G4S has lost its contract to run the Wolds Prison

 G4S has lost its contract to run the Wolds Prison

The Ministry of Justice says the security firm G4S has lost its contract to run the Wolds Prison in East Yorkshire.

The prison, which has been run by the firm since it opened in 1992, will return to the public sector in July 2013, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said.

G4S, which has been at the centre of the Olympics security shambles, also failed to win any further prison contracts it was bidding for.

Competitions to run Northumberland prison and the South Yorkshire group of jails - Lindholme, Hatfield and Moorland - will now move to the final stage, with contracts likely to be awarded next spring, the MoJ added.