From Tory Law and Order to Conservative Crime and Chaos – a chronicle of institutional failure

Note:  Theresa May was Home Secretary from 12 May 2010 to 13 July 2016 before being promoted to Prime Minister as a reward for reducing UK policing, probation service, prisons, youth service and criminal justice to varying states of chaos and collapse

25 Apr 2019  Tory Police Minister admits cuts to police numbers are fuelling knife crime rise  https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/tory-police-minister-admits-cuts-14598007?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

8 Apr 2019  Police chief warns his force can no longer ‘protect citizens’ as he blames Tory cuts  https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/04/08/police-chief-warns-force-can-no-longer-protect-citizens-blames/?WT.mc_id=tmg_share_tw

1 Apr 2019  ‘Scapegoating teachers and other workers will not solve violent crime’ says teachers’ union   https://uk.news.yahoo.com/scapegoating-teachers-workers-will-not-solve-violent-crime-says-teachers-union-162828905.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw

5 Mar 2019  The scale of sexual abuse in prison means “no child” should be locked up, reformers say  https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2019/03/05/the-scale-of-sexual-abuse-in-prison-means-no-child-should-be-locked-up-reformers-say/

4 Mar 2019  Backlash as May rejects link between stabbings and police numbers  https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/mar/04/knife-boosted-by-toxic-mix-of-cuts-to-police-and-youth-services?CMP=share_btn_tw

1 Mar 2019  ‘Dangerous’ part-privatisation of probation services costing taxpayers extra £467m, watchdog finds  https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/probation-services-privatisation-costs-taxpayer-prisons-criminals-repeat-offenders-a8801861.html

16 Feb 2019  Probation services firm collapses after ‘disastrous’ Grayling privatisation  https://home.bt.com/news/uk-news/probation-services-firm-collapses-after-disastrous-grayling-privatisation-11364336852269

26 Jan 2019  ‘Disproportionate’ use of stop and search powers is ’alienating communities’ and ‘destroying trust’  https://www.thecanary.co/trending/2019/01/26/disproportionate-use-of-stop-and-search-powers-is-alienating-communities-and-destroying-trust/

25 Jan 2019  Rich criminals can ‘buy freedom’ because CPS can no longer afford top lawyers  https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/rich-criminals-can-buy-freedom-13907887

25 Jan 2019  Put Tories in the dock for criminal cuts to our legal system which help the rich  https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/put-tories-dock-criminal-cuts-13906893?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

24 Jan 2019  Crime figures: Violent crime recorded by police rises by 19%  https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-46984559

12 Jan 2019  Grayling under fire as serious crimes committed on parole soar by 50%  https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/jan/12/chris-grayling-probation-reforms-serious-crimes-committed-on-parole-soar?CMP=share_btn_tw

21 Jan 2019  Money to prevent crime cut by more than half since the Tories came to power  https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/money-prevent-crime-cut-more-13885155

24 Nov 2018  Police Scotland link robbery rise with UK benefits changes https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-46327838

16 Nov 2018  Watch: This morning Theresa May denied she had ever told the police to “stop crying wolf”. This is a blatant lie, see for yourself. How much longer will broadcasters tolerate this shameless lying from Tory politicians? pic.twitter.com/NOwmskqI3W

3 Dec 2018  Nearly 900 youth worker jobs axed since 2016, new analysis claims  https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/youth-worker-job-cuts-austerity-centres-services-unison-trade-union-a8663711.html

16 Nov 2018  Met’s ‘gang matrix’ breached data laws, investigation finds https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/nov/16/met-police-gang-matrix-breached-data-laws-investigation-finds?CMP=share_btn_tw

9 Nov 2018  Home Office loses track of hundreds of foreign criminals including rapists and murderers, records show  https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/home-office-foreign-criminals-nationals-rapists-murderers-immigration-deportation-a8623931.html

6 Nov 2018  Tory minister accuses police of exaggerating job losses due to budget cuts  https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/tory-minister-accuses-police-exaggerating-13543328

5 Nov 2018  Nine charts on the rise of knife crime in England and Wales  https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-42749089

30 Oct 2018  Police to sue government unless it backs down over cuts  https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/oct/30/police-threaten-tories-with-legal-action-over-forces-budget-cuts?CMP=share_btn_tw

25 Oct 2018  Police at risk of becoming “irrelevant” as neighbourhood presences are stripped back due to Tory cuts, MPs warn  https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/police-risk-becoming-irrelevant-neighbourhood-13474939

25 Oct 2018  Prison violence soaring as assaults on staff rise 27% in a year  https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/breaking-prison-violence-soaring-assaults-13477282

24 Oct 2018  Modern slavery victim trafficked to UK at age of three and subject to decades of sexual exploitation told to ‘go home’, MPs hear  https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/modern-slavery-victim-trafficked-to-uk-at-age-of-three-and-subject-to-decades-of-sexual-exploitation-a8598141.html

23 Oct 2018  Police chiefs warn of fewer officers after Treasury shrinks budgets further  https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/oct/23/police-chiefs-fewer-officers-treasury-shrinks-budgets-pensions?CMP=share_btn_tw

18 Oct 2018  Knife crime hits record high in England and Wales as violence soars, statistics reveal   https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/uk-knife-crime-police-gang-violence-stabbings-record-figures-a8589626.html

Murder victims London 2018

18 Oct 2018  Sharp fall in disability hate crime referrals by police  https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/sharp-fall-in-disability-hate-crime-referrals-by-police/

16 Oct 2018  Rise in hate crime offences recorded by police  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45874265

13 Oct 2018  May vowed to reform stop and search – but it’s getting worse for black Britons   https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/13/racial-bias-stop-and-search-getting-worse-says-report-analysis?CMP=share_btn_tw

13 Oct 2018  Tory cuts see thousands of police officers signed off with mental health issues  https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/tory-cuts-see-thousands-police-13412995?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

9 Oct 2018  Government accused of getting prison policy ‘completely wrong’ as watchdog issues scathing attack on another jail  https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/prison-governors-completely-wrong-exeter-jail-inspectorate-report-a8574636.html

8 Oct 2018  Lawless Britain: Where are the Police?  http://www.channel4.com/info/press/news/lawless-britain-where-are-the-police-channel-4-dispatches

8 Oct 2018  Union chief: Prisons are crumbling, violent and understaffed https://www.itv.com/news/2018-10-08/union-chief-prisons-are-crumbling-violent-and-understaffed/

4 Oct 2018  Police Commissioner: ‘I genuinely believe the Prime Minister is delusional…’ https://dorseteye.com/police-commissioner-i-genuinely-believe-the-prime-minister-is-delusional/

4 Oct 2018  Sajid Javid’s department facing legal action over ‘derisory’ pay rise for cops https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/home-affairs/policing/news/98774/sajid-javids-department-facing-legal-action-over-derisory

17 Sep 2018  Private police could soon be patrolling the streets of Mansfield https://www.chad.co.uk/news/private-police-could-soon-be-patrolling-the-streets-of-mansfield-1-9353918

14 Sep 2018  Prison Officers Association calls shock immediate walkout of ALL members over ‘unprecedented violence’  https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/breaking-prison-officers-association-calls-13242050

13 Sep 2018  HMP Bedford inmates ‘effectively control’ jail https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-45509813

11 Sep 2018  Police funding: Ministers ‘unaware of cuts impact’ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45477960

11 Sep 2018  Arrest rates fall as police force ‘finds it difficult to deliver’ due to budget cuts https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/police-cuts-budget-funding-arrests_uk_5b976399e4b0162f473065a3

5 Sep 2018  Austerity has left the police apologising to crime victims – three officers explain why https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/police-cuts-austerity_uk_5b894f3de4b0511db3d78f7c

3 Sep 2018  The Tories are planning yet more barriers to justice  https://leftfootforward.org/2018/09/richard-burgon-the-tories-are-planning-yet-more-barriers-to-justice/

2 Sep 2018  Local police stations copping it with 600 shut due to Tory cuts – with some forces seeing over half closed  https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/local-police-stations-copping-600-13184019

2 Sep 2018  More prison chaos:  Hundreds of prison officers sacked for smuggling contraband into jail, new figures reveal https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/prison-contraband-banned-items-jail-england-wales-a8519106.html

30 Aug 2018  Third of prison officers who quit leave within a year of starting, figures show https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/uk-prison-jail-crisis-officers-quit-violence-harassment-a8507951.html

28 Aug 2018  Home Office offered bonuses to Windrush firm, documents reveal https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/aug/28/home-office-offered-capita-bonuses-windrush-removals-documents-reveal?CMP=share_btn_tw

28 Aug 2018  Violence against elderly soars to new high http://shr.gs/Mgtfqng

25 Aug 2018  5 reasons why prison privatisation must stop https://weownit.org.uk/blog/5-reasons-why-prison-privatisation-must-stop

26 Aug 2018  Tory cuts of 7,000 neighbourhood police officers in three years ‘putting public at risk’, Labour warns  https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/police-cuts-neighbourhood-officers-violent-crime-rising-diane-abbott-theresa-may-a8508646.html

25 Aug 2018  Prison officers claim every British jail may face crisis like Birmingham https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/prison-officers-claim-every-british-13138666

20 Aug 2018  Prison violence ‘explosion’ blamed squarely on Tory cuts – by the nation’s chief inspector   https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/prison-violence-explosion-blamed-squarely-13108308

17 Aug 2018  Cuts to legal aid and courts make a mockery of equal access to justice | Letters https://www.theguardian.com/law/2018/aug/17/cuts-to-legal-aid-and-courts-make-a-mockery-of-equal-access-to-justice?CMP=share_btn_tw

15 Aug 2018  Police union accuses Theresa May of ‘stabbing the police in the back’ in the wake of the Westminster attack  https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/police-union-accuses-theresa-stabbing-13086276?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

4 Aug 2018  Prison Island: A new report on prison expansion in England, Wales and Scotland  https://corporatewatch.org/prisonisland/

3 Aug 2018  Victims ‘increasingly failed by authorities’ as confidence in criminal justice system falls, research shows https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/police-victims-failed-confidence-reporting-dangerous-support-criminal-justice-system-a8476811.html

31 Jul 2018  By slashing youth services, the Tories have betrayed a generation https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jul/31/slashing-youth-services-tories-betrayed-generation-labour-legal-requirement?CMP=share_btn_tw

26 Jul 2018  Prison violence crisis as assaults and self-harm rise 16% in a year  https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/breaking-prison-violence-crisis-assaults-12982757

25 Jul 2018  Police custody deaths reach highest level for a decade https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/police-custody-deaths-uk_uk_5b5840c9e4b0de86f491f3d9

