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    Serco warns on profits as government ban is lifted

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    Last updated: January 30, 2014 6:53 pm Serco warns on profits as government ban is lifted By Gill Plimmer Hundreds of millions of pounds were wiped off Serco’s market value on… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Serco ‘on right path’ after tagging overcharging, says minister

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    0 January 2014 Last updated at 08:55 ET Serco ‘on right path’ after tagging overcharging, says minister Serco lost the government contract for electronic tagging Continue reading the main story Related… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    MoD to hand over running of bases to private sector

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    January 28, 2014 6:23 pm MoD to hand over running of bases to private sector By Gill Plimmer and Carola Hoyos ©Getty The Ministry of Defence is expected to appoint a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Command, control and contestation: negotiating security at the London 2012 Olympics

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    Command, control and contestation: negotiating security at the London 2012 Olympics Pete Fussey Article first published online: 12 DEC 2013 © 2013 Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Death of a Canadian

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    Death of a Canadian Clare Sambrook 24 January 2014 Subjects: G4S: Securing whose world? Some deaths in UK immigration detention get more media attention than others. “He was on his way… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Gambling with public safety: privatising probation

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    Gambling with public safety: privatising probation Mike Guilfoyle 23 January 2014 Subjects: G4S: Securing whose world? Care and justice In England and Wales the probation service works. The Coalition government is… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Detention centre castigated over death of elderly man

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    Detention centre castigated over death of elderly man Terminally ill Canadian man, 84, was kept in handcuffs by staff at Harmondsworth removal centre until after his heart stopped Alan Travis, home… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Ministry of Defence spent £49million on private contractors while giving thousands of soldiers boot

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    Ministry of Defence spent £49million on private contractors while giving thousands of soldiers boot Jan 17, 2014 23:39 By James Lyons, Tom McTague Defence bosses increased spending on management consultants, lawyers,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Be-Serco! A shadowy tale of outsourcing

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    Be-Serco! A shadowy tale of outsourcing Written by: Rose Carr on January 10, 2014 Along with other contracts, Serco is involved in the running of the Boris Bikes scheme (Credit: Adrian… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Man, 84, dies handcuffed in hospital: UK border control by the GEO Group

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    Man, 84, dies handcuffed in hospital: UK border control by the GEO Group Clare Sambrook  16 January 2014 Subjects: G4S: Securing whose world? A shocking report on Harmondsworth, the British immigration… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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