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Serco to be sentenced over safety failures that led to custody officer’s death

Mentally-ill Humphrey Burke fatally attacked Lorraine Barwell as she tried to escort him from his cell in Blackfriars Crown Court in June 2015.

The Independent UK

Lanarkshire politician calls on Scottish Government to take Caledonian Sleeper rail service into public ownership

Richard Leonard MSP's plea comes amid news the SNP and Scottish Greens are planning to hand service back to Serco.

Daily Record

Call for Caledonian Sleeper service to be taken into permanent public ownership

THERE are calls for the Scottish Government to take the Caledonian Sleeper service into public ownership.

The National (Scotland)

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Serco’s ‘systemic failures’ led to fatal attack on custody officer, court hears

Lorraine Barwell was not aware of a prisoner’s previous violent outbursts despite Serco having access to this information.

The Independent UK

People removed from Mansfield hotel for asylum seekers were not homeless

A new council report says that those removed did not meet the criteria to be classed as homeless

Nottingham Post

MP Ben Bradley says homeless residents removed from Mansfield hotel to make way for asylum seekers

"They have turfed out residents who were already in there for temporary accommodation"

Nottingham Post

Hotel boss being offered 'obscene money' refuses to house asylum seekers

Owner claims that government representatives have been offering her £10,000 a week to close to the public and accommodate only refugees

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Skegness hotel boss says she rejected 'obscene money' to house asylum seekers

She says it's having a huge impact on the community

Nottingham Post

5 hotels in Skegness being used to 'house asylum seekers'

Asylum seekers have been thought to have been housed in three hotels in Skegness for around 10 months

Nottingham Post

Clarence Correctional Centre denies prisoners face lockdown as officers strike for third time in four weeks

A union had said prisoners at Australia's largest jail faced being confined to the cells as prison officers walk off the job after rejecting an 11th-hour offer from private operator Serco.

ABC News

NSW prison locked down during strike

Officers at Australia's largest jail in northern NSW are striking for 48 hours, with 1000 prisoners likely to be locked down for the duration of the action.

AAP

Richmond bin workers stop strike after only one day after pay deal

A 15 per cent pay rise has been agreed for HGV drivers

Evening Standard

Richmond waste collection suspended for three weeks as bin men go on strike

Workers rejected a pay increase during talks with bosses at the council’s waste contractor Serco

Evening Standard

Asylum seekers ‘effectively detained’ at Home Office hotels with claims of ‘restricted’ movement

An investigation by The Independent and Liberty Investigates has unearthed accounts from asylum seekers who say they were prevented from leaving

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AAP

NSW Serco staff strike at largest prison

Officers at Australia's largest correctional complex in northern NSW will go on strike again amid negotiations with the prison's private operator Serco.

Insider UK

Serco losing Caledonian Sleeper contract 'presents public ownership opportunity'

Current franchise will end next June, but it is not clear who will take over

The Guardian - UK

London to Scotland sleeper service tipped for renationalisation

Scottish government says outsource firm Serco will lose contract to run Caledonian Sleeper next year

The National (Scotland)

SNP mull nationalising Caledonian Sleeper service after Serco contract terminated

THE SNP are considering nationalising the Caledonian Sleeper service after the Government decided to terminate the current contract.

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The Independent UK

Serco losing Sleeper contract presents opportunity for public ownership – MSP

Former Scottish Government minister Fiona Hyslop hinted at a possible future for what she described as an ‘iconic service’.

The Independent UK

Serco to lose Caledonian Sleeper contract next year

Scottish transport minister Jenny Gilruth said a new deal would not represent value for money to the public.

The Guardian - UK

Serco injected £60m to prop up pension fund after market meltdown

£1bn scheme is the latest to scramble to raise cash after Kwarteng’s tax-cutting mini-budget sparks turmoil

ABC News

NSW prison officers strike at Clarence Correctional Centre over pay and work conditions

Prisoners at the country's largest correctional centre in northern NSW have been forced into lockdown as officers and staff walked off the job, calling for better pay and conditions.

AAP

NSW Serco prison officers walk off the job

Prison officers at Clarence Correctional Centre have gone on strike to protest low wages and staffing, but the operator is trying to increase staff.

The Guardian - UK

Centrica and EDF are at the table – now UK ministers must strike a fair electricity price

The companies may have volunteered for duty so speedily because they’re looking for something for themselves

The National (Scotland)

'It's time for me to outsource myself': Serco boss Rupert Soames to step down

THE grandson of Winston Churchill, Rupert Soames, is to step down from his role leading Serco, a company that holds millions of pounds worth of…

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