23 Jul 2018  10 reasons crime is rising, according to a former police officer https://inews.co.uk/?p=179393

23 Jul 2017  Anti-Muslim hate crime in the UK is at an all-time high, study shows https://www.indy100.com/article/anti-muslim-hate-crime-islamaphobia-study-racism-uk-8459971

26 Jun 2018  How have traffic police cuts hit UK roads? We talk to the experts http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-news/103851/how-have-traffic-police-cuts-hit-uk-roads-we-talk-to-the-experts

11 Jun 2018  Increased security at HMP Birmingham after riot https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-44442726

5 Jun 2018  Cressida Dick says it would be ‘naive’ to think police cuts haven’t hit rising levels of violent crime  https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/cressida-dick-police-cuts-violent-knife-crime-london-impact-home-affairs-committee-a8383941.html

5 Jun 2018  Rape Crisis responds to CPS report on disclosure of evidence in rape cases  https://rapecrisis.org.uk/news/rape-crisis-responds-to-cps-report-on-disclosure-of-evidence

4 Jun 2018  Courts chaos: ‘It is just ludicrous, a system in tatters’  https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/crime/2018/06/04/courts-chaos-it-is-just-ludicrous-a-system-in-tatters/

3 Jun 2018  Legal aid crisis denying justice to refugees, asylum seekers and migrants  https://helprefugees.org/news/legal-aid-cuts-justice-refugees/

24 May 2018  Carroll ‘massively disappointed’ by £200,000 fraud trial collapse https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/may/24/carroll-massively-disappointed-by-200000-trial-collapse?CMP=share_btn_tw

16 May 2018  Sister of murdered teen shot in the head slams police cuts after nobody caught https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/devastated-sister-murdered-teen-shot-14668581#ICID=sharebar_twitter

6 May 2018  Privatised police:  UK’s first private police force to go nationwide after London success https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/britains-first-private-police-force-to-go-nationwide-after-success-in-londons-wealthiest-a3832321.html

2 May 2018  Nearly 100 women die in prison over 11-year period due ‘glaring failures’ by government, says report https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/women-inmates-deaths-prison-uk-government-failure-protection-police-figures-a8330576.html

2 May 2018  Law Society says Windrush crisis shows need for legal aid to be reintroduced for immigration cases http://www.ein.org.uk/news/law-society-says-windrush-crisis-shows-need-legal-aid-be-reintroduced-immigration-cases

2 May 2018  Domestic abuse victims are ‘trapped’ in violent situations because of the government’s hostile environment policies, report finds https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/domestic-abuse-victims-uk-trapped-immigration-government-environment-policies-report-a8332391.html

1 May 2018  Thousands of people against plans to cut council’s youth service https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/thousands-people-campaign-against-plans-14599571#ICID=sharebar_twitter

28 Apr 2018  Six people have died at HMP Birmingham in 2018 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-43929130

27 Apr 2018  Structural racism at heart of British society, UN human rights panel says https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/27/racism-british-society-minority-ethnic-people-dying-excessive-force?CMP=share_btn_tw

27 Apr 2018  Five inmates die in seven weeks at HMP Birmingham run by G4S https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/apr/27/five-inmates-die-in-seven-weeks-at-hmp-birmingham-run-by-g4s?CMP=share_btn_tw

26 Apr 2018  Rise in knife crime shines spotlight on youth services cuts https://www.ymca.org.uk/latest-news/rise-in-knife-crime-shines-spotlight-on-youth-services-cuts

24 Apr 2018  Tories accused of “totally misleading the public” over prison staffing crisis  http://www.poauk.org.uk/index.php?prisons-are-not-for-profit-1

22 Apr 2018  In Britain now, the richer you are, the better your chance of justice https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/apr/21/in-britain-the-richer-you-are-the-better-your-chance-of-justice?CMP=share_btn_tw

19 Apr 2018  Chaos in UK courts as protests by lawyers leave clients undefended https://www.ft.com/content/301728a2-4316-11e8-93cf-67ac3a6482fd

17 Apr 2018  Criminal defence solicitors may be extinct in five years, says Law Society https://www.theguardian.com/law/2018/apr/17/criminal-defence-solicitors-may-be-extinct-in-five-years-says-law-society?CMP=share_btn_tw

17 Apr 2018  Police numbers down, violent crime up – the key facts you need to know https://inews.co.uk/?p=145042

16 Apr 2018  Aylesbury prison riot: Young offenders trash wing and throw paint in protest at ‘lack of showers’ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/04/16/aylesbury-prison-riot-young-offenders-trash-wing-throw-paint/?WT.mc_id=tmg_share_tw

12 Apr 2018  Under fire CPS boss to quit after ‘disastrous’ rocky reign and crises  https://www.euroweeklynews.com/columnists/opinion-and-comment/nora-johnson/1472287-under-fire-cps-boss-to-quit-after-%E2%80%98disastrous%E2%80%99-rocky-reign-and-crises

9 Apr 2018  Police cuts ‘likely contributed’ to rise in violent crime, leaked report reveals https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/apr/08/police-cuts-likely-contributed-to-rise-in-violent-leaked-report-reveals?CMP=share_btn_tw

8 Apr 2018  Legal costs halt thousands of domestic violence cases https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-43660220

7 Apr 2018  Have youth service cuts led to more crime? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-43668167

5 Apr 2018  Cut youth services and violent crime will rise – is that really so hard to see? https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/apr/05/cut-youth-services-violent-crime-sure-start-child-tax-credits?CMP=share_btn_tw

4 Apr 2018  UK funding cuts hit crime fighting, chief police constable warns https://www.ft.com/content/62fc446a-3357-11e8-ac48-10c6fdc22f03

4 Apr 2018  Rooftop protest at prison sparks emergency alert  https://www.burtonmail.co.uk/news/local-news/hmp-dovegate-emergency-incident-1416826#ICID=sharebar_twitter

29 Mar 2018  Lawyers call for strike over ‘relentless government cuts’ to legal aid https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/legal-aid-cuts-lawyers-strike-criminal-bar-association-justice-gauke-a8280226.html

28 Mar 2018  Theresa May secretly slashes 7,000 local police despite claims they were safe from Tory cuts  https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/theresa-secretly-slashes-7000-local-12269107

22 Mar 2018  Police taking days to respond to 999 calls as budget cuts bite https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/mar/22/police-taking-days-to-respond-to-999-calls-as-budget-cuts-bite?CMP=share_btn_tw

21 Mar 2018  Theresa May accused of repeating ‘lies’ over police spending in parliament  https://www.rt.com/uk/421924-theresa-may-police-pmqs/

21 Mar 2018  Revealed: The Government Outsourced a Scandal-Hit Kids’ Jail to a Struggling Company https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/ywxz85/revealed-the-government-outsourced-a-scandal-hit-kids-jail-to-a-struggling-company?utm_campaign=sharebutton

21 Mar 2018  Privatisation of probation threatening to become ‘contracting disaster’ putting public at risk https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/probation-privatisation-contracting-disaster-transforming-rehabilitation-public-accounts-committee-a8265701.html

20 Mar 2018  London youth services suffering ‘shocking’ decline, AM warns https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-43472737

20 Mar 2018  Poorest people in society ‘excluded’ from getting legal aid, finds damning report https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/poorest-society-excluded-legal-aid-justice-access-court-cases-uk-report-a8264541.html

20 Mar 2018  Youth service cuts reach £145 million since 2011 – are we turning a corner? http://www.sianberry.london/news/policing/2018_03_20_youth-service-cuts-reach-145-million/

18 Mar 2018  Amey Guilty Of Unfair Dismissal Of Prison Maintenance Whistle Blowers https://shar.es/an7ril

13 Mar 2018  Amey Liverpool Prison scandal http://unitelive.org/amey-liverpool-prison-scandal/

6 Mar 2018  ‘I tried killing myself twice’: Former inmates reveal ‘deeply harmful’ impact of Holloway prison closure https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/holloway-prison-women-report-closure_uk_5a96adc6e4b09c872baff59b

2 Mar 2018  Probation Service sell-off is ‘a colossal failure’ https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/probation-service-sell-a-colossal-1290969#ICID=sharebar_twitter

20 Feb 2018  “The mounting list of scandals must be seen as systemic failings by the government, not one-off incidents”: BID hold G4S to account. http://www.righttoremain.org.uk/blog/bid-g4s/

18 Feb 2018  Rape cops scandal: Cases will never again be closed after Northumbria Police probes own detectives  https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/rape-cops-scandal-cases-never-14306134#ICID=sharebar_twitter

10 Feb 2018  The probation service is in meltdown  https://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2018/feb/10/probation-service-meltdown-john-worboys-supervised?CMP=share_btn_tw

9 Feb 2018  Probation company failings drive up UK reoffending https://www.ft.com/content/d0751680-0cdc-11e8-8eb7-42f857ea9f09

9 Feb 2018  Government allowed Carillion staff to work in prisons without mandatory suicide prevention training  https://corporatewatch.org/government-allowed-carillion-staff-to-work-in-prisons-without-mandatory-suicide-prevention-training-outsourcing-amey/

7 Feb 2018  Tesco’s £250m fraud trial collapses http://www.theweek.co.uk/91446/tesco-s-250m-fraud-trial-collapses

6 Feb 2018  British justice is in flames. The MoJ’s fiddling is criminal https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/feb/06/british-justice-collapse-moj-prisons-probation-legal-aid-lord-chancellor-charles-falconer?CMP=share_btn_tw

3 Feb 2018  Private probation firms fail to cut rates of reoffending https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/feb/03/private-firms-fail-cut-rates-reoffending-low-medium-risk-offenders?CMP=share_btn_tw

1 Feb 2018  Cuts to blame for criminal trial disclosure crisis https://www.pcs.org.uk/news/cuts-to-blame-for-criminal-trial-disclosure-crisis

1 Feb 2018  Prison staff failings contributed to death of 21-year-old woman who took her own life behind bars https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/prison-woman-suicide-death-emily-hartley-21-hmp-new-hall-inquest-a8189686.html

29 Jan 2018  Business cyber crime up 63%, UK stats show   http://bit.ly/2qAYN5z

26 Jan 2018  “National scandal” in Britain’s jails as assaults on staff and prisoners hit records highs  https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/national-scandal-britains-jails-assaults-staff-and-prisoners-hit-record-highs

25 Jan 2018  Rise in recorded crime is accelerating in England and Wales https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jan/25/knife-and-gun-rises-sharply-in-england-and-wales?CMP=share_btn_tw

25 Jan 2018  Police officer numbers hit record low as reported crime rises by 14% in England and Wales  https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/crime-rises-statistics-england-wales-police-officer-numbers-record-low-government-tories-labour-cuts-a8178631.html

