G4S probe after tag firms' multi-million overcharging confirmed

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The justice secretary has asked the Serious Fraud Office to consider investigating G4S over overcharging for tagging criminals in England and Wales.

Overcharging by G4S and rival Serco is said to have amounted to tens of millions of pounds.

Chris Grayling told MPs some charges were for tagging people who were in jail or abroad, and a few who had died.

Serco has agreed to take part in a "forensic audit" of what happened. G4S declined to do so, Mr Grayling said.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23272708

"charging tagging people who were in jail or abroad, and a few who had died".........for fuck sake why do they persist in using these cowboy outfits.

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1. So it wasn't just A4E up to this sort of thing.

Whodathunkit?

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2. They're all at it.

Bastards.

Had a friend who audited / working for DEFRA. That has since been contracted out to PWC who it is suspected have no real notion of WTF is going on anyway.