MSP Rhoda Grant welcomes new job opportunities for Inverness and Nairn following London police contract
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A Highland MSP has welcomed the prospect of more jobs for Inverness and Nairn after business support company Capgemini secured a five-year contract with London's Metropolitan Police.
Highlands and Islands Labour MSP Rhoda Grant said she was delighted for the staff who are going to be part of this project.
She said: “This is great news for Inverness and Nairn where the IT firm has bases.
"At a time when the employment sector is rocky and too many people are in insecure jobs this will help to provide steady employment and I will be writing to congratulate Cap Gemini on this success.”
The agreement signed by Capgemini and London’s Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) will see the group provide strategic IT infrastructure services for the UK's largest police service and its more than 44,000 frontline officers and staff.
The contract also aims to improve the Metropolitan Police's digital interaction with the public.
The news comes as Scottish Labour announces plans for a business network to grow new jobs, which will be led by former UK trade minister Brian Wilson and will engage with business leaders to produce new policy ideas designed to help businesses grow and create new jobs.