25 Jan 2018  Huge rise in Merseyside crime reports as Tories blasted for ‘policing on cheap’ https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/huge-rise-merseyside-crime-reports-14201913#ICID=sharebar_twitter

24 Jan 2018  Ex-police chief’s warning as ‘crime goes through the roof’ https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/former-head-northumbria-police-issues-14194477#ICID=sharebar_twitter

19 Dec 2017  Salford fraud case collapsed amid corruption claims https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-42409728

16 Jan 2018  Justice ministers under fire for failing to act on Carillion prison contracts https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/carillion-contracts-jusitce_uk_5a57ecbfe4b02cebbfda4956

13 Dec 2017  Ten sentenced for smuggling drugs into prisons by drones https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42341416

12 Dec 2017  White people more likely to be carrying drugs when stopped and searched https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/stop-search-black-ethnic-asian-racist-police-bame-disproportionate-risk-public-confidence-trust-hmic-a8104376.html

1 Dec 2017  The Battle To Reverse Legal Aid Cuts Is Stepping Up A Gear https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/legal-aid-cuts_uk_5a1eae9be4b0e9a1b9c7b54c

21 Nov 2017  The prison where violence has doubled and officer numbers halved since privatisation https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/hmpnorthumberland-prisoners_uk_5a133ec2e4b0c335e9969615

14 Nov 2017  Mayors ‘implore’ chancellor to end worrying police cuts in Budget http://www.publicsectorexecutive.com/Public-Sector-News/mayors-implore-chancellor-to-end-worrying-police-cuts-in-budget#.W1bgRsjiRZo.twitter

9 Nov 2017  Britain’s police budgets to lose £700m by 2020, amid rising crime https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/nov/09/britains-police-budgets-to-lose-700m-by-2020-amid-rising?CMP=share_btn_tw

31 Oct 2017  99.5 per cent decrease in people receiving state help to appeal benefits changes after legal aid cuts https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/legal-aid-cuts-benefits-cases-state-help-dla-esa-ministry-justice-disability-living-allowance-a8028936.html

24 Oct 2017  Trauma, Death and Profits – Youth Prisons in the UK  https://corporatewatch.org/trauma-death-and-profits-youth-prisons-in-the-uk/

19 Oct 2017  Fraud increased again this year as more crime takes place online http://www.cityam.com/274194/fraud-england-and-wales-up-again-cyber-crime-and-credit

17 Oct 2017  Hate-crime fall despite rise in reported attacks after Brexit vote  https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/brexit-hate-crime-prosecutions-fall-attack-report-spike-cps-report-statistics-islamophobia-racist-a8003716.html

16 Oct 2017  Officer at women’s Surrey prison under investigation over sex claims http://dailym.ai/2yrevFN

21 Sep 2017  Probation companies handed cash windfall despite explosion in reoffending https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/probation-37m-gyimah-burgon_uk_59bfa331e4b02da0e143463b

20 Sep 2017  Chris Grayling’s probation reforms have been a disaster for the service http://www.politics.co.uk/comment-analysis/2017/09/20/chris-graylings-probation-reforms-have-been-a-disaster

16 Sep 2017  One million public sector worker jobs axed in seven years as education, police and Armed Forces hit  https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/one-million-public-sector-worker-11184805

8 Sep 2017  Revealed: 59 Met police officers sacked or punished for racism https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/revealed-59-met-police-officers-sacked-or-punished-for-racist-behaviour-a3629956.html

3 Sep 2017  Massive riot breaks out at one of the UK’s biggest prisons https://metro.co.uk/2017/09/03/massive-riot-breaks-out-at-one-of-the-uks-biggest-prisons-6900387/?ito=article.desktop.share.top.twitter

1 Sep 2017  G4S hit by new scandal over immigration detention centre: Private companies should not be doing this sort of work https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/comment/g4s-hit-by-new-scandal-over-immigration-detention-centre-private-companies-should-not-be-doing-this-a7923871.html

22 Aug 2017  Tory cuts mean London must lose 4,000 police despite threat of terror attacks http://wp.me/p4Sru1-946  http://voxpoliticalonline.com/2017/08/22/tory-cuts-mean-london-must-lose-4000-police-despite-threat-of-terror-attacks/ …

9 Aug 2017  Rise in crimes by offenders on probation is an indictment of privatisation http://theconversation.com/rise-in-crimes-by-offenders-on-probation-is-an-indictment-of-privatisation-82039?

3 Aug 2017  Mum of a murdered teen says there are failings in probation service http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/mum-murdered-teenager-says-failings-13428653#ICID=sharebar_twitter

2 Aug 2017  Governors ‘devastated’ by ‘complete decline of prison service’ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40798604

2 Aug 2017  Tory government ‘sneaks out’ plan to privatise the collection of court fines  https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/tory-government-sneaks-out-plan-10918546#ICID=sharebar_twitter

2 Aug 2017  Prisons in crisis due to ‘perverse’ government overhaul https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/aug/02/prisons-crisis-perverse-government-reforms-prison-governors-association?CMP=share_btn_tw

31 Jul 2017  CPS staffing crisis means late letters to victims https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/staffing-crisis-reading-cps-means-13388450?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

27 Jul 2017  5 startling statistics that show just how chaotic prisons have become https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/prison-statistics-violence-assaults_uk_5979bc16e4b02a8434b40c93

27 Jul 2017  Prisoners released by mistake at record high  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40739973

23 Jul 2017  Riot squad descend on UK prison to deal with ‘disturbance’ http://shr.gs/eRXcQSe

22 Jul 2017  Prison UK: An Insider’s View: YOI Aylesbury: The Inside Story http://prisonuk.blogspot.com/2017/07/yoi-aylesbury-inside-story.html?spref=tw

21 Jul 2017  Knife crime rises by almost a third in Nottinghamshire http://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/knife-crime-rises-third-nottinghamshire-226785#ICID=sharebar_twitter

20 Jul 2017  Shotgun crime has gone up 44% in the UK in a single year https://ibt.uk/A6qLh?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=/uk-sees-23-rise-gun-crime-20-rise-knife-crime-just-one-year-1631201

18 Jul 2017  Our prison system is at breaking point – that’s why we need to put fewer people in jail  https://www.independent.co.uk/Voices/prison-crisis-inspector-report-violence-drugs-suicide-howard-league-penal-reform-a7847781.html

18 Jul 2017  Police failing to disclose crucial evidence about defendants, report finds https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/police-crown-prosecution-service-disclosure-lawyers-trial-a7846021.html

28 Jun 2017  Khan warns youth services cuts are fuelling rise in knife crime http://www.localgov.co.uk/Khan-warns-youth-services-cuts-are-fuelling-rise-in-knife-crime/43320

23 Jun 2017  Police chief warns over forces’ ability to cope with riots after years of cuts  http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/national/article/Police-chief-warns-over-forces-ability-to-cope-with-riots-after-years-of-cuts-d1ab5ef7-6d0b-456f-8249-79f47b2b0718-ds

23 Jun 2017  Pressure on police forces sees officers contemplating suicide, says senior detective https://news.sky.com/story/pressure-on-police-forces-sees-officers-contemplating-suicide-says-senior-detective-10924253

5 Jun 2017  Simple numbers tell story of police cuts under Theresa May  https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jun/05/theresa-may-police-cuts-margaret-thatcher-budgets?CMP=share_btn_tw

5 Jun 2017  Jeremy Corbyn is right: the Tories have cut 20,000 police officers since 2010 https://www.channel4.com/news/factcheck/jeremy-corbyn-is-right-the-tories-have-cut-20000-police-officers-since-2010

25 May 2017  Theresa May’s Cuts to The Police Make Her The Real Threat To National Security  https://youtu.be/al2F1bkXAK0

25 May 2017  Manchester cop tells Theresa May cuts WILL lead to terrorism. May said he’s ‘scaremongering’ & ‘crying wolf’  http://evolvepolitics.com/watch-manchester-cop-tells-theresa-may-cuts-will-lead-terrorism-may-said-hes-scaremongering-crying-wolf/ …

24 May 2017  Violent and dangerous places: the rise in prison suicides in England and Wales https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/lorraine-atkinson/violent-and-dangerous-places-rise-in-prison-suicides-in-en

20 May 2017  ‘The police service is living hand to mouth’  https://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2017/may/20/police-cuts-fewer-officers-unrelenting-pressure?CMP=share_btn_tw

10 Apr 2017  Domestic violence victim numbers ROCKET but cases reaching court FALL  http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/domestic-violence-scandal- cases-rocket-12874370#ICID=sharebar_twitter

20 Mar 2017  ‘Lives at risk’ from probation service failings https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-39267103

20 Mar 2017  The cuts are taking youth clubs back to their Victorian roots  https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/mar/20/cuts-youth-clubs-victorian-public-funding?CMP=share_btn_tw

2 Mar 2017  Watchdog says police cuts have left forces in ‘perilous state’ https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/mar/02/inspectorate-police-engaging-dangerous-practices-austerity-cuts-diane-abbott?CMP=share_btn_tw

16 Feb 2017  Fail, fail, and have another government contract  https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/john-grayson/fail-fail-and-have-another-government-contract

13 Feb 2017  Undercover Panorama report reveals prison chaos https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38931580

26 Jan 2017  Prison suicides rise to record level in England and Wales https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38756409

19 Jan 2017  Millions slashed from youth service budgets in potentially ‘devastating’ cuts across London  http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/15034889.Millions_slashed_from_youth_service_budgets_in_potentially__devastating__cuts_across_London/?ref=twtrec

16 Dec 2016  Winson Green prison riot: Inmates chant “we want food” as plumes of smoke emerge over prison wall  https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/winson-green-prison-riot-inmates-9471428

Dec 2016  Justice in free fall: a report on the decline of civil legal aid in England and Wales  https://www.lag.org.uk/article/201911/justice-in-free-fall–a-report-on-the-decline-of-civil-legal-aid-in-england-and-wales

7 Nov 2016  Bedford jail prisoners riot over lockdowns ’caused by staff shortages’ https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/nov/06/fire-service-called-to-riot-at-bedford-prison?CMP=share_btn_tw

12 Aug 2016  Youth services heading towards collapse, says union https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-37046967

12 Aug 2016  Youth services cut by £387m in six years  https://www.cypnow.co.uk/cyp/news/1158579/youth-services-cut-by-gbp387m-in-six-years#sthash.gRsxEEP7.uxfs

26 Jul 2016  Hate crime levels are rising in England and Wales. How bad is it where you live? https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2016-07-26/hate-crime-levels-are-rising-in-england-and-wales-how-bad-is-it-where-you-live

