The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has written off £56m spent on an IT project after finding out it was late, over budget and was duplicated by the Cabinet Office. Steria was one of three companies contracted to run the MoJ programme worth £116m, their roles included staffing, procurement and payroll. Staff working for the joint venture company SSCL, will strike today over claims that a number of their jobs will be lost while others will be moved to India.

It’s been a mixed month for Serco