SECURITY staff from the Isle of Man could find themselves working at the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

G4S UK has been announced as the official security services provider for the events.

Under the agreement it will be responsible for recruiting, training and managing the 10,000 strong security workforce that will be tasked with securing the games.

Stuart McCudden, the managing director of G4S in the Isle of Man, said: "We employ 190 staff in the Isle of Man across all services. It is likely that some staff will be used for the Olympics but at this stage we cannot quantify numbers."

The arrangement was made by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG).

David Taylor-Smith, regional chief executive officer of G4S UK and Africa, said: "We are absolutely delighted to have been selected as the official security services provider for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in London in 2012. 

"We have worked extremely hard with LOCOG, the police, central government and the host venues and boroughs to develop a security proposal which will provide excellent security for the games, whilst ensuring that spectators, competitors and providers of services to the Games can enjoy the spectacle of one of the greatest sporting events in the world."

G4S has extensive experience in the security of sporting and other major events and has been responsible for security at the Olympic Park site in East London since 2008. The deal with LOCOG will cover all Olympic and Paralympic venues across the UK.

Paul Deighton, chief executive officer of LOCOG, said: "This deal represents where we are with our plans for the Games – we're now looking at operational delivery. G4S will help us ensure that the security provisions in place are robust and of the highest professionalism and we welcome them to the London 2012 family."

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