Sadiq Khan MP, Labour’s Shadow Justice Secretary, responding to the news that G4S have agreed to pay back £109million to the Ministry of Justice, said:

“This large sum of money G4S are repaying taxpayers shows the true scale of the wrongdoing that went on. This, in addition to its poor performance on a number of other contracts, has led to huge damage to the public’s confidence in our criminal justice system.

“However, it is not for G4S to feel it can just wipe the slate clean. The Serious Fraud Office is still investigating, and G4S should be treated in just the same way as any member of the public would, with no special cosy deals between the Tory-led Government and big business.”