21 Jul 2016  Police officer numbers drop by nearly 20,000 since 2009 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36857326

10 Jun 2016  Legal aid cuts have ripped the heart out of our justice system http://www.politics.co.uk/comment-analysis/2016/06/10/legal-aid-cuts-have-ripped-the-heart-out-of-our-justice-syst

9 Jun 2016  Five more arrests and another critical inspection report for G4S child prisons https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/carolyne-willow/five-more-arrests-and-another-critical-inspection-report-for

23 May 2016  G4S suspends 5 staff over alleged attempts to massage 999 response figures https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/clare-sambrook/g4s-suspends-5-staff-over-alleged-attempts-to-massage-999-res

4 May 2016  Thousands of court cases adjourned due to failures in interpreting services https://www.theguardian.com/law/2016/may/04/thousands-of-court-cases-adjourned-due-to-failures-in-interpreting-services?CMP=share_btn_tw

28 Apr 2016  Murders and suicides in prisons in England and Wales hit 25-year high https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/apr/28/murders-and-suicides-in-prisons-in-england-and-wales-hit-17-year-high?CMP=share_btn_tw

4 Feb 2016  Tories quietly slash police fund after George Osborne promised ‘no cuts at all’  https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/tories-quietly-slash-police-fund-7310428

29 Jan 2016  Michael Gove’s devastating legal aid cuts challenged, by hundreds of lawyers https://www.thecanary.co/uk/2016/01/29/michael-goves-devastating-legal-aid-cuts-challenged-hundreds-lawyers/

28 Jan 2016  Nearly 3,000 serious offences committed by reoffending criminals last year  https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/12127936/Nearly-3000-serious-offences-committed-by-reoffending-criminals-last-year.html

6 Jan 2016  Prosecutions are in crisis – how can the DPP suggest otherwise? https://thesecretbarrister.com/2016/01/06/prosecutions-are-in-crisis-how-can-the-dpp-suggest-otherwise/

5 Dec 2015  HMP Northumberland: From near prison riots to staff ‘drunk’ on duty at Christmas http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/hmp-northumberland-near-prison-riots-10548905#ICID=sharebar_twitter

18 Nov 2015  Now’s the time to boycott companies that profit from detention https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/nov/18/nows-the-time-to-boycott-companies-that-profit-from-detention?CMP=share_btn_tw

17 Nov 2015  Why suicide is on the increase among the UK’s police and firefighters https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/nov/17/suicide-increasing-uk-police-firefighters-cuts?CMP=share_btn_tw

15 Nov 2015  Criminal justice in times of austerity https://www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/resources/criminal-justice-times-austerity

31 Oct 2015  Teens protest against youth service cuts http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/13928070.Teens_protest_against_youth_service_cuts/?ref=twtrec

21 Oct 2015  Multi-million pound fraud case collapses after Defence press for disclosure  https://www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/article/multi-million-pound-fraud-case-collapses-after-defence-press-for-disclosure

15 Sep 2015  Is CPS on ‘brink of collapse’? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34246664

3 Sep 2015  West Midlands Police facing ‘catastrophic’ budget cuts http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/news/regional-affairs/west-midlands-police-facing-catastrophic-9979627#ICID=sharebar_twitter

31 Aug 2015  Police force could lose 22,000 jobs under new spending cuts https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/aug/31/police-force-new-spending-cuts-22000-jobs?CMP=share_btn_tw

7 Aug 2015  Stop and search is a disgrace across the UK – not just in our cities | Kehinde Andrews https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/aug/07/stop-and-search-uk-rural-black-people-police?CMP=share_btn_tw

19 Jul 2015  The current criminal legal aid crisis: a timeline  http://jackofkent.com/2015/07/the-current-criminal-legal-aid-crisis-a-timeline/

22 May 2015  Children suffer racist abuse and ‘degrading treatment’ by guards high on drugs at G4S Rainsbrook prison https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/carolyne-willow/children-suffer-racist-abuse-and-degrading-treatment-by-guards-high-on-d

7 May 2015  The ongoing fiasco of privatised court interpreting services http://www.irr.org.uk/news/the-ongoing-fiasco-of-privatised-court-interpreting-services/

27 Apr 2015  Theresa May says the Tories will continue cuts to police budgets if elected https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/generalelection/general-election-2015-further-planned-cuts-to-police-budgets-under-tories-says-theresa-may-10208096.html

2 Mar 2015  ‘Headbutt the bitch’ Serco guard,  Yarl’s Wood, a UK immigration detention centre https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/jackie-long/headbutt-bitch-serco-guard-yarl-s-wood-uk-immigration-detention-centre

23 Feb 2015  Many deaths of mentally ill in custody ‘avoidable’  https://www.nhs.uk/news/medical-practice/many-deaths-of-mentally-ill-in-custody-avoidable/

22 Jan 2015  Prison suicides in England and Wales at ‘seven-year high’ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30917970

2 Jan 2015  ‘Child-sex abuse victims in Rotherham still not getting enough support’ https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/child-sex-abuse-victims-in-rotherham-still-not-getting-enough-support-1-7029394

17 Dec 2014  Police budgets slashed by £300m despite top officers’ warnings  https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/11299163/Police-budgets-slashed-by-300m-despite-top-officers-warnings.html

20 Nov 2014  Police cuts: Tories to axe another 34,000 cops and police staff  https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/police-cuts-tories-axe-another-4664981

13 Nov 2014  How Capita and the Big Four rake in millions from the police http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/business/how-capita-big-four-rake-8101924#ICID=sharebar_twitter

25 Sep 2014  Legal aid cuts: ‘The forgotten pillar of the welfare state’ –  a special report https://www.theguardian.com/law/2014/sep/25/-sp-legal-aid-forgotten-pillar-welfare-state-special-report-impact-cuts?CMP=share_btn_tw

2 Sep 2014  Probation Service faces staff exodus https://morningstaronline.co.uk/a-fb1b-probation-service-faces-staff-exodus-1

15 Aug 2014  Cuts Lead To Mass Closures Of Youth Clubs https://news.sky.com/story/cuts-lead-to-mass-closures-of-youth-clubs-10392905

13 Aug 2014  Social work faces knock-on effect from youth service cut backs  http://www.communitycare.co.uk/2014/08/13/social-work-faces-knock-effect-youth-service-cut-backs/

13 Aug 2014  Violence at HMP Doncaster ‘four times greater’ than other jails http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-28760630

13 Aug 2014  Doncaster prison: Serco to blame for disastrous deterioration  https://howardleague.org/news/doncasterinspection2014/

10 Aug 2014  Cuts to youth services ‘will lead to poverty and crime,’ say unions https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/cuts-to-youth-services-will-lead-to-poverty-and-crime-say-unions-9659504.html

27 Jul 2014  Woman was ‘murdered by her ex-lover after cuts to probation service’  https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/woman-murdered-ex-lover-after-cuts-3919622

5 Jul 2014  Child abuse files lost at Home Office spark fears of cover-up https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/jul/05/lost-child-abuse-files-home-office?CMP=share_btn_tw

2 Jul 2014  Why Are So Many British Prisoners Killing Themselves? https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/dpw44v/increase-of-suicides-in-uk-prison-system-439?utm_campaign=sharebutton

7 Mar 2014  Legal aid cuts: lawyers v the crown https://www.theguardian.com/law/2014/mar/07/legal-aid-cuts-lawyers-walkout?CMP=share_btn_tw

5 Feb 2014  INQUEST calls on government to set up an independent review into deaths of children and young people in prison  https://www.inquest.org.uk/inquest-pressures-government-to-establish-independent-review-deaths-young-people-children-prison

23 Jan 2014  Oakwood prison disorder was full-scale riot, says officer https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25846596

22 Jan 2014  Court interpreting firm Capita fined thousands https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25824907

19 Dec 2103  Serco agrees to repay £68.5m after tagging scandal https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25448944

20 Nov 2013  G4S and Serco overcharging scandal just got worse  https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/richard-garside/g4s-and-serco-overcharging-scandal-just-got-worse

14 Nov 2013  The realities of outsourcing: court interpreters mean miscarriages of justice https://www.opendemocracy.net/ourkingdom/joel-sharples/realities-of-outsourcing-court-interpreters-mean-miscarriages-of-justice

14 Nov 2013  Fake criminal scandal wipes millions off value of Serco  https://www.channel4.com/news/electronic-tagging-serco-profit-warning-2014-share-fall-moj

2 Nov 2013  Maidstone Prison ‘Riot’ Brought Under Control https://news.sky.com/story/maidstone-prison-riot-brought-under-control-10429560

29 Jul 2013  UK justice workers walk out in protest against privatisation https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/james-davies/uk-justice-workers-walk-out-in-protest-against-privatisation

18 Jul 2013  Police forces will struggle to make further cuts, says watchdog https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/jul/18/police-forces-futher-cuts-watchdog?CMP=share_btn_tw

17 Jul 2013  Behind the frontline: How cuts to staff are stretching the nation’s police force https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2013-07-17/behind-the-frontline-how-cuts-to-staff-are-stretching-the-nations-police-force

28 Jun 2013  Broken bones and stab wounds: rising violence at G4S-run Birmingham jail https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/clare-sambrook/broken-bones-and-stab-wounds-rising-violence-at-g4s-run-birmingham-jail

22 Apr 2013  Victim Support head warns funding changes could kill charity https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/apr/22/victim-support-funding-changes-police?CMP=share_btn_tw

1 Apr 2013  Legal aid cuts ‘will create advice deserts’ https://www.theguardian.com/law/2013/apr/01/legal-aid-cuts?CMP=share_btn_tw

25 Mar 2013  Youth clubs shut down as councils slash spending on their future https://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/mar/25/drime-focus-youth-services-cuts?CMP=share_btn_tw

31 Jan 2013  Reoffending rate increases https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/reoffending-rate-increases-8475391.html

15 Jan 2013  Police pay: starting salaries ‘to be cut by a fifth’  https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9802550/Police-pay-starting-salaries-to-be-cut-by-a-fifth.html

3 Jul 2012  Chaos in the courts as justice system rushed to restore order https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/jul/03/chaos-courts-justice-system?CMP=share_btn_tw

4 Apr 2012  Eight months after the English riots: young lives blighted by punitive sentencing https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/sophie-willett/eight-months-after-english-riots-young-lives-blighted-by-punitive-sentenc

23 Mar 2012  Court chaos as interpreter service goes private https://www.channel4.com/news/court-chaos-as-interpreter-service-goes-private

6 Mar 2012  Police, magistrates and prisons by G4S. Is this what the British people want? https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/mel-kelly/police-magistrates-and-prisons-by-g4s-is-this-what-british-people-want

