G4S latest: More troops on the cards
16 July 2012
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has said that more armed forces personnel could be deployed to provide security for the London Olympic Games under a further contingency plan following G4S’s failure to guarantee sufficient staffing.
Mon, 16 Jul 2012
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has said that more armed forces personnel could be deployed to provide security for the London Olympic Games under a further contingency plan following G4S’s failure to guarantee sufficient staffing.
As reported by recruiter.co.uk and across the national press last Thursday, security and logistics firm G4S’s apparent inability to provide sufficient Olympic staff had led to an extra 3,500 military personnel being drafted in, on top of the 13,500 already in place.
This was despite an eightfold rise in the management fee G4S was being paid, which rose 10 times faster than its spending on recruitment, it was also reported.
Speaking to the BBC over the weekend, Hunt has however defended the company from criticism, saying that it had been “quite honourable. They have put their hands up… they have apologised.”
Athletes have started to arrive in the Olympic Village, with just 11 days to go until the opening ceremony on 27 July, and the men’s and women’s football events due to kick off on the two days prior to this, although these first matches shall be held outside of London.
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has said that more armed forces personnel could be deployed to provide security for the London Olympic Games under a further contingency plan following G4S’s failure to guarantee sufficient staffing.
As reported by recruiter.co.uk and across the national press last Thursday, security and logistics firm G4S’s apparent inability to provide sufficient Olympic staff had led to an extra 3,500 military personnel being drafted in, on top of the 13,500 already in place.
This was despite an eightfold rise in the management fee G4S was being paid, which rose 10 times faster than its spending on recruitment, it was also reported.
Speaking to the BBC over the weekend, Hunt has however defended the company from criticism, saying that it had been “quite honourable. They have put their hands up… they have apologised.”
Athletes have started to arrive in the Olympic Village, with just 11 days to go until the opening ceremony on 27 July, and the men’s and women’s football events due to kick off on the two days prior to this, although these first matches shall be held outside of London.
