Category Archives: UK

Serco Snags RAF Fylingdales Job After UK Lifts Ban

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Serco Snags RAF Fylingdales Job After UK Lifts Ban Feb. 9, 2014 – 04:51PM   | By ANDREW CHUTER   | Defense contract company Serco secured a deal to provide maintenance, operational and… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Companies Bid on Britain’s Defence Support Group

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Companies Bid on Britain’s Defence Support Group Feb. 10, 2014 – 12:07PM   | By ANDREW CHUTER   | Several companies are bidding on Britain’s state-owned Defence Support Group, which the government has… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Serco shares fall over warning that scandal will hit profits

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Serco shares fall over warning that scandal will hit profits Scandal over Serco’s overcharging for government work continues to inflict damage as profits expected to be up to 20% lower Sean… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Serco warns on profits as government ban is lifted

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Last updated: January 30, 2014 6:53 pm Serco warns on profits as government ban is lifted By Gill Plimmer Hundreds of millions of pounds were wiped off Serco’s market value on… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Serco ‘on right path’ after tagging overcharging, says minister

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0 January 2014 Last updated at 08:55 ET Serco ‘on right path’ after tagging overcharging, says minister Serco lost the government contract for electronic tagging Continue reading the main story Related… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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MoD to hand over running of bases to private sector

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January 28, 2014 6:23 pm MoD to hand over running of bases to private sector By Gill Plimmer and Carola Hoyos ©Getty The Ministry of Defence is expected to appoint a… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Command, control and contestation: negotiating security at the London 2012 Olympics

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Command, control and contestation: negotiating security at the London 2012 Olympics Pete Fussey Article first published online: 12 DEC 2013 © 2013 Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers)… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Death of a Canadian

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Death of a Canadian Clare Sambrook 24 January 2014 Subjects: G4S: Securing whose world? Some deaths in UK immigration detention get more media attention than others. “He was on his way… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Gambling with public safety: privatising probation

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Gambling with public safety: privatising probation Mike Guilfoyle 23 January 2014 Subjects: G4S: Securing whose world? Care and justice In England and Wales the probation service works. The Coalition government is… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Detention centre castigated over death of elderly man

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Detention centre castigated over death of elderly man Terminally ill Canadian man, 84, was kept in handcuffs by staff at Harmondsworth removal centre until after his heart stopped Alan Travis, home… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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