2 Mar 2012  Ford Open Prison riot: Men jailed over £5m damage https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-17191374

16 Dec 2011  Youth services will not be ringfenced from budget cuts https://www.theguardian.com/society/2011/dec/16/youth-services-not-ringfenced-cuts?CMP=share_btn_tw

14 Sep 2011  Jailed rioters targeted by existing inmates  https://www.channel4.com/news/jailed-rioters-being-targeted-by-existing-inmates

18 Aug 2011  Prison population reaches record level in wake of riots https://www.theguardian.com/society/2011/aug/18/prison-population-record-uk-riots?CMP=share_btn_tw

29 Jul 2011  Knife crime and gang violence on the rise as councils reduce youth services https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/jul/29/gang-violence-rises-as-councils-cut-youth-services?CMP=share_btn_tw

21 Jul 2011  Thousands of officers to go as police budget cuts hit  https://www.publicfinance.co.uk/news/2011/07/thousands-officers-go-police-budget-cuts-hit

14 Jul 2011  Burglaries up 14% on last year, annual crime figures show https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/jul/14/burglaries-up-crime-figures?CMP=share_btn_tw

 

 

A chronology of privatised prison scandals

 

And the cowboy companies which run them

21 May 2018  Inmate hid in a laundry room at prison for eight hours – and no one noticed he was missing http://www.itv.com/news/granada/2018-05-21/inmate-hid-in-a-laundry-room-at-prison-for-eight-hours-and-no-one-noticed-he-was-missing/

14 May 2018  Prisoner and girlfriend jailed after supplying drugs into prison  https://www.shefnews.co.uk/2018/05/14/prisoner-and-girlfriend-jailed-after-supplying-drugs-into-prison/

27 Apr 2018  Five inmates die in seven weeks at HMP Birmingham run by G4S https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/apr/27/five-inmates-die-in-seven-weeks-at-hmp-birmingham-run-by-g4s?CMP=share_btn_tw

26 Apr 2018  Inmates at HMP Birmingham live-stream video of themselves smoking drugs and using mobile phones  https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/inmates-hmp-birmingham-live-stream-12432515

24 Apr 2018  Tories accused of “totally misleading the public” over prison staffing crisis  http://www.poauk.org.uk/index.php?prisons-are-not-for-profit-1

13 Apr 2018  Bomb squad called in to ‘incident’ at Peterborough prison http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/police-hmp-peterborough-prison-ongoing-incident-sodexo-justice-services-a8303791.html

12 Apr 2018  Security giant G4S faces record fines for breaching government contracts https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/4s-breaching-record-fines_uk_5aca2eb4e4b09d0a1194d648

4 Apr 2018  Rooftop protest at prison sparks emergency alert  https://www.burtonmail.co.uk/news/local-news/hmp-dovegate-emergency-incident-1416826#ICID=sharebar_twitter

26 Mar 2018  Abuse case against staff members at scandal-hit G4S youth jail collapses https://www.careappointments.co.uk/care-news/england/item/43689-abuse-case-against-staff-members-at-scandal-hit-g4s-youth-jail-collapses

21 Mar 2018  Revealed: The Government Outsourced a Scandal-Hit Kids’ Jail to a Struggling Company https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/ywxz85/revealed-the-government-outsourced-a-scandal-hit-kids-jail-to-a-struggling-company?utm_campaign=sharebutton

15 Mar 2018  Prison officers suspended after ‘incident’ at HMP Lowdham Grange https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/prison-officers-suspended-after-incident-1342687#ICID=sharebar_twitter

14 Mar 2018  Prison workers probed for alleged ‘inappropriate relationships’ with inmates https://www.burtonmail.co.uk/news/local-news/hmp-dovegate-workers-under-investigation-1328835#ICID=sharebar_twitter

11 Mar 2018  ‘Letting private sector run our prisons is simply immoral’ says Leeds MP and shadow justice Minister https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/letting-private-sector-run-our-prisons-is-simply-immoral-says-leeds-mp-and-shadow-justice-minister-1-9058215

28 Feb 2018  Sex offender escapes prison by climbing over prison wall http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/child-sex-offender-gintautas-urbonas-hmp-peterborough-prison-wall-escape-cambridgeshire-police-a8233411.html

20 Feb 2018  “The mounting list of scandals must be seen as systemic failings by the government, not one-off incidents”: BID hold G4S to account. http://www.righttoremain.org.uk/blog/bid-g4s/

15 Feb 2018  Government admits it could re-privatise Carillion work that it took in-house just weeks ago  https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/government-admits-could-re-privatise-12032643

9 Feb 2018  Government allowed Carillion staff to work in prisons without mandatory suicide prevention training  https://corporatewatch.org/government-allowed-carillion-staff-to-work-in-prisons-without-mandatory-suicide-prevention-training-outsourcing-amey/

5 Feb 2018  Union slams ‘unacceptable’ pay for prison officers at HMP Northumberland https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/undervalued-overstretched-union-slams-pay-14247731#ICID=sharebar_twitter

1 Feb 2018  Inmate who died in Lowdham Grange ‘kept himself to himself’, inquest hears http://www.briefreport.co.uk/ri5544531/

26 Jan 2018  “National scandal” in Britain’s jails as assaults on staff and prisoners hit records highs  https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/national-scandal-britains-jails-assaults-staff-and-prisoners-hit-record-highs

23 Jan 2018  Andrea Albutt: ‘Carillion has left our prisons in a terrible state’ | Erwin James https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jan/23/carillion-prisons-terrible-state-andrea-albutt-prison-governors-chief?CMP=share_btn_tw

17 Jan 2018  The Carillion Scandal Is Proof That Big Business Should Not Run Government Services https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/bjybmq/the-carillion-scandal-is-proof-that-big-business-should-not-run-government-services?utm_campaign=sharebutton

17 Jan 2018  “‘Prison officers do want to do a good job, but it’s like asking someone to build a Rolls Royce and giving them a hammer and chisel'” https://www.byline.com/column/71/article/2011

16 Jan 2018  Justice ministers under fire for failing to act on Carillion prison contracts https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/carillion-contracts-jusitce_uk_5a57ecbfe4b02cebbfda4956

29 Jan 2018  Stroud MP David Drew condemns decision to force pregnant prisoners away from their families  http://www.stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk/news/15904957.Stroud_MP_David_Drew_condemns_decision_to_force_pregnant_prisoners_away_from_their_families/?ref=twtrec

23 Jan 2018  HMP Peterborough: Women’s jail safety ‘not sufficiently good’ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-42779319

8 Dec 2017  Jailed: Organised crime gang managed by drug dealer from prison cell locked up for 92 years  http://www.runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk/news/news_uploads/15711132.Jailed__Organised_crime_gang_managed_by_drug_dealer_from_prison_cell_locked_up_for_92_years/?ref=twtrec

8 Dec 2017  Man dies after ‘falling from landing’ at G4S-run prison http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/g4s-prisons-man-dies-hmp-altcourse-fall-from-landing-liverpool-merseyside-investigation-a8099976.html

21 Nov 2017  The prison where violence has doubled and officer numbers halved since privatisation https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/hmpnorthumberland-prisoners_uk_5a133ec2e4b0c335e9969615

21 Nov 2017  Howard League responds to Northumberland prison inspection  https://howardleague.org/news/howard-league-responds-to-northumberland-prison-inspection/

13 Nov 2017  New report on prison officers calls for urgent action to save the profession  https://howardleague.org/news/new-report-on-prison-officers-calls-for-urgent-action-to-save-the-profession/

6 Nov 2017  Serco a high-risk client with history of failures, offshore law firm found https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/nov/06/serco-a-high-risk-client-with-history-of-failures-offshore-law-firm-found?CMP=share_btn_tw

24 Oct 2017  G4S and Carlson Wagonlit: profiteers scrabble for more Home Office contracts  https://corporatewatch.org/g4s-and-carlson-wagonlit-profiteers-scrabble-for-more-home-office-contracts/

24 Oct 2017  Trauma, Death and Profits – Youth Prisons in the UK  https://corporatewatch.org/trauma-death-and-profits-youth-prisons-in-the-uk/

20 Oct 2017  ‘Please get me moved from here!’ Pregnant woman in G4S asylum housing  https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/john-grayson/pregnant-woman-g4s-asylum-housing

16 Oct 2017  Private (NZ) prisons and the management of scandal  http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1741659017736097

16 Oct 2017  Labour aims to end Tory privatisation of prison maintenance after report exposes squalor https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/richard-burgon-maintenance_uk_59df7992e4b0eb18af06ad67

23 Sep 2017  G4S immigration centre chief quits after abuse of migrants exposed http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/g4s-immigration-centre-abuse-brook-house-gatwick-director-resigns-ben-saunders-video-footage-bbc-a7962961.html

15 Sep 2017  Head of scandal-hit G4S detention centres is put on administrative leave https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/sep/15/head-of-scandal-hit-g4s-detention-centres-ben-saunders-is-put-on-administrative-leave?CMP=share_btn_tw

14 Sep 2017  Scandal-hit G4S Gatwick immigration centre a ‘desperate place’ https://www.crawleyobserver.co.uk/news/politics/scandal-hit-g4s-gatwick-immigration-centre-a-desperate-place-1-8150855

8 Sep 2017  Church leaders challenge immigration detention system after G4S scandal at Brook House  https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2017/8-september/news/uk/church-leaders-challenge-detention-system-after-g4s-scandal

3 Sep 2017  Staff end disorder at HMP Birmingham after seven hour stand-off with inmates http://www.runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk/news/national/15512229.Staff_end_disorder_at_HMP_Birmingham_after_seven_hour_stand-off_with_inmates/?ref=twtrec

1 Sep 2017  G4S hit by new scandal over immigration detention centre: Private companies should not be doing this sort of work https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/comment/g4s-hit-by-new-scandal-over-immigration-detention-centre-private-companies-should-not-be-doing-this-a7923871.html

9 Aug 2017  G4S reported rising half-year sales, restructuring going to plan http://dailym.ai/2frVETD

28 Jul 2017  Prison officers’ union blasts Government after report shows wrongful releases at record high http://po.st/t7xRmN

20 Jul 2017  Increased assaults at HMP/YOI Parc of concern, IMB reports  https://www.imb.org.uk/increased-assaults-hmpyoi-parc-young-persons-unit-concerning-imb-reports/

19 Jul 2017  After seven years of pay cuts, I’m not proud to be a prison officer anymore  https://www.tuc.org.uk/blogs/after-seven-years-pay-cuts-i%E2%80%99m-not-proud-be-prison-officer-anymore

19 Jul 2017  Government just won a bid to permanently ban prison officers going on strike http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/prison-officers-strike-ban-permanent-industrial-action-home-office-high-court-win-prison-officers-a7848346.html

