Tag Archives: United Kingdom

Revealed: government plans for police privatisation

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

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

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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Treading the thin blue line on police privatisation

Letters Treading the thin blue line on police privatisation guardian.co.uk, Monday 5 March 2012 16.00 EST It’s four weeks early for April Fools’ Day (Revealed: hidden government plans to privatise the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Police privatisation plans defended by senior officers

Police privatisation plans defended by senior officers Association of Chief Police Officers says only radical change will allow forces to cope with cuts and protect the public Alan Travis and Juliette… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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