Serco, government contracts and the new minister for justice: what could possibly go right?

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Serco holds contracts with the Ministry of Justice worth £3,600,000,000

The new Minister of Justice held a senior post at Serco.

Serco is under investigation by the Serious Fraud Office for overcharging the Ministry of Justice

Questions need answering. pic.twitter.com/oD7UQJxhsZ

— Richard Burgon MP (@RichardBurgon) June 22, 2018

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) isconducting a criminal investigation into Serco (and G4S)regarding electronic monitoring contracts – specifically concerning the tagging of prisoners. Although the case was opened and announced in 2014, the case is still ongoing, and islistedunder ‘current cases’. Serco is reliant on the UK public sector for half of the group’s sales: £1.2 billion last year. As a “strategic supplier”, Serco’s contracts include running prisons, Royal Navy tugs and the Atomic Weapons Establishment.

Labour’s Richard Burgon has written to justice secretary David Gauke to express concern over the appointment of a new  junior minister who previously worked for…

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