10 Jul 2017  Prison officers ‘need Tasers and stab vests’ to cope with rising violence in jails http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/prison-officers-tasers-stab-vests-rising-violence-jails-uk-safety-wardens-a7832656.html

29 Jun 2017  HMP Northumberland boss lands job looking after all of Sodexo’s prisons http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/hmp-northumberland-boss-lands-job-13256459#ICID=sharebar_twitter

27 Jun 2017  ‘How do we get out if there’s a fire?’ In Yorkshire, G4S tenants live in fear https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/john-grayson/how-do-we-get-out-if-there-s-fire-in-yorkshire-g4s-tenants-live

20 Jun 2017  Outsourcing firm Serco will run Australia’s largest prison http://dailym.ai/2sKS77K

16 Jun 2017  Officer and manager at Forest Bank prison are arrested http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/forest-bank-prison-theft-arrests-13198189#ICID=sharebar_twitter

4 May 2017  Do private prisons have a future in the UK? https://www.managementtoday.co.uk/article/1431952

29 Apr 2017  Prison officer suspended amid claims he sent freed lag pictures of his privates http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/prison-officer-suspended-amid-claims-10325383#ICID=sharebar_twitter

26 Apr 2017  Are outsourcers cashing in on a crisis in the prisons system? https://www.standard.co.uk/business/are-outsourcers-cashing-in-on-a-crisis-in-the-prisons-system-a3524296.html

24 Apr 2017  Behave or get deported, says G4S   https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/john-grayson/behave-or-get-deported-says-g4s

12 Apr 2017  G4S: When a private company is in charge of your security https://www.alainet.org/de/node/184763

10 Mar 2017  Bungling jail staff send jailed sex offenders’ details to mum-of-two http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/bungling-hmp-northumberland-staff-send-12722028#ICID=sharebar_twitter

20 Feb 2017  Humiliation for government as just 10 ex-prison wardens join jail reserve scheme https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/home-affairs/prisons/news/83483/excl-humiliation-government-just-10-ex-prison-wardens-join

19 Feb 2017  Prison officers’ union dismisses pay rise as ‘plaster over a wound’ https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/feb/19/prison-officers-pay-to-rise-in-bid-to-tackle-jail-safety-crisis?CMP=share_btn_tw

18 Feb 2017  Is this the end of private prisons? https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/02/18/end-private-prisons/?WT.mc_id=tmg_share_tw

16 Feb 2017  Fail, fail, and have another government contract  https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/john-grayson/fail-fail-and-have-another-government-contract

13 Feb 2017  Undercover Panorama report reveals prison chaos  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38931580

11 Feb 2017  G4S: When a private company is in charge of your security  http://www.cadtm.org/G4S-When-a-private-company-is-in

1 Feb 2017  HMP Forest Bank: Salford prison tops inmate drugs’ seizures http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-30748187

30 Jan 2017  Prisoner dies after ‘drug overdose’ at HMP Forest Bank in Salford https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jan/30/hmp-forest-bank-prisoner-dies-suspected-drug-overdose-spice-greater-manchester?CMP=share_btn_tw

17 Dec 2016  G4S faces huge bill after Birmingham Prison riot https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/birmingham-prison-riot-g4s_uk_5855472ae4b0e9baa877a289

21 Nov 2016  Sodexo: Corporate rap sheet  https://www.corp-research.org/sodexo

18 Nov 2016  Failing prisons resort to draconian punishments as crisis behind bars deepens  https://howardleague.org/news/adjudications2015/

4 Nov 2016  “Aberdeen port of shame” protest over Seatruck pay scandal https://www.rmt.org.uk/news/aberdeen-port-of-shame-protest-over41116/

3 Nov 2016  Government to recruit 2,500 new prison officers after warning cuts are leaving jails unsafe http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/government-to-recruit-2500-new-prison-officers-after-warning-cuts-are-leaving-jails-unsafe-a7394141.html

12 Oct 2016  Shocking footage shows naked prisoners pretending to be fighting dogs http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/shocking-prison-footage-shows-drug-12016636#ICID=sharebar_twitter

7 Oct 2016  Gay man accuses G4S staff of homophobic abuse at Tory party conference http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/gay-man-g4s-tory-conference-homophobia-accusations-tell-mama-complaint-a7350951.html

7 Oct 2016  Northumberland MP demands answers over Sodexo running of prisons http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/northumberland-mp-demands-answers-over-11990852#ICID=sharebar_twitter

13 Sep 2016  Rats in the yard: 4 years of UK asylum housing by G4S https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/john-grayson/rats-in-yard-4-years-of-uk-asylum-housing-by-g4s

13 Sep 2016  Security Firm Guarding Dakota Access Pipeline Also Used Psychological Warfare Tactics for BP https://www.desmogblog.com/2016/09/13/g4s-dakota-access-pipeline-human-rights-bp

23 Aug 2016  Tories give discrimination helpline contract to inept G4S  https://nottinghamlibdems.org.uk/en/article/2016/1178080/tories-give-discrimination-helpline-contract-to-inept-g4s

10 Aug 2016  Scandal-Hit G4S Boosted By Improved Results https://news.sky.com/story/scandal-hit-g4s-boosted-by-improved-results-10530820

4 Aug 2016  Australia’s Child Abuse Scandal and the proliferation of CIA torture techniques https://www.cage.ngo/australias-child-abuse-scandal-and-the-proliferation-of-cia-torture-techniques

22 Jul 2016  Inmate dies in apparent overdose after calls for help allegedly ignored https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/jul/22/natasha-chin-dies-bronzefield-prison-sodexo?CMP=share_btn_tw

14 Jun 2016  Orlando shooter worked for security firm tainted by blunders http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-orlando-nightclub-shooting-security-firm-g4s-20160613-story.html

14 Jun 2016  G4S: Don’t blame us — blame the prison system https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/rebecca-roberts/g4s-dont-blame-us-blame-prison-system

12 Jun 2016  Revealed: the scandal of refugees housed in ‘slum conditions’ in Scotland http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/14551827.Revealed__the_scandal_of_refugees_housed_in__slum_conditions__in_Scotland/?ref=twtrec

9 Jun 2016  Scandal-ridden security giant G4S charged with guarding nation’s cash at Royal Mint https://www.rt.com/uk/345988-g4s-royal-mint-security/

9 Jun 2016  Five more arrests and another critical inspection report for G4S child prisons https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/carolyne-willow/five-more-arrests-and-another-critical-inspection-report-for

25 May 2016  G4S promises (again) to repaint asylum seeker red doors and relocate families at risk https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/john-grayson/g4s-promises-again-to-repaint-asylum-seeker-red-doors-and-reloc

23 May 2016  G4S suspends 5 staff over alleged attempts to massage 999 response figures https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/clare-sambrook/g4s-suspends-5-staff-over-alleged-attempts-to-massage-999-res

16 Apr 2016  ‘Most dangerous jail’ for prison staff named after catalogue of violence against employees revealed  https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/most-dangerous-jail-prison-staff-7766571

15 Apr 2016  G4S Was Fined Just £700 For Security Breaches At Youth Prison Where Alleged Abuse Took Place https://www.buzzfeed.com/alanwhite/g4s-was-fined-just-ps700-for-security-breaches-at-youth-pris?

13 Apr 2016  Women given tents instead of accommodation when leaving London prison, inspection reveals http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/hmp-bronzefield-women-given-tents-instead-of-accommodation-when-leaving-london-prison-inspection-a6981926.html

6 Apr 2016  Bed bugs and freight sheds: Britain’s welcome to asylum seekers https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/john-grayson/bed-bugs-and-freight-sheds-britain-s-welcome-to-asylum-seekers

30 Mar 2016  500 more inmates at HMP Oakwood ‘superjail’ | Community Action on Prison Expansion http://www.cape-campaign.org/500-more-inmates-at-hmp-oakwood-superjail/

9 Mar 2016  BBC News – HMP Doncaster: Inspectors criticise safety at ‘very poor’ site http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-35755049

7 Mar 2016  How Serco went from scandals to a key role training RAF pilots  http://dailym.ai/1UO5n2q

2 Mar 2016  Private firms’ involvement in childrens social work should be rethought after G4S scandal  http://www.communitycare.co.uk/2016/03/02/private-firms-involvement-childrens-social-care-rethought-g4s-scandal/

25 Feb 2016  G4S are employing Cognitive Behavioural Therapists to deliver “get to work therapy”  https://kittysjones.wordpress.com/2016/02/25/g4s-are-employing-cognitive-behavioural-therapists-to-deliver-get-to-work-therapy/

23 Feb 2016  Inside Oakwood prison: the private jail struggling to prove bigger is better https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/feb/23/inside-oakwood-prison-supersize-private-jail-g4s-profit?CMP=share_btn_tw

27 Jan 2016  Government urged to seize back control of Birmingham Prison http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/government-urged-seize-back-control-10795609#ICID=sharebar_twitter

12 Jan 2016  Bullying kids: G4S abuse of child prisoners exposed https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/rob-preece/bullying-kids-g4s-abuse-of-child-prisoners-exposed

9 Dec 2015  Scandals lead to end of British firm’s management of New Zealand jail http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-12/09/c_134899481.htm

18 Nov 2015  Now’s the time to boycott companies that profit from detention https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/nov/18/nows-the-time-to-boycott-companies-that-profit-from-detention?CMP=share_btn_tw

6 Aug 2015  A safe place for children? G4S pays for “independent” report on Rainsbrook prison https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/carolyne-willow/safe-place-for-children-g4s-pays-for-independent-report-on-r

27 Jul 2015  It’s official: Private prisons cost taxpayer more than state prisons http://www.politics.co.uk/comment-analysis/2015/07/27/it-s-official-private-prisons-cost-taxpayer-more-than-state

23 Jul 2015  Obamacare Contractor Exposed Running Fight Club at Prison https://www.weeklystandard.com/daniel-halper/obamacare-contractor-exposed-running-fight-club-at-prison

17 Jul 2015  How Paul David Williams was able to run his drug network from prison http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/how-paul-david-williams-able-9675403#ICID=sharebar_twitter

25 Jun 2015  The ongoing electronic tagging scandal https://shar.es/anpTzv

19 Jun 2015  Exploding the myth of ‘payment by results’ https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/andrew-neilson/exploding-myth-of-payment-by-results

15 Jun 2015  Overworked G4S staff fast asleep while guarding murderers and drug dealers http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scandal-overworked-g4s-prisoner-guards-5884031#ICID=sharebar_twitter

3 Jun 2015  G4S slammed for human rights abuses in Palestine  https://waronwant.org/media/g4s-slammed-human-rights-abuses-palestine

