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    Serco profits plummet after string of embarrassments

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    March 4, 2014 9:41 am Serco profits plummet after string of embarrassments By Gill Plimmer ©PA Serco revealed a 62 per cent drop in profits on Tuesday as it admitted that… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Ian Tyler appointed as G4S ‘minder’

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    March 3, 2014 5:48 pm Ian Tyler appointed as G4S ‘minder’ By Sarah Neville and Gill Plimmer ©BloombergIan Tyler is appointed crown representative to G4S The government has appointed a senior… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Scandal-struck Serco strengthens its board

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    Scandal-struck Serco strengthens its board Driving ahead: the outsorucer recently poached Rupert Soames from Aggreko to be its chief executive. Getty Nick Goodway Published: 03 March 2014 Updated: 11:31, 03 March 2014 Scandal-hit… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    G4S faces more accounting claims from SFO

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    G4S faces more accounting claims from SFO Former finance director alleges that G4S charged another part of the business £4m to hide the size of its profits The SFO said its… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Outsource group G4S faces fresh accounting allegations

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    February 23, 2014 9:31 pm Outsource group G4S faces fresh accounting allegations By Caroline Binham, Legal Correspondent Fresh allegations have emerged about accounting irregularities at G4S, the outsourcer facing a criminal… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Tory toff Nicholas Soames who tried to ban minimum wage takes home £25k bonus

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    Tory toff Nicholas Soames who tried to ban minimum wage takes home £25k bonus Feb 07, 2014 00:00 By James Lyons Soames earns £67k a year as an MP, £102k as… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    UK watchdog takes another bite out of failing outsourcer G4S

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    UK watchdog takes another bite out of failing outsourcer G4S John Grayson 12 February 2014 Subjects: G4S: Securing whose world? Commercial outsourcers fail and fail again. Privatisation hurtles on. The Public… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Serco Snags RAF Fylingdales Job After UK Lifts Ban

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    Serco Snags RAF Fylingdales Job After UK Lifts Ban Feb. 9, 2014 – 04:51PM   | By ANDREW CHUTER   | Defense contract company Serco secured a deal to provide maintenance, operational and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Companies Bid on Britain’s Defence Support Group

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    Companies Bid on Britain’s Defence Support Group Feb. 10, 2014 – 12:07PM   | By ANDREW CHUTER   | Several companies are bidding on Britain’s state-owned Defence Support Group, which the government has… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Serco shares fall over warning that scandal will hit profits

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    Serco shares fall over warning that scandal will hit profits Scandal over Serco’s overcharging for government work continues to inflict damage as profits expected to be up to 20% lower Sean… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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