Category Archives: UK

Lucrative run of contracts boosts G4S after Olympics fiasco

May 10, 2013 7:56 pm Lucrative run of contracts boosts G4S after Olympics fiasco By Gill Plimmer G4S on Friday won its second contract in a week in another sign that the security company had been rehabilitated following its embarrassing … Continue reading

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Legislation Would Allow British MoD To Outsource DE&S Management

Legislation Would Allow British MoD To Outsource DE&S Management May. 8, 2013 – 07:30AM   |   By ANDREW CHUTER   |   LONDON — The British government will introduce legislation in the next session of Parliament to pave the way for outsourcing management … Continue reading

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US objects to Ministry of Defence outsourcing

May 6, 2013 4:24 pm US objects to Ministry of Defence outsourcing By Gill Plimmer and James Blitz The US has raised concern over the UK’s plan to outsource procurement of military equipment to the private sector. Under pressure to … Continue reading

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Comment: All mod cons at G4S jails: Chris Grayling’s ‘work for perks’ remarks have exposed the flaws of privately run prisons

The Guardian (London) – Final Edition May 1, 2013 Wednesday Comment: All mod cons at G4S jails: Chris Grayling’s ‘work for perks’ remarks have exposed the flaws of privately run prisons Frances Crook GUARDIAN COMMENT AND DEBATE PAGES; Pg. 26 … Continue reading

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Your Budget, should you choose to accept it….

Defence With A “C”  Wednesday, 1 May 2013 Your Your Budget, should you choose to accept it…. With the recent confirmation that the government is going ahead with its assessment into the future of the Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) … Continue reading

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G4S chief Nick Buckles in line for £4.5m after holding on to top job

G4S chief Nick Buckles in line for £4.5m after holding on to top job G4S annual report shows Buckles’ £830,000 salary was bolstered by benefits and other payments to £1.18m in 2012 Jill Treanor The Guardian, Monday 15 April 2013 … Continue reading

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In the future our police, lawyers and jails will be run by G4S

The Staggers The New Statesman’s rolling politics blog In the future our police, lawyers and jails will be run by G4S Barrister Russell Fraser explains the reality of cuts to legal aid. By Russell Fraser Published 22 April 2013 17:42 … Continue reading

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How can they let bungling G4S loose on child sex cases?

How can they let bungling G4S loose on child sex cases? Jimmy Savile victim’s fury at probe blunder Fury … Deborah Cogger was molested by Jimmy Savile Exclusive By MIKE SULLIVAN and EMILY NASH Published: 13th April 2013 A JIMMY … Continue reading

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G4S plc : G4S launches landmark human rights policy

G4S plc : G4S launches landmark human rights policy 04/22/2013| 09:24am US/Eastern G4S, the world’s leading international security solutions group, has today launched a landmark global human rights policy, designed to safeguard the rights of its employees, support the communities … Continue reading

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London Marathon to go ahead with security role handed to G4S

By Tom Pettifor London Marathon to go ahead with security role handed to G4S 17 Apr 2013 00:00 G4S was criticised by the Government after 3,500 extra troops had to be deployed at London 2012 to plug a gap in … Continue reading

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