G4S awarded £25m government contract despite fraud inquiry

Private security firm being investigated over claims of overcharging in monitoring contracts will supply tagging devices Critics have raised questions over a Ministry of Justice decision to award the private security firm G4S a £25m contract for the electronic tagging of offenders despite an ongoing Serious Fraud Office investigation.The initial three-year Ministry of Justice contract – with options to run until 2023 – is to provide the equipment used to enforce home curfews on