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[[G4S]] is a security company formed by the 2004 merger of Denmark's [[Group 4 Falck]] and Britain's [[Securicor]].<ref>Karl West, ''[http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/markets/article.html?in_article_id=490210&in_page_id=3&position=moretopstories "City Focus: Seeking riches in danger zone"]'', Daily Mail, 31 August 2009.</ref>
 
 
 
==Revolving door==
 
G4S has several ex-politicians in its employ, such as [[John Reid]]. Former Police Commissioner [[Paul Condon]] was deputy chair of the board until [[2012]].
 
 
 
==You're nicked!==
 
In September 2017, it was announced that G4S and [[Serco]] – the same two companies who were stripped of contracts for tagging prisoners because a [[Serious Fraud Office]] investigation revealed they were charging for tagging people who didn’t exist<ref>''[http://www.cityam.com/article/1383618335/fraud-squad-launches-criminal-probe-g4s-and-serco-billing "Fraud squad launches criminal probe into G4S and Serco billing"]''</ref> – are going to be trusted with the handcuffs by the Tory government and allowed the power of arrest.<ref>''[http://evolvepolitics.com/tories-to-give-private-firms-like-g4s-and-serco-powers-to-arrest-people-in-shocking-290m-privatisation-deal/ "Tories to give private firms like G4S and Serco POWERS TO ARREST people in shocking £290m privatisation deal"]''</ref>
 
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==References==
 
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