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Category Archives: UK
Leidos Triumphs in Major UK Support Bid
Leidos Triumphs in Major UK Support Bid 6:42 a.m. EST February 19, 2015 (Photo: MoD) CONNECT 5 TWEET 2 LINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE LONDON — Leidos has secured its first major support deal from… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Life on the edge in a detention centre
Life on the edge in a detention centre The Argus By Henry Holloway 11 February 2015 BROOK House detention centre sits on Gatwick’s southern perimeter. There has been a spate of… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Parliamentary watchdog: too often private sector contractors’ ethical standards found wanting
Parliamentary watchdog: too often private sector contractors’ ethical standards found wanting Margaret Hodge 10 December 2014 A culture of revenue and profit-driven performance incentives has too often been misaligned with the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Capita ordered to pay costs over failure to provide interpreters to family courts
Business Capita ordered to pay costs over failure to provide interpreters to family courts The Guardian By Owen Bowcott, legal affairs correspondent 2 February 2015 17:22 Judgment comes amid mounting concern… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Research and Markets: Outsourced Security Guarding Services: UK Market Profile and Forecasts 2015
Research and Markets: Outsourced Security Guarding Services: UK Market Profile and Forecasts 2015 Business Wire 26 January 2015 14:48, DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–January 26, 2015– Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/mm2n9f/outsourced) has announced the addition… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Police drop probe into Serco’s prisoner contract
December 19, 2014 9:16 am Police drop probe into Serco’s prisoner contract Gill Plimmer ©PA City of London Police have dropped their investigation into Serco’s handling of a £285m prisoner escort… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
MoJ pulls the wool over its own eyes in G4S and Serco contracts
MoJ pulls the wool over its own eyes in G4S and Serco contracts By Ian Dunt Tuesday, 6 January 2015 9:28 AM Making the deal – but government departments don’t keep… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Babcock Wins $1.4B UK Army Support Deal
Babcock Wins $1.4B UK Army Support Deal By ANDREW CHUTER 12:58 p.m. EST January 6, 2015 (Photo: ESSAM AL-SUDANI/ AFP) CONNECT 3 TWEET 1 LINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE LONDON — Babcock International has been… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
G4S IN PARTY ROLE
City G4S IN PARTY ROLE Daily Mail 30 December 2014 Security giant G4S has won the job of protecting revellers at Edinburgh’s Hogmanay knees-up. The three-day celebration begins with a torchlit… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
A short response to Adam White
BSC Policing Network Connecting Policing Researchers In The UK And Beyond December 20, 2014 by mljones1 A short response to Adam White I don’t dispute any of Adam White’s “5 reasons why… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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