22 May 2015  Children suffer racist abuse and ‘degrading treatment’ by guards high on drugs at G4S Rainsbrook prison https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/carolyne-willow/children-suffer-racist-abuse-and-degrading-treatment-by-guards-high-on-d

20 May 2015  G4S-run Rainsbrook youth detention centre receives ‘worst prison report ever seen’ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/rainsbrook-g4s-youth-prison-slammed-by-ofsted-report-as-children-suffer-racist-degrading-abuse-from-10263121.html

1 May 2015  G4S abuses in South African prison still ignored https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/ruth-hopkins/g4s-abuses-in-south-african-prison-still-ignored

20 Apr 2015  Spotlight on Serco https://www.prisonphone.co.uk/spotlight-on-serco/

17 Apr 2015  Man died in prison after police wrongly took him from psychiatric unit, inquest finds https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/apr/17/man-died-death-dovegate-prison-wrongly-psychiatric-mental-health-inquest?CMP=share_btn_tw

9 Apr 2015  Danger, overcrowding, no time to talk: a UK prison officer speaks out https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/alex-cavendish/danger-overcrowding-no-time-to-talk-uk-prison-officer-speaks-out

23 Mar 2015  Banning me from prisons won’t silence the truth  Frances Crook https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/mar/23/ban-prisons-silence-truth-ministry-of-justice?CMP=share_btn_tw

11 Mar 2015  G4S posts £148m profit despite ‘countless’ human rights scandals https://thelondonpost.net/g4s-posts-148m-profit-despite-countless-human-rights-scandals/

7 Mar 2015  One bath for 12 women and 11 babies: UK asylum housing by G4S  https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/john-grayson/one-bath-for-12-women-and-11-babies-uk-asylum-housing-by-g4s

2 Mar 2015  ‘Headbutt the bitch’ Serco guard, Yarl’s Wood, a UK immigration detention centre https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/jackie-long/headbutt-bitch-serco-guard-yarl-s-wood-uk-immigration-detention-centre

20 Feb 2015  Six men jailed for HMP Oakwood riot http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-31556568

9 Jan 2015  HMP Forest Bank: Salford prison tops inmate drugs’ seizures http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-30748187

18 Dec 2014  ‘Headbutt the bitch’ Serco guard, Yarl’s Wood, a UK immigration detention centre https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/jackie-long/headbutt-bitch-serco-guard-yarl-s-wood-uk-immigration-detention-centre

10 Dec 2014  Parliamentary watchdog: too often private sector contractors’ ethical standards found wanting  https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/margaret-hodge/parliamentary-watchdog-too-often-private-sector-contractors-ethical-stand

13 Nov 2014  How Capita and the Big Four rake in millions from the police http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/business/how-capita-big-four-rake-8101924#ICID=sharebar_twitter

21 Oct 2014  INQUEST responds to Chief Inspector of Prisons’ Annual Report https://www.inquest.org.uk/inquest-responds-to-chief-inspector-of-prisons-annual-report

12 Oct 2014  The national shame that is healthcare in UK immigration detention  https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/phil-miller-clare-sambrook/national-shame-that-is-healthcare-in-uk-immigration-detention

9 Sep 2014  How children’s charity Barnardo’s locks up kids with Guantánamo contractor G4S https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/tom-sanderson/how-children-s-charity-barnardo-s-locks-up-kids-with-guant-namo-contractor

8 Sep 2014  G4S and Serco bosses face grilling by MPs https://shar.es/ango7R

28 Aug 2014  The next Serco scandal – overcharging the NHS  https://corporatewatch.org/the-next-serco-scandal-overcharging-the-nhs/

13 Aug 2014  Prison inmates held without electricity or running water for over two days https://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/aug/13/hmp-doncaster-locked-up-prisoners-no-electricity-running-water-two-days?CMP=share_btn_tw

13 Aug 2014  Nice work: G4S wins $118 million Guantánamo contract https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/clare-sambrook/nice-work-g4s-wins-118-million-guant-namo-contract

13 Aug 2014  Doncaster prison: Serco to blame for disastrous deterioration  https://howardleague.org/news/doncasterinspection2014/

12 Aug 2014  Violence at Rye Hill prison ‘increasing’ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-28746644

30 Jun 2014  Coroner: prisoner got ‘sub-optimal care’ at G4S Oakwood Prison https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/clare-sambrook/coroner-prisoner-got-sub-optimal-care-at-g4s-oakwood-prison

13 May 2014  One of the biggest scandals of modern life? http://www.progressonline.org.uk/2014/05/13/one-of-the-biggest-scandals-of-modern-life/

24 Apr 2014  Five lessons Britain must learn from the botched privatisation of asylum housing https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/john-grayson/five-lessons-britain-must-learn-from-botched-privatisation-of-asylum-housin

18 Mar 2014  G4S Scandals: From London 2012 Security Fiasco to Jimmy Mubenga Death https://ibt.uk/A0062fZ?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=/g4s-scandals-london-2012-security-fiasco-jimmy-mubenga-death-1440233

18 Mar 2014  G4S: The Outsourcing Monster by Numbers https://ibt.uk/A0062fb?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=/g4s-outsourcing-monster-by-numbers-1440235

17 Mar 2014  This market isn’t working. UK government contractors exploit secrecy and weak competition | openDemocracy https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/richard-garside/this-market-isnt-working-uk-government-contractors-exploit-secrecy-and-w

21 Feb 2014 G4S staff accused of attacking inmates at Papua New Guinea detention centre   https://pngexposed.wordpress.com/tag/g4s/

12 Feb 2014  UK watchdog takes another bite out of failing outsourcer G4S https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/john-grayson/uk-watchdog-takes-another-bite-out-of-failing-outsourcer-g4s

5 Feb 2014  INQUEST calls on government to set up an independent review into deaths of children and young people in prison  https://www.inquest.org.uk/inquest-pressures-government-to-establish-independent-review-deaths-young-people-children-prison

4 Feb 2014  Serco facing industrial action after detention centre, prison escapes http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-31/serco-faces-industrial-action-after-escapes-from-custody/5229310

6 Jan 2014  ‘Serious incident’ at UK prison involved 60 prisoners and lasted 5 hours http://jrnl.ie/1250705

1 Jan 2014  Meet the firms cashing in on imprisoning foreigners  https://newint.org/features/2014/01/01/making-a-killing

19 Dec 2013  Serco agrees to repay £68.5m after tagging scandal http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25448944

28 Nov 2013  Prisoners stage rooftop protest at Oakwood prison https://www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/news/prisoners-stage-rooftop-protest-oakwood-prison

21 Nov 2013  G4S & Serco fraud: Oops, we couldn’t tell the difference between right and wrong  https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/ellie-butt/g4s-serco-fraud-oops-we-couldnt-tell-difference-between-right-and-wrong

20 Nov 2013  G4S and SERCO ‘tip of the iceberg’  https://www.unison.org.uk/news/article/2013/11/g4s-and-serco-tip-of-the-iceberg/#.Wwb0okzeUM0.twitter

20 Nov 2013  G4S and Serco overcharging scandal just got worse  https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/richard-garside/g4s-and-serco-overcharging-scandal-just-got-worse

19 Nov 2013  Security firm G4S to repay tagging scandal £24m (€28.5m) http://shr.gs/uv2lSlM

14 Nov 2013  Fake criminal scandal wipes millions off value of Serco https://www.channel4.com/news/electronic-tagging-serco-profit-warning-2014-share-fall-moj

12 Nov 2013  Public sector paid big four outsourcing firms £4bn last year, NAO reveals https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/nov/12/public-sector-paid-outsourcing-firms-4-billion-pounds?CMP=share_btn_tw

12 Nov 2013  Living with rats. Landlord G4S https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/john-grayson/living-with-rats-landlord-g4s

30 Oct 2013  G4S guard bludgeoned woman to death  https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/clare-sambrook/g4s-guard-bludgeoned-woman-to-death

25 Oct 2013  Serco boss quits as firm seeks new start after scandals http://reut.rs/18iQMj0

21 Oct 2013  Officers hurt in exercise at scandal-hit Oakwood Prison http://po.st/5JZz0W

19 Oct 2013  Vicious Serco? UK public service company entwined in major fraud scandal https://www.rt.com/news/serco-uk-fraud-scandal-423/

10 Oct 2013  HMP Oakwood: ‘Serious failings’ over inmate’s death http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-24459678

8 Oct 2013  HMP Oakwood condemned by inspectors http://www.runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk/news/national/10723197.HMP_Oakwood_condemned_by_inspectors/?ref=twtrec

5 Oct 2013  G4S fires 300 POPCRU members for staging strike – COSATU  http://www.politicsweb.co.za/party/g4s-fires-300-popcru-members-for-staging-strike–c

3 Oct 2013  Glenda versus G4S https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/glenda-beato/glenda-versus-g4s

24 Sep 2013  Outsourcing America: Sodexo Siphons Cash From Kids and Soldiers while Dishing Up Subprime Food https://www.huffingtonpost.com/mary-bottari/post_5631_b_3982325.html?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004

29 Aug 2013  Serco In New Prison Scandals – Its Claimed They Fiddle Escort Logs (which they deny)  http://converseprisonnews.com/serco-in-new-prison-scandals-its-claimed-they-fiddle-escort-logs-which-they-deny-and-charge-some-prisoners-200-to-be-escorted-inside-the-prison-which-they-admit/

27 Aug 2013  Privatised justice and erosion of democracy in the UK  https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/michael-turner/privatised-justice-and-erosion-of-democracy-in-uk

29 Jul 2013  UK justice workers walk out in protest against privatisation https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/james-davies/uk-justice-workers-walk-out-in-protest-against-privatisation

25 Jul 2013  Prison ratings: ‘Serious concern’ over two private prisons http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23447437

22 Jul 2013  G4S guard fatally restrains 15 year old – gets promoted https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/clare-sambrook/g4s-guard-fatally-restrains-15-year-old-gets-promoted

22  Jul 2013  Concealment and trickery – that’s G4S children’s homes https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/clare-sambrook/concealment-and-trickery-thats-g4s-childrens-homes

19 Jul 2013  Prison contract awarded amid tagging scandal https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/prison-contract-awarded-amid-tagging-scandal-1-5865855

15 Jul 2013  What is G4S doing in England’s NHS?  https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/caroline-molloy/what-is-g4s-doing-in-englands-nhs

10 Jul 2013  Lord Ramsbotham attacks ‘perverse’ decision not to prosecute G4S over Mubenga death https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/clare-sambrook/lord-ramsbotham-attacks-perverse-decision-not-to-prosecute-g4s-over-muben

