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    G4S and Serco face £4million penalty over ‘substandard’ accommodation for asylum seekers

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    G4S and Serco face £4million penalty over ‘substandard’ accommodation for asylum seekers Lizzie Dearden Friday 10 January 2014 Asylum seekers are being crammed into overcrowded and substandard accommodation by G4S and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Private jails in dock over delivery of public service

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    January 10, 2014 8:38 pm Private jails in dock over delivery of public service By Helen Warrell, Public Policy Correspondent When private security contractor G4S opened Oakwood jail nearly two years… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Did The 60 Minutes Benghazi Hoaxer Also Lie About His Rank?

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    Did The 60 Minutes Benghazi Hoaxer Also Lie About His Rank? Expand Related CBS Retracts Bombshell Benghazi Report Over Lying Source Today CBS newsmagazine 60 Minutes retracted its bombshell report about… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Judge criticises security firm Serco for delaying sentencing of millionaire who murdered lapdancer wife

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    Judge criticises security firm Serco for delaying sentencing of millionaire who murdered lapdancer wife The company, who are contracted by the Ministry of Justice to look after defendants, called a doctor… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    British weapons could be arming Somali pirates

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    British weapons could be arming Somali pirates Review into the quantity of guns sent to help UK firms after fears that some will end up in the wrong hands Mark Leftly … You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Serco: Bolstering a “corporate renewal” with cloud

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    Serco: Bolstering a “corporate renewal” with cloud Kenny MacIver | On January 2, 2014 Serco-managed Boris Bikes 2013 was a year that outsourcing giant Serco will want to forget. In late… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    The Private Security Industry Act 2001 and the security management gap in the United Kingdom

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    The Private Security Industry Act 2001 and the security management gap in the United Kingdom Button, Mark Security Journal24.2 (Apr 2011): 118-132. Abstract (summary) The passing of the Private Security Industry Act… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Exclusive: Labour would strip controversial firms G4S and Serco of lucrative contracts

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    Exclusive: Labour would strip controversial firms G4S and Serco of lucrative contracts Party said it will try to ‘unpick’ £6bn in outsourcing deals Oliver Wright  Whitehall Editor Thursday 26 December 2013… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Britain leading the way in fight against pirates

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    Britain leading the way in fight against pirates Piracy is an international problem but City & Guilds is helping lead the fight against the seaborne criminals with a qualification for those… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    G4S faces second Serious Fraud Office investigation

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    Last updated: December 19, 2013 10:07 pm G4S faces second Serious Fraud Office investigation By Gill Plimmer and Helen Warrell ©James Dodd/Statement Images G4S was referred to the Serious Fraud Office… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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