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Date Reported: 29 Апр 2025
Местонахождение:
Великобритания
A report exploring contracts awarded by the UK government to companies to manage border security and small boat crossings in the English Channel. The report findings over GBP3.77 billion has been awarded in government contracts to private firms since 2015 for managing border security and small boat crossings.
The report argues the UK’s border enforcement system is a “booming business” driven by “private security firms, tech giants, and defence contractors”. The researchers argue that the government is subsidizing private companies profiting from policies designed to “repel” asylum seekers, instead of creating safe and legal routes for people to apply for asylum.
Entrust, Galliford Try Construction, IBM, Leidos, Mitie, Serco and Tekever were awarded the ten largest contracts, according the report. Other companies named in the report as having been awarded contracts were Addleshaw Goddard, Aeolian Offshore (part of Seacat Services), Ambex, Anduril Industries, BAE Syetems, Bell Container Trading, British Event Catering, Capita, Deloitte, Docnloc, Elbit Systems, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Fast Engineering, Fujitsu, G4S, Kings Ferry, Lifting Gear & Safety, Norcontrol, RGES International , Speedy Asset Services, Survitec Group, Versadock and Wagtail UK.
The report also argues there is a lack of public accountability in this area, as contracts are not made accessible for public scrutiny. For example, the researchers say they cannot find a record of the Sentry Watch Tower allegedly sold to the Home Office by Anduril Industries.
Компании
Addleshaw Goddard
- Other Value Chain Entity
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Seacat Services
- Other Value Chain Entity
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Ambex Ltd
- Other Value Chain Entity
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BAE Systems
- Other Value Chain Entity
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Bell Container Trading Ltd
- Other Value Chain Entity
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British Event Catering
- Other Value Chain Entity
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Capita
- Other Value Chain Entity
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Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
- Other Value Chain Entity
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Docnloc
- Other Value Chain Entity
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Elbit Systems
- Other Value Chain Entity
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Entrust
- Other Value Chain Entity
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Fast Engineering
- Other Value Chain Entity
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Fujitsu
- Other Value Chain Entity
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G4S
- Other Value Chain Entity
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Galliford Try
- Other Value Chain Entity
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IBM
- Other Value Chain Entity
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The Kings Ferry
- Other Value Chain Entity
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Leidos
- Other Value Chain Entity
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Lifting Gear & Safety Ltd
- Other Value Chain Entity
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Kongsberg
- Other Value Chain Entity
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RGES International Ltd
- Other Value Chain Entity
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Serco
- Other Value Chain Entity
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Speedy Hire
- Other Value Chain Entity
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Survitec Group Limited
- Other Value Chain Entity
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Tekever
- Other Value Chain Entity
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Versadock
- Other Value Chain Entity
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Wagtail
- Other Value Chain Entity
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Anduril Industries
- Other Value Chain Entity
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Enterprise Rent-A-Car
- Other Value Chain Entity
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Mitie
- Other Value Chain Entity
Затронуто
Total individuals affected:
Number unknown
Public: (
Number unknown
- Location unknown
- Sector unknown
, Гендер не указан
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Темы
Право убежища
Ответ
Ответы запрошены: да, по Resource Centre
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Принятые меры: In June, the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre invited all companies named in the report to respond to the findings. Addleshaw Goddard, British Event Catering, G4S, Kongsberg Norcontrol, Mitie, Serco, and Tekever responded to the Resource Centre. Ambex, Anduril Industries, BAE Syetems, Bell Container Trading, Capita, Deloitte, Docnloc, Elbit Systems, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Entrust, Fast Engineering, Fujitsu, Galliford Try, IMB, Kings Ferry, Leidos, Lifting Gear & Safety, RGES International, Seacat Services (parent of Aeolian Offshore), Speedy Asset Services, Survitec Group, Versadock and Wagtail UK did not respond.
The Resource Centre also received a statement from Management Consultancies Association, which can be read in full below.