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Reliance wins major security escort contract with government’s UK Border Agency

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Reliance Secure Task Management has won the UK Border Agency contract to escort detainees in their care.

The contract will begin 1 May, 2011 and last for four years.

Employing over 1,000 dedicated staff on the contract, Reliance will be responsible for the escort and transportation of those detained in the United Kingdom under the Immigration Act. It will oversee the safe custody and welfare of detainees in designated holding rooms, short term holding facilities, in vehicles and while on escort, and within the Juxtaposed Control Area in Calais and Coquelles, France.

“We are delighted to be able to provide this service for UK Border Agency and look forward to working with them”, says Geoff Vinall, CEO of Reliance Secure Task Management. “It’s a natural extension of a sensitive business sector in which we have developed a great deal of expertise. We have many years worth of experience escorting detainees and young offenders and providing police support services where safety and security are the top priorities.”

Under the direction of the UK Border Agency, Reliance will also be responsible for the safe and secure removal of detainees from the UK, using trained escorts to accompany them to the country of return.

In order to repatriate detainees from the UK safely and securely, it is necessary to provide sufficient escort staff. Escorts are particularly required where detainees are vulnerable (e.g. have a medical condition); or refuse to leave the UK voluntarily; or are being removed on a charter flight. They usually travel with the detainees to their final destination.

Reliance brings a great deal of experience to the process and, prior to the UK Border Agency win, is already a major player in the business of escorting prisoners, working with the prison service and the police authorities. Through its Home Affairs Division, it has numerous long term contracts to provide escorting services in England, Wales and Scotland. Across the UK, for example, it has responsibility for the care and custody of around 37,000 prisoners each month, and provides a similar service to the Youth Justice Board, with responsibilities for around 220 young persons each month.

Through its Police Support Service Division, Reliance provides comprehensive support that includes custody, medical examinations, transport of prisoners, and items of evidence between police stations, courts and forensic laboratories.

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