Hundreds of early-release prisoners in England and Wales not being tagged, say MPs MPs question monitoring of released offenders as Serco denies failures and probation union warns of strain on staff The Guardian - UK · Oct 13
Man arrested after addresses were shared during violent anti-migrant protests in Thetford Anti-migrant disorder broke out in Thetford, Norfolk last week with police officers assaulted and several people arrested The Independent UK · Aug 13
Thetford residents remain on edge after days of ‘mob rule’ over asylum plans People voice frustration with officials’ failure to engage with community over placement of asylum seekers in area The Guardian - UK · Aug 7
Trump's pick to lead TSA calls private airport screening program 'pro-worker,' vows to help workers President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Transportation Security Administration addressed a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday The Independent UK · Jul 16
Expansion of electronic tagging in England and Wales will put public at risk, watchdog warns National Audit Office says system needs to be upgraded before it is extended to ease strain on overcrowded prisons The Guardian - UK · Jul 10
ATO outsource call centre workers paid 40% less than public service peers, Fair Work submission claims In lead-up to ‘same job, same pay’ hearings, former call centre worker Nathan Brunne says pay gap is structural and widens at senior levels The Guardian - AU · Jun 16
The effectiveness of private prisons is debatable – why does Australia have so many? This month, the South Australian government extended a contract with a private firm to manage a men’s prison in Adelaide for another five years, despite a damning report about its operations. The Conversation · May 19
UK defence firm Ultra Electronics to pay £15m after SFO bribery investigation Company accepts it failed to prevent bribery in connection with contracts in Algeria and Oman sought through agents The Guardian - UK · May 1
The HMS Dragon row: why has it taken so long to get a UK destroyer to Cyprus? The government said a week ago the warship would be deployed but it is still at dock. What is happening? The Guardian - UK · Mar 10
‘We should have seen this coming’: Why a Royal Navy ship took so long to set sail for Cyprus after Iran strike HMS Dragon has set sail a week after the prime minister announced its deployment The Independent UK · Mar 6
Cocaine bungle exposes prison failures, union says Violence, drugs and understaffing at a remand centre are a constant safety threat and politicians must commit to returning it to public hands, a union says. AAP · Mar 5
Care failings before man’s death at immigration detention centre, inquest hears Théophile Kaliviotis died in custody at Brook House immigration removal centre near Gatwick Airport The Independent UK · Feb 24
‘I did this to help and now I’m the one who’s going to need help’: NDIS call handlers describe pressure cooker workplace Serco-run operation regularly fails because staff are not properly trained and pushed to meet call volume targets, a senior NDIA employee says The Guardian - AU · Feb 22
Serco accused of ‘petty and vindictive’ removal of artwork from court cells Government contractor stripped custody suites in England and Wales of motivational murals, report says The Guardian - UK · Feb 10
The Guardian - AU · Feb 6 Workers accuse new company managing Australia’s immigration detention centres of running them ‘like a prison’ Exclusive: Critical incidents and workplace safety concerns have increased in the 10 months since MTC took over management of the centres, staff claim
The Independent UK · Jan 28 Handcuffs, hallucinations and riot squads: Inside the UK’s most notorious immigration detention centre SPECIAL REPORT: Brook House near Gatwick airport was the subject of an independent inquiry after G4S guards were filmed abusing detainees in 2017. Now, The Independent has obtained stark written accounts from officers at the site that reveal chaotic conditions in which restraint and force are being used against vulnerable…
The Guardian - AU · Jan 25 Outsourced call centre staff at NDIS have to pretend to work for government, workers say Serco employees also say they are given email addresses identical to public servants, making them indistinguishable
The Guardian - AU · Jan 14 ‘Bizarre’ bonuses and sausage sizzles: how Australia’s outsource call centres try to lure in poorly paid workers Staff at four private contractors with government agency contracts say training is poor, morale is low and the attrition rate is high
Evening Standard · Dec 20, 2025 Inside London’s crippling court delays as Labour moves to cut back jury trials Labour is bringing the axe down on jury trials, but people in court tell a different story of where the chronic delays come from
Evening Standard · Dec 17, 2025 Stocks rise as inflation dips and oil price rebounds The headline Consumer Prices Index rose 3.2% year-on-year in November, slowing from 3.6% in October.
The Guardian - AU · Dec 9, 2025 ‘It feels as if I’m working for the ATO – except for the pay’: test case could put brakes on tax office outsourcing Fair Work Commission case involving ATO could influence viability of many outsourced government service arrangements, expert says
The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2025 Probation is in perpetual crisis. Can it protect the public from tens of thousands more criminals on the streets? SPECIAL REPORT : There is a danger the ailing Probation Service is being ‘set up to fail’, the chief inspector of probation has warned, as the nation prepares for the biggest justice system overhaul in a generation, Amy-Clare Martin reports
The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2025 London councils have a ‘sustained reliance’ on private firms as report shows £500m spend Exclusive: Research prompts warning that authorities rely on companies to carry out basic functions
The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2025 Sevenfold increase in serious incidents at UK immigration detention centre, report finds Incidents rose from four in 2023 to 28 in 2024 as 22 Serco officers also investigated for serious misconduct at Gatwick centre
The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2025 Excessive restraint in immigration detention centres ‘deeply concerning’, report finds Watchdog says force being applied ‘inconsistently, disproportionately, and without adequate justification’