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    Private sector ‘will hold MoD to ransom’: PCS union warns MPs over proposal to outsource defence procurement

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    Private sector ‘will hold MoD to ransom’: PCS union warns MPs over proposal to outsource defence procurement Mark Leftly  Sunday 22 September 2013 The British government will be “held to ransom”… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    G4S to bid for probation contracts despite ongoing inquiry

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    Thursday 19 September 2013 G4S to bid for probation contracts despite ongoing inquiry Simon Israel Home Affairs Correspondent Channel 4 News has learned that G4S is among 30 large organisations which… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    G4S and Serco can bid for £800m of contracts

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    The Guardian (London) – Final Edition September 16, 2013 Monday G4S and Serco can bid for £800m of contracts Alan Travis, Home affairs editor Pg. 4 The justice secretary is to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    ‘Public protection is not be about profit’

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    Gloucestershire Echo September 18, 2013 Wednesday Edition 3; National Edition ‘Public protection is not be about profit’; Protest against probation privatisation plans Nick Webster Pg. 4 PROBATION workers in Gloucester are… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    ‘Privately-run companies should open drunk tanks’

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    Aberdeen Press and Journal September 18, 2013 Wednesday ‘Privately-run companies should open drunk tanks’ David Mckay Pg. 16 Privately-run drunk tanks should be considered to tackle soaring levels of alcohol-fuelled disorder,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Investigated Serco and G4S can bid for new contracts, says Chris Grayling

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    Investigated Serco and G4S can bid for new contracts, says Chris Grayling Justice secretary says firms can be in running for MoJ contracts despite fraud probes, but not until ‘forensic audit’… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    In Iraq, the Bomb-Detecting Device That Didn’t Work, Except to Make Money

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    In Iraq, the Bomb-Detecting Device That Didn’t Work, Except to Make Money By Adam Higginbotham July 11, 2013 Photograph by Karim Kadim/AP Photo On Dec. 9, 2009, Major General Jihad al-Jabiri,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Putting PwC on Serco’s case adds another stink to a very smelly situation

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    The Independent (London) August 30, 2013 Friday First Edition Putting PwC on Serco’s case adds another stink to a very smelly situation; OUTLOOK MARK LEFTLY Pg. 54 That accountant PricewaterhouseCoopers  (PwC)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Serco shares fall 11pc as prison vans contract is referred to police

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    The Daily Telegraph (London) August 30, 2013 Friday Edition 1; National Edition, Pg. 5 Serco shares fall 11pc as prison vans contract is referred to police Rebecca Clancy MORE than £450m… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    DOES SERCO HAVE CULTURE OF DECEPTION?

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    MAIL ON SUNDAY (London) September 1, 2013 Sunday DOES SERCO HAVE CULTURE OF DECEPTION? BY SIMON WATKINS SERCO urgently needs to draw a line under its scandals before it does irreparable… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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