9 Jul 2013  After Mubenga unlawful killing verdict: Could asylum seekers have a worse landlord than G4S? https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/john-grayson/after-mubenga-unlawful-killing-verdict-could-asylum-seekers-have-worse-land

28 Jun 2013  Broken bones and stab wounds: rising violence at G4S-run Birmingham jail https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/clare-sambrook/broken-bones-and-stab-wounds-rising-violence-at-g4s-run-birmingham-jail

6 Jun 2013  G4S and their human rights problem https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/clare-sambrook/g4s-and-their-human-rights-problem

4 Jun 2013  BBC News – Ashfield YOI inmates ‘had bones broken by staff’ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-22755787

30 May 2013  Olympic bunglers G4S recruit for Hillsborough inquiry https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/clare-sambrook/olympic-bunglers-g4s-recruit-for-hillsborough-inquiry

22 May 2013  G4S boss Nick Buckles retires at 52, a multimillionaire https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/clare-sambrook/g4s-boss-nick-buckles-retires-at-52-multimillionaire

15 May 2013  G4S asylum-housing fiasco descends into farce https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/john-grayson/g4s-asylum-housing-fiasco-descends-into-farce

14 May 2013  Thameside prison criticised over violence and regime http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-22520343

24 Apr 2013  G4S feels the heat of international boycott campaign https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/adri-nieuwhof/g4s-feels-heat-of-international-boycott-campaign

7 Apr 2013  Prisons for Profit?  We don’t think so  http://www.poauk.org.uk/index.php?general-secretary&newsdetail=20130407-12_prisons-for-profit-we-dont-think-so

19 Mar 2013  Another G4S scandal: UK’s privatised asylum housing market is falling apart https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/clare-sambrook/another-g4s-scandal-uks-privatised-asylum-housing-market-is-falling-apart

18 Mar 2013  Their secret is out, but for G4S and friends ‘abject disregard’ for human dignity persists https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/john-grayson/their-secret-is-out-but-for-g4s-and-friends-abject-disregard-for-human-dign

4 Mar 2013  Many thousands of children stripped naked in custody. Ignites memories of being raped  https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/carolyne-willow/many-thousands-of-children-stripped-naked-in-custody-ignites-memories-of

21 Feb 2013  Privatisation Will Not Rehabilitate Our Prisons https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/juliet-lyon/prison-privatisation-reform-wont-rehabilitate_b_2731190.html

21 Feb 2013  What the BBC conceals on private prisons research  https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/mel-kelly/what-bbc-conceals-on-private-prisons-research

23 Jan 2013  Security giant G4S rejects ‘World’s Worst Company’ nomination https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/john-grayson-and-adri-nieuwhof/security-giant-g4s-rejects-world-s-worst-company-nominati

10 Jan 2013  Ten reasons to vote for G4S as the World’s Worst Company https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/john-grayson-and-adri-nieuwhof/ten-reasons-to-vote-for-g4s-as-worlds-worst-company

17 Dec 2012  A cockroach in the baby’s bottle: asylum-seeker housing by security giant G4S https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/john-grayson/cockroach-in-baby-s-bottle-asylum-seeker-housing-by-security-giant-g4s

7 Dec 2012  G4S equips the apartheid wall, Israel confirms  https:/www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/adri-nieuwhof/g4s-equips-apartheid-wall-israel-confirms

8 Nov 2012  G4S loses Wolds prison contract https://www.theguardian.com/society/2012/nov/08/g4s-loses-wolds-prison-contract?CMP=share_btn_tw

8 Nov 2012  Forced evictions, racist attacks. Meet the new landlord, security company G4S  https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/john-grayson/forced-evictions-racist-attacks-meet-new-landlord-security-company-g4s

23 Oct 2012  Scandal hit security firm G4S ‘manhandled pregnant woman in wheelchair https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/scandal-hit-security-firm-g4s-manhandled-pregnant-woman-in-wheelchair-putting-babys-life-at-risk-8222266.html

22 Oct 2012  ‘The company you need to target is G4S’. Opponents form strategic alliance  https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/stuart-crosthwaite/company-you-need-to-target-is-g4s-opponents-form-strategic-alliance

15 Oct 2012  Bad management and broken promises: asylum housing gets the G4S Olympic experience  https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/lorna-gledhill/bad-management-and-broken-promises-asylum-housing-gets-g4s-olympic-experi

1 Oct 2012  Leaked emails warned G4S over Iraq murders https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2012-10-01/leaked-emails-warned-g4s-over-iraq-murders

10 Sep 2012  G4S Company profile  https://corporatewatch.org/g4s-company-profile/

31 Aug 2012  Beyond the G4S Olympic fiasco: what now for the world’s largest security company and its critics? https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/clare-sambrook/beyond-g4s-olympic-fiasco-what-now-for-worlds-largest-security-company-an

9 Aug 2012  Another shambles as G4S is entrusted with running asylum seeker housing https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/john-grayson/another-shambles-as-g4s-is-entrusted-with-running-asylum-seeker-housing

!8 Jul 2012  G4S Olympics scandal: Humiliated and humbled… but Nick Buckles still taking his £57m fee https://www.scotsman.com/news/uk/g4s-olympics-scandal-humiliated-and-humbled-but-nick-buckles-still-taking-his-57m-fee-1-2415990

18 Jul 2012  Now we have glimpsed how G4S goes about ‘securing our world’ https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/stuart-weir/now-we-have-glimpsed-how-g4s-goes-about-securing-our-world

17 Jul 2012  G4S boss torn apart by MPs in humiliating interrogation – Culture, media & sport http://www.politics.co.uk/news/2012/07/17/g4s-boss-torn-apart-by-mps-in-humiliating-interrogation

17 Jul 2012 G4S Olympic fiasco: British soldiers are the ‘people pipeline’ now https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/clare-sambrook/g4s-olympic-fiasco-british-soldiers-are-people-pipeline-now

16 Jul 2012  G4S Embassy Guards Sacked For Drinking Vodka Out Of Each Others’ Bottoms https://tompride.wordpress.com/2012/07/16/g4s-embassy-guards-sacked-by-us-government-for-drinking-vodka-out-of-each-others-bottoms/

16 Jul 2012  The UK Border Agency’s long, punitive campaign against children (helped by G4S and Serco)  https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/clare-sambrook/uk-border-agencys-long-punitive-campaign-against-children-helped-by-g4s-a

10 Jul 2012  G4S teaches UK Border Agency how to care for children https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/clare-sambrook/g4s-teaches-uk-border-agency-how-to-care-for-children

28 Jun 2012  Outsourcing charity – the G4S way  https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/john-grayson/outsourcing-charity-g4s-way

20 Jun 2012  Yorkshire campaigners claim small victory over world’s biggest security company G4S https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/john-grayson/yorkshire-campaigners-claim-small-victory-over-world-s-biggest-security-com

12 Jun 2012  G4S: the anatomy of a ‘shambles’ https://www.channel4.com/news/g4s-the-anatomy-of-a-shambles

8 Jun 2012 Anger and activism at the G4S annual meeting  https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/hilary-aked/anger-and-activism-at-g4s-annual-meeting

30 May 2012  G4S asylum housing, the evictions begin: mother and baby dumped in substandard flat https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/john-grayson/g4s-asylum-housing-evictions-begin-mother-and-baby-dumped-in-substandard-fl

10 May 2012  UK security firm G4S provides services to Israeli prisons, police and army https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/adri-nieuwhof/uk-security-firm-g4s-provides-services-to-israeli-prisons-police-and-army

5 May 2012  Private prison ‘cherry-picking compliant prisoners’  https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/frances-crook/private-prison-cherry-picking-compliant-prisoners

12 Apr 2012  Mobilising Outrage: campaigning with asylum seekers against security industry giant, G4S https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/john-grayson/mobilising-outrage-campaigning-with-asylum-seekers-against-security-industr

11 Apr 2012  Privatising prisons: a step too far?  http://www.thejusticegap.com/2012/04/privatising-prisons-a-step-too-far/

9 Mar 2012  Britain as a private security state: first they came for the asylum seeker …  https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/john-grayson/britain-as-private-security-state-first-they-came-for-asylum-seeker

6 Mar 2012  Police, magistrates and prisons by G4S. Is this what the British people want? https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/mel-kelly/police-magistrates-and-prisons-by-g4s-is-this-what-british-people-want

28 Feb 2012  G4S turns a profit in “asylum markets”: who’s speaking out and whose lips are sealed? https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/john-grayson/g4s-turns-profit-in-asylum-markets-whos-speaking-out-and-whose-lips-are-sea

30 Sep 2011  Scandal-Plagued Private Prison Companies Rake In Huge Profits From Privatization Of Immigration Detention Centers https://thinkprogress.org/scandal-plagued-private-prison-companies-rake-in-huge-profits-from-privatization-of-immigration-9bf3dd08819e/

15 Aug 2011  The well-trousered philanthropists: Tory party chums and food parcels for the poor  https://www.opendemocracy.net/ourkingdom/mel-kelly/well-trousered-philanthropists-tory-party-chums-and-food-parcels-for-poor

19 Jul 2011  Prison Officers Association – Prisons are not for profit  http://www.poauk.org.uk/index.php?prisons-are-not-for-profit-1

7 Jul 2011  “Duty of care” vs “earnings per share”: private contractors in the UK immigration removals business https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/clare-sambrook/duty-of-care-vs-earnings-per-share-private-contractors-in-uk-immigration-

8 Jun 2011  Duty of Care: beyond the case of Mr Ward, cooked to death by gigantic outsourcer G4S https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/clare-sambrook/duty-of-care-beyond-case-of-mr-ward-cooked-to-death-by-gigantic-outsource

1 Jun 2011  Prison Officer Corruption and Criminality  https://insidetime.org/prison-officer-corruption-and-criminality/

8 May 2011  Leicester prison teacher tells of jail sex sessions with murderer http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/leicester-prison-teacher-tells-of-jail-224142#ICID=sharebar_twitter

15 Oct 2010  Meet G4S, Government’s untouchable friend  https://www.opendemocracy.net/shinealight/clare-sambrook/meet-g4s-government-s-untouchable-friend

16 Apr 2007  Drugs, bribe offers, staff in fear: life at Rye Hill jail  https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/apr/16/ukcrime.prisonsandprobation?CMP=share_btn_tw

20 Jun 2006  Stephen Moss: Prison escapee pulls off superb hat trick https://www.theguardian.com/society/2006/jun/20/prisonsandprobation.stephenmoss1?CMP=share_btn_tw

3 Sep 2003  Private jail uses inexperienced staff to boost profits, says union  https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1440386/Private-jail-uses-inexperienced-staff-to-boost-profits-says-union.html