geared Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Yet we (the public sector) continue to give these morons large contracts?? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23272708 Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has asked the Serious Fraud Office to investigate G4S for overcharging for tagging criminals in England and Wales. MPs heard that the overcharging by G4S and rival Serco ran to tens of millions of pounds. Mr Grayling said the firms charged the government for tagging people who were not actually being monitored. The bills included tags for people in prison or out of the country, and a small number who had died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staunton Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Well observed geared! Keep up the scrutiny on these multinational tax avoiding public contract exploiters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAAB_ Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 I know someone who was meant to be tagged for 28 days and G$S just never turned up to tag him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert_Baehr Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 So who do you want to give the contract to, then? How many firms are prepared to bid for it? SHoud the bids be opened to foreign firms? (Perhps Joe Arpaio should get the job ...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted July 11, 2013 Author Share Posted July 11, 2013 So who do you want to give the contract to, then? How many firms are prepared to bid for it? SHoud the bids be opened to foreign firms? (Perhps Joe Arpaio should get the job ...) That is where the problem lies to be honest. There is no-one else, the competition watchdog really should have noticed that when Group 4 and Securicor merged there would be no other large security firms in the UK to challenge them for business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister M Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Hurrah! It gives me so much confidence to know that Serco and G4S will be bidding for the probation contacts when the govt put them out to tender Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted July 11, 2013 Author Share Posted July 11, 2013 You plan to be 'on tag' then? or not on tag depending on if G4S turn up? :hihi: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister M Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 You plan to be 'on tag' then? or not on tag depending on if G4S turn up? :hihi: Could end up like this poor guy:http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk-news/2013/jul/09/jimmy-mubenga-unlawfully-killed-inquest-jury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna B Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 So who do you want to give the contract to, then? How many firms are prepared to bid for it? SHoud the bids be opened to foreign firms? (Perhps Joe Arpaio should get the job ...) Unfortunately the big guys swallow up all the small guys until there is no competition, then they can get away with allsorts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillpig Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 According to Chris Grayling G4S have embezzled £1billion of your and my money. After the Olympics, the unlawful killing of a man being deported should this company still be allowed to tender for government contracts? Should our local soccer clubs employ them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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