White & Case LLP - News - White & Case Advises G4S on £200 Million Police Authority Contract
White & Case Advises G4S on £200 Million Police Authority Contract
First project of its kind to be awarded
London, February 29, 2012 ... Global law firm White & Case has advised leading security solutions group G4S in relation to its £200 million transformation project with Lincolnshire Police Authority. The contract is the first of its kind to be awarded in the UK police sector.
G4S will provide a wide range of support services to Lincolnshire Police Authority through a 10 year strategic partnership, delivering savings of approximately £28 million to the authority through a radical programme of investment and process improvements. The transferring services include IT, finance, human resources, custody, force control room (which handles emergency and routine calls), asset and facilities management, town enquiry offices, firearms licensing and criminal justice support. The project also includes the design and build of a new, state of the art police station in the county.
"As a direct response to the budget challenges facing the police sector, this strategic partnership provides an innovative solution to police support services," said Anthony Fine, a partner at White & Case. "The project will deliver new and improved infrastructure and free up officer time for frontline duties. Working with G4S and Lincolnshire Police Authority on this project builds on our market leading experience in this sector."
The White & Case team was led by Anthony Fine and senior associate Lucy Plowright with support from partners Nicholas Greenacre and Stephen Ravenscroft and associate Rhian Williams.
White & Case LLP - News - White & Case Partner, Tom Winsor, Makes Recommendations Following Police Review
White & Case Partner, Tom Winsor, Makes Recommendations Following Police Review
London, March 15, 2012 ... Tom Winsor, a partner at global law firm White & Case LLP, has today made his recommendations following his independent review of police pay and conditions.
Winsor was personally appointed, as an impartial reviewer, by the Home Secretary in October 2010 to carry out the most comprehensive review of police pay and conditions in more than 30 years, covering all police officers and staff in England & Wales.
Initial, short-term recommendations – outlining plans for three years – were announced in March last year. The comprehensive recommendations published today relate to the next 30 years.
BBC News - Theresa May denies conflict of interest in Lincolnshire Police deal
Theresa May denies conflict of interest in Lincolnshire Police deal
Home Secretary Theresa May has rejected an accusation of a conflict of interest in Lincolnshire Police's decision to award a £200m contract to G4S.
At the Police Federation conference, Mrs May was asked about Tom Winsor, a partner of a law firm which advised the security company on the deal.
In 2010, Mr Winsor was appointed by the government to author an independent report on police reform.
Mrs May told the conference there was no overlap between Mr Winsor's roles.
In February, Lincolnshire Police agreed a deal to pay G4S £200m over 10 years to deliver a range of services, including human resources, finance and IT.
Mr Winsor, whose review proposed changes in how the police are paid, is a partner at White and Case but the firm said he played no part in its work advising G4S.
Phew, I'm glad she tidied that one up
