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Article: Privatisation fixers gets GBP5m 'windfall' from government Serco to set up Scottish base, creating 650 jobs Serco to set up Scottish base, creating 650 jobs PUBLIC SECTOR: OUTSOURCING
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- The Sunday Herald
- Article date:
- August 10, 2008
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A COMPANY that profits from the privatisation of public services
has been awarded a GBP5 million government grant to set up a base in
Scotland.
Serco Ltd, which has a turnover of more than GBP2.5 billion, has
been lined up for the cash weeks after landing a multi-million pound
contract to run IT services in Glasgow.
A spokesman for Unison, a trade union which represents local
government workers, said he had "concerns" about private firms being
allowed to make windfalls from frontline services.
The Scottish government last week published its latest round of
grants to firms through the Regional Selective Assistance (RSA)
scheme, which provides financial help to companies willing to locate
in ...