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Levene: Reform UK Procurement Rather Than Use Private Operator

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Levene: Reform UK Procurement Rather Than Use Private Operator Dec. 5, 2013 – 03:45AM | By ANDREW CHUTER Peter Levene (Agence France-Presse) LONDON — A senior figure in the effort to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Serco in Billing Probe Limbo Seeks Recovery in U.K. Contracts

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Serco in Billing Probe Limbo Seeks Recovery in U.K. Contracts By Natasha Doff – Dec 4, 2013 7:00 PM ET Serco Group Plc (SRP) has lost a prison contract, a CEO… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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UK boss Jeremy Stafford quits Serco after overcharging row

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UK boss Jeremy Stafford quits Serco after overcharging row Aim of departure is to ‘refresh relations with central government’ after company was accused of overcharging taxpayers Sean Farrell The Guardian, Thursday… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Sister in tearful appeal for help to get brother home

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Sister in tearful appeal for help to get brother home Published on the 27 November 2013 07:58 A tearful sister only wants one thing for Christmas this year – her brother… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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What’s Going Wrong at G4S?

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Lone Worker & Guarding What’s Going Wrong at G4S? Rob Ratcliff, Content & Community Manager 19/11/2013 The world’s largest security services provider has suffered another reputation hit today with a £23m… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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G4S admits overcharging MoJ £24m on electronic tagging contract

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G4S admits overcharging MoJ £24m on electronic tagging contract Company has apologised to Ministry of Justice and issued credit notes for £23.3m incorrectly billed between 2005 and 2013 Alan Travis, home… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Serco faces probe after ‘failings’ in probation contract

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Serco faces probe after ‘failings’ in probation contract Contracts: Serco runs a range of MoJ contracts, including London’s Probation Service, electronic tagging and escort services 49 44 Joseph Watts, Political Correspondent… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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The tide must continue to turn against the likes of Serco

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The tide must continue to turn against the likes of Serco Let’s see Britain taking public services back from Serco and G4S – so they can be run properly Mark Serwotka… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Serco loses out on UK prisons contract

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Serco loses out on UK prisons contract Ministers keep three South Yorkshire prisons in public hands as fall-out from criminal probe into Serco’s tagging contracts continues Serco was named preferred bidder… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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Selling to the state: G4S gets stung in Britain

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Selling to the state: G4S gets stung in Britain Posted by Nadia Huq on Tuesday, 26th November, 2013 Share the post “Selling to the state: G4S gets stung in Britain” The… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading →

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