Ed Miliband demands G4S review Labour leader Ed Miliband wants G4