Privatisation and Policing Accountability


This article will discuss the consideration and in some cases implementation of privatisation contracts by G4S into police forces. Whilst the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill was enacted by government to improve policing accountability, it is unclear where a private security solutions firm stands in this new reform of accountability. Just one month away from the London Olympics this article will ask questions of the swiftness by senior management to incorporate privatisation into their forces before assessing the performance of G4S during the games. Further points will also be discussed regarding the legal standpoints a security firm should have in a policing environment.

Finally I will offer my opinion, (‘which I won’t normally do without evidence’) on how I feel the government should approach privatisation of the police, through the development and creation of a ‘Privatisation of Policing Act’, designed to control and hold to account private sector firms in a crucial frontline public service.

by Mathew Martin

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