Category Archives: UK

    Private Security Firms Poaching Elite Troops

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    Private Security Firms Poaching Elite Troops 11:52am UK, Saturday March 17, 2012 Sam Kiley, defence and security editor A boom in recruitment by security firms guarding ships against Somali pirates has… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Police privatisation: dozens of firms register interest in £1.5bn contract

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    Police privatisation: dozens of firms register interest in £1.5bn contract Surrey and West Midlands forces invite bids for services including investigating crimes and detaining suspects Alan Travis, home affairs editor guardian.co.uk,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Olympics 2012 security: welcome to lockdown London

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    http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/mar/12/london-olympics-security-lockdown-london?newsfeed=true Olympics 2012 security: welcome to lockdown London London 2012 will see the UK’s biggest mobilisation of military and security forces since the second world war and the effects will linger… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Revealed: government plans for police privatisation

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    Revealed: government plans for police privatisation West Midlands and Surrey police offer £1.5bn contract under which private firms may investigate crime and detain suspects Alan Travis and Zoe Williams guardian.co.uk, Friday… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Private companies may soon be responsible for investigating crime under new proposals

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    telegraph.co.uk March 2, 2012 Friday 8:19 PM GMT Private companies may soon be responsible for investigating crime under new proposals; Private companies could soon be responsible for investigating crimes, patrolling neighbourhoods… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Using private security firms will erode the tradition of policing by consent

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    Guardian Unlimited March 4, 2012 Sunday Using private security firms will erode the tradition of policing by consent Brian Paddickguardian.co.uk When I was a police constable in the late 1970s there… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Cameron defends plans to outsource back-office jobs to contractors

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    Birmingham Post March 8, 2012 Thursday 1ST Edition Cameron defends plans to outsource back-office jobs to contractors; contractors Pg. 15 David Cameron has defended controversial plans to pay private firms pounds… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Maritime Private Security companies : UK standards to be in place by end of 2012

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    Maritime Private Security companies : UK standards to be in place by end of 2012 (07/03/2012) Early this week, at the Inaugural Conference of the Security in Complex Environments Group (SCEG)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Cuts prompt police to use more contractors

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    March 7, 2012 10:09 pm Cuts prompt police to use more contractors By Gill Plimmer and Helen Warrell For all the furore surrounding private sector involvement in running police services, the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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    Police privatisation must be stopped, says Lord Prescott

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    Police privatisation must be stopped, says Lord Prescott Former deputy prime minister, who plans to stand in first ‘police’ elections, says use of security firms is unacceptable Alan Travis, home affairs… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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