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It gets knocked down but G4S keeps getting up again

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Business Comment Mark Leftly: It gets knocked down but G4S keeps getting up again Independent Online By Mark Leftly 25 September 2014 21:10 Westminster Outlook I should have known that I’d… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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G4S ordered to pay pounds 6,000 to ‘humiliated’ disabled man

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G4S ordered to pay pounds 6,000 to ‘humiliated’ disabled man The Guardian By Haroon Siddique 25 September 2014 A 79-year-old disabled former serviceman has been awarded pounds 6,000 damages after a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Hodge hits at government ‘complacency’ over G4s and Serco

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Hodge hits at government ‘complacency’ over G4s and Serco The Guardian By Rajeev Syal 9 September 2014 Margaret Hodge accused the government of shocking complacency yesterday after it emerged that two… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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G4S’ Guantánamo Contract is a British Embarrassment

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Kevin LoCorporate Social Responsibility Advocate, Reprieve G4S’ Guantánamo Contract is a British Embarrassment Posted: 08/09/2014 17:25 BST Updated: 08/09/2014 17:59 BST The largest security services firm in the world, British company… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Government must beef up contract management, says watchdog

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September 2014 Last updated at 06:51 ET Government must beef up contract management, says watchdog Continue reading the main story Related Stories ‘Bar G4S and Serco contracts’ call Labour plan to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Investigating Mitie, the market leader in UK immigration detention

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Investigating Mitie, the market leader in UK immigration detention Phil Miller 4 September 2014 A company called Mitie cleans Odeon cinemas and NHS hospitals . . . Now, all of a sudden,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Private security firms ‘bombarding’ UK police with contract work offers

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20 August, 14:04 Private security firms ‘bombarding’ UK police with contract work offers Rex Features Download podcast The Chief Constable of one of Britain’s biggest police forces has revealed she is… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Overcharging by outsourcing giant Serco costs NHS millions

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EXCLUSIVE: Overcharging by outsourcing giant Serco costs NHS millions   Richard Whittell , Emily Dugan Wednesday 27 August 2014 Outsourcing giant Serco is embroiled in a fresh misuse of public funds… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Private firms ‘are using detained immigrants as cheap labour’

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Private firms ‘are using detained immigrants as cheap labour’ G4S and Serco saving millions by paying detainees as little as £1 an hour to cook and clean, claim campaigners Kevin Rawlinson… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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South Africa’s role in the Private Military Industry in the Post-Cold War conflict environment with specific reference to the South African connection to Erinys Internationalmore

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South Africa’s role in the Private Military Industry in the Post-Cold War conflict environment with specific reference to the South African connection to Erinys International Burgert A Senekal 1 Abstract Since… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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