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Moves to oust G4S and Serco as tagging suppliers fail

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September 15, 2015 2:41 pm Moves to oust G4S and Serco as tagging suppliers fail Gill Plimmer ©PA Attempts to replace G4S and Serco as suppliers of electronic monitoring tags after… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Deal with us, not Serco, say Greater Manchester’s town hall leaders as they prepare for Syrian refugees

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Deal with us, not Serco, say Greater Manchester’s town hall leaders as they prepare for Syrian refugees 19:43, 4 September 2015 Updated 19:56, 4 September 2015 By Jennifer Williams , Todd… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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G4S loses contract to run Rainsbrook young offender facility

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G4S loses contract to run Rainsbrook young offender facility Secure training centre had been run by G4S for more than 16 years but was graded inadequate in May over degrading treatment… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Occupation for Hire: Private Military Companies and their Role in Iraq

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Occupation for Hire: Private Military Companies and their Role in Iraq Simons, David RUSI Journal; Royal United Services Institute for Defense Studies 06-01-2004 It is often said – not always in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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G4S paid author of ‘independent’ youth prison report as consultant

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G4S paid author of ‘independent’ youth prison report as consultant Former prisons chief Sir Martin Narey said firm’s Rainsbrook unit, which inspectors condemned months earlier, treated children ‘overwhelmingly well’ Martin Narey… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Questions over Serco’s “independent” monitors and it’s Contract with the Crown

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EXCLUSIVE: Questions over Serco‘s “independent” monitors and it’s Contract with the Crown TheDailyBlog.co.nz By Frank Macskasy]]> 29 July 2015, There are six questions that beg to be answered by the various… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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UK MoD extends use of Lockheed’s logistics technology

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UK MoD extends use of Lockheed’s logistics technology 27 July 2015 Lockheed Martin has received a contract to continue the management of millions of military equipment parts used by the UK… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Time to End Gurkha Recruitment in the British Army

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Time to End Gurkha Recruitment in the British Army by Roshan Kissoon / July 21st, 2015 The recent celebration of two hundred years of Gurkha recruitment into the British Army in… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Special Operations: SAS Has Gone Gurkha

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Special Operations: SAS Has Gone Gurkha Next Article → SYRIA: Iranian Victory Dismays Rebels July 17, 2015: It was recently revealed that the British SAS commandos have, since about 2010 recruited… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Can Winston Churchill’s grandson save Serco? And is it worth saving?

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Business Can Winston Churchill’s grandson save Serco? And is it worth saving? The Guardian By Sam Knight 6 July 2015 12:27 Serco capitalised on decades of government privatisation before scandal and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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