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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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    Serco Agrees To Repay £68.5m Overcharge

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    Serco Agrees To Repay £68.5m Overcharge Serco agreed to the payment after it was found the firm charged the Government for monitoring dead prisoners. 1:44pm UK, Thursday 19 December 2013 Serco… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Ministry of Justice finds problems with more G4S contracts

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    Ministry of Justice finds problems with more G4S contracts The security services provider has already lost its position as provider on the government’s electronic monitoring contracts By Anh Nguyen | Computerworld… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    US could block MoD sell-off plans over security fears

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    US could block MoD sell-off plans over security fears Secrets of shared military technology could be jeopardised by privatisation of equipment repair and maintenance arm Toby Helm and Peter Beaumont The… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Defence secretary abandons plan to privatise equipment procurement

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    Defence secretary abandons plan to privatise equipment procurement Philip Hammond had planned to replace MoD equipment agency despite opposition from industry and military figures Richard Norton-Taylor theguardian.com, Tuesday 10 December 2013… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Ministry of Defence shelves plan to privatise procurement

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    December 6, 2013 4:00 pm Ministry of Defence shelves plan to privatise procurement By Sam Jones ©Getty The Ministry of Defence is to drop proposals to privatise its £14bn equipment procurement… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Levene: Reform UK Procurement Rather Than Use Private Operator

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    Levene: Reform UK Procurement Rather Than Use Private Operator Dec. 5, 2013 – 03:45AM | By ANDREW CHUTER Peter Levene (Agence France-Presse) LONDON — A senior figure in the effort to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Serco in Billing Probe Limbo Seeks Recovery in U.K. Contracts

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    Serco in Billing Probe Limbo Seeks Recovery in U.K. Contracts By Natasha Doff – Dec 4, 2013 7:00 PM ET Serco Group Plc (SRP) has lost a prison contract, a CEO… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    UK boss Jeremy Stafford quits Serco after overcharging row

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    UK boss Jeremy Stafford quits Serco after overcharging row Aim of departure is to ‘refresh relations with central government’ after company was accused of overcharging taxpayers Sean Farrell The Guardian, Thursday… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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