the scope for military outsourcing

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    Labour substitution and the scope for military outsourcing MacDonald, Peter (2013): Labour substitution and the scope for military outsourcing. PDF MPRA_paper_46688.pdf Download (324Kb) | Preview Abstract Abstract This article argues that… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    There’s no evidence that outsourcing public services ever works

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    There’s no evidence that outsourcing public services ever works Very few of us believe companies such as Serco and G4S can run services. So where’s the public debate about what’s next? … You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Churchill heir vows to begin Serco’s long road to recovery

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    Churchill heir vows to begin Serco’s long road to recovery By Neil Maidment LONDON Thu May 1, 2014 8:59am EDT May 1 (Reuters) – The grandson of Winston Churchill delivered his… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    How the Home Office, Serco and G4S catastrophically mishandled asylum contracts

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    How the Home Office, Serco and G4S catastrophically mishandled asylum contracts By Ian Dunt Thursday, 24 April 2014 8:45 AM 2 Hodge chairs the public accounts committee and contributed to the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Captive Market

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    Tuesday, April 29, 2014 Captive Market No-one could justly accuse Chris Graybeing’s Ministry for Profitable Incarceration of failing to think through the consequences of its actions. The coalition’s assault on legal… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Tales from the inside: drugs and disorder at G4S’s prison of the future

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    Tales from the inside: drugs and disorder at G4S’s prison of the future Oakwood was to be the blueprint for a new generation of big, cheap jails, yet it has been… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Home Office ‘bungled G4S and Serco asylum centre contracts’

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    Home Office ‘bungled G4S and Serco asylum centre contracts’ MPs issue a scathing verdict on the Government’s latest botched outsourcing project Jim Armitage DEPUTY BUSINESS EDITOR Thursday 24 April 2014 The… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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