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13/08/2012
Military To Receive £2.5m Donation From G4S
Security firm G4S have announced that they will make a donation £2.5m to the UKs armed forces. The donation is being down as a “goodwill gesture” after 18,200 military personnel had to be drafted in for London 2012 after a massive security blunder.
The private security firm drew massive criticism after it failed to fulfil its £284m contract to provide 10,400 staff for the Olympic Games.
It emerged just two weeks before the opening ceremony that the company could not provide enough guards, and military involvement was stepped up the following week as ministers decided to "leave nothing to chance" in the wake of the scandal.
In total, 18,000 personnel provided support at London 2012, including army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force staff, some of whom had their leave postponed.
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The private security firm drew massive criticism after it failed to fulfil its £284m contract to provide 10,400 staff for the Olympic Games.
It emerged just two weeks before the opening ceremony that the company could not provide enough guards, and military involvement was stepped up the following week as ministers decided to "leave nothing to chance" in the wake of the scandal.
In total, 18,000 personnel provided support at London 2012, including army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force staff, some of whom had their leave postponed.
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