against us too then!

(unless we were part of the same outfit...) Involved with the PECS one at all?

You don't need to employ people to have gotten the clearances sorted out, that's what I don't understand. There wouldn't have been very much in the way of headcount cost for those 10k. You do need to have engaged on the implementation side so yes, there will be overhead for them in getting all the prep done in advance, but that would/should have been accounted for and priced in.

This shouldn't have happened (blame probably shared equally between the procuring Authority & G4S to be fair) and passing the buck onto the agency that provides clearances is just that - passing the buck. Processing times are known, volumes of applications are known, it cannot be a surprise to anyone that 10,000 applications in the immediate run up to the event are going to take time to process.

Now I wouldn't be surprised if the Authority cocked up on the KPIs/requirements side, but equally it smacks of G4S trying to cut corners.

Posted By: CWC on July 13th 2012 at 13:32:44

Message Thread

3000 extra security staff.... (NCFC) - Norfolk un Way, Jul 13, 11:20:07
- oh they want you to be afraid (NCFC) - Tombs, Jul 13, 11:52:44
  - Who are we afraid of again? Can never remember if it is Eastasia or Eurasia. (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jul 13, 11:55:17
    - ~Amnesia. obviously. (n/m) (NCFC) - Pixelman, Jul 13, 15:23:09
    - Erasure always scared the shit out of me. (n/m) (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jul 13, 12:27:15
    - Micronesia (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Jul 13, 12:18:28
    - Eurythmics (n/m) (NCFC) - CityForLife, Jul 13, 12:06:49
    - china (NCFC) - Tombs, Jul 13, 12:02:24
      - America scare the shit out of me as it is (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Jul 13, 12:18:59
- And.... (NCFC) - Norfolk un Way, Jul 13, 11:47:23
  - True. Always a bad sign when bad things stop happening. (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jul 13, 11:52:09
- I'm keeping my pitch fork at the ready in case anything kicks off in Nodge. (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Jul 13, 11:47:13
  - Best be prepared - those Ketts might kick off again (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Jul 13, 11:51:00
    - who are these Ketts? This is worrying. (n/m) (NCFC) - Pixelman, Jul 13, 11:55:53
      - .... (NCFC) - CB41, Jul 13, 11:59:18
        
        Of course I know about Robert Kett, I was being facetious. (n/m) (NCFC) - Pixelman, Jul 13, 12:03:34
        
        So who is this Facetious? Sounds a bit shitty (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Jul 13, 12:20:17
        
        Any Nodge fan that doesn't know about Kett needs their Badge revoking. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Jul 13, 12:12:21
        
        its no wonder kett got caught tho, hiding up that tree... (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jul 13, 12:28:29
        
        ha ha (NCFC) - Tombs, Jul 13, 12:12:06
- plus, 3000 army! have we got 90000 Milwall fans attending? (n/m) (NCFC) - Norfolk un Way, Jul 13, 11:37:30
- It's not actually G4S's fault.... (NCFC) - Brom, Jul 13, 11:36:08
  - cobblers (NCFC) - CWC, Jul 13, 12:43:30
    - I've spent the last 2 years bidding against G4S... (NCFC) - Brom, Jul 13, 12:45:33
      - against us too then! (NCFC) - CWC, Jul 13, 13:32:44
        
        Gotten??? Where is that word in the OED?? (n/m) (NCFC) - Wissydean, Jul 13, 14:15:42
        
        it's in the Bristol edition. (n/m) (NCFC) - CWC, Jul 13, 16:07:44
        
        It's actually the old English form, which has fallen out of use in the UK. (NCFC) - APB, Jul 13, 14:23:16
        
        You must work for GEO then? (NCFC) - Brom, Jul 13, 13:39:00
        
        No (NCFC) - CWC, Jul 13, 14:05:26
        
        Interesting... (NCFC) - Brom, Jul 13, 14:38:23
  - Bit worse than that it would seem (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Jul 13, 11:45:02
  - Like I said, Teresa May AGAIN!!! (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Jul 13, 11:42:54
- Anyone going anywhere near London for the next 6 weeks is mad!! (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Jul 13, 11:26:42
  - does fulham away count (n/m) (NCFC) - Pixelman, Jul 13, 11:28:07
    - Does in my book but then I wouldn't be going from here anyway. I can afford to be smug (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Jul 13, 11:31:12
- And a navy warship up the Thames. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Jul 13, 11:22:57
  - nothing is wrong with that security firm, the government. . (NCFC) - Norfolk un Way, Jul 13, 11:29:39
    - Nothing is wrong with them - apart from repeatedly harming and killing people in custody. (n/m) (NCFC) - Hertz van Rental, Jul 13, 12:37:25
  - Did you know? (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Jul 13, 11:27:54
  - A Navy warship up one's Thames sounds very uncomfortable (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Jul 13, 11:27:17

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