Simon Israel
G4S death: today was not a victory for compassion
A dispiriting end to the day for David Taylor Smith – a man once in command of 50,000 people for the world’s third largest company G4S.
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Government takes over ‘crisis’ prison from G4S
A prison so violent and so squalid that some inmates were afraid to leave their cells, and now G4S is no longer in charge. The Chief Inspector of Prisons has said that in all his years of experience it is the worst he has ever seen. More staff and a new governor are being drafted…
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G4S guard ‘unlawfully killed’ by improperly vetted colleague
The security firm, G4S, did not adequately vet a contractor who shot dead two colleagues in Iraq, a coroner has ruled.
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Simon Israel
G4S death: ex-CEO admits ‘systemic failures’ in vetting process
The world’s largest security firm, G4S, admits systemic failures in regards to its process of performing background checks after it led to the murder of one of its security guards by another.
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G4S guards cleared of Jimmy Mubenga killing
Three custody officers are cleared of killing the failed asylum seeker by restraining him on a plane at Heathrow Airport while he was being deported to Angola.
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G4S to pay back £108.9m for overcharging on tagging contract
Having offered to repay £24m last November, security giant G4S now agrees to give the government back £108.9m plus tax for overcharging on a contract to electronically tag offenders.
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Simon Israel
G4S admits it overcharged by millions for tagging offenders
The global security company is to repay just over £24m it overcharged over seven years, and has apologised to the Ministry of Justice.
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G4S and Serco face SFO ‘criminal investigation’ over tagging
The SFO opens a criminal investigation into electronic tagging by G4S and Serco, after it was revealed that the government was charged for the tagging of criminals who were dead or in jail.
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Simon Israel
‘Extraordinary and disturbing’: the G4S tagging malfunction
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling is asked to launch an inquiry into why an electronic tagging system operated by G4S malfunctioned, leading to four men being wrongly accused of tampering with their tags.
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G4S to bid for probation contracts despite ongoing inquiry
Channel 4 News has learned that G4S is among 30 large organisations which have expressed interest in bidding for £450m worth of contracts to supervise thousands of offenders.
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G4S accused of massive fraud over electronic tagging
Justice Minister Chris Grayling reveals serious mis-charging by Serco and G4S over electronic monitoring of offenders. G4S, which has refused to allow an in-depth audit, may face an SFO investigation.
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G4S takes £85m hit for bungled Olympic contract
G4S pays a higher-than-expected £85m on its London 2012 contract as the government cuts its fee and forces the security company to pay the costs of military and police support.
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G4S accused of misleading government
The world’s largest security firm, G4S, has been accused of misleading the government and Olympic chiefs over staff recruitment for London 2012, writes Simon Israel.
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Security firm G4S expects full Olympics payout
G4S chief executive Nick Buckles tells MPs he still expects Locog to fulfil the £235m contract for Olympic security, despite the army having had to step in to make up for a shortfall in staff.
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G4S admits £50m Olympics loss
G4S, the firm behind the Olympics security fiasco, admits that its loss on the contract will be in the region of £50m.
