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    MRS seeks assurances from G4S on prisoner work programme

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    MRS seeks assurances from G4S on prisoner work programme 22 August 2013 | By Simon Miller UK — The Market Research Society (MRS) has written to the head of G4S, the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    G4S secures Liverpool International Music Festival contract

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    G4S secures Liverpool International Music Festival contract Samantha Edwards, 21 August 2013, 10:03am G4S staff helping festival goers at this year’s T in the Park Event security business G4S has been… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Grayling calls for G4S and Serco revamps

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    August 20, 2013 8:44 pm Grayling calls for G4S and Serco revamps By Helen Warrell, Public Policy Correspondent Chris Grayling during the first day of the Conservative party conference©PA Security companies… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Capita Beats Serco and G4S to £400m Electronic Tag Contract

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    Capita Beats Serco and G4S to £400m Electronic Tag Contract By Shane Croucher: Subscribe to Shane’s RSS feed | August 20, 2013 3:47 PM GMT Electronic tagging is used in the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Four firms handed tagging contracts

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    Four firms handed tagging contracts Contracts at the centre of an electronic tagging scandal have been handed to four new firms including outsourcing giant Capita. G4S withdrew from the process for the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    The Tory Government’s Agenda of Privatisation Is increasingly Orwellian, Nonsensical and Spells Trouble

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    Richard Sudan Richard is a freelance writer based in London The Tory Government’s Agenda of Privatisation Is increasingly Orwellian, Nonsensical and Spells Trouble Posted: 12/08/2013 15:27 Over the course of the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Victims to report crime through Skype so police stations can be shut

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    telegraph.co.uk August 9, 2013 Friday 4:05 PM GMT Victims to report crime through Skype so police stations can be shut; Police force that needs to make millions in savings may ask… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    G4S could be put in charge of guarding MPs in bid to slash costs

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    By Vincent Moss G4S could be put in charge of guarding MPs in bid to slash costs 11 Aug 2013 00:00 The drastic move is one option being considered before the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    ‘Penny drops’ and G4S pulls out of electronic tagging contract bid

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    ‘Penny drops’ and G4S pulls out of electronic tagging contract bid Both G4S and Serco were accused of overcharging the government by tens of millions of pounds By Derek du Preez… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Private prison opened with unfinished cells and no toilet paper

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    The Times (London) August 12, 2013 Monday Edition 2; National Edition Private prison opened with unfinished cells and no toilet paper Richard Ford Pg. 14 Britain’s newest privately run Jail opened… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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