The UK Competition Authority conducts an in-depth merger investigation which finds that the sale of emergency service software businesses used by blue light emergency services is required to protect UK taxpayers (NEC)

Sale of emergency service software businesses required to protect UK taxpayers* NEC must sell some parts of its business after an in-depth merger investigation found that publicly-funded emergency services could end up paying more for essential software. NEC and SSS (previously part of Capita plc) are amongst a small number of providers of essential software