Government questioned as Serious Fraud Office fine Serco £19.2million
4 July 2019 (updated on 4 July 2019)
Outsourcing giant, Serco have been fined £19.2million over the electric tagging service they provided to the Ministry of Justice.
Serco apologised in 2013 when it emerged that its UK subsidiary, Serco Geografix had been overcharging the Government for its tagging service, including charging for electronically monitoring criminals who were dead, outside the UK or in prison.
On 3 July 2019, the Serious Fraud Office concluded their investigation and handed down a Deferred Prosecution Agreement and a fine of £19.2million.
Shadow Justice Secretary, Richard Burgon, asked the Government to make a statement.
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Justice minister, Paul Maynard said;
"Following the successful conclusion of this process we see no reason why Serco should not continue to be a strategic supplier to government and compete for government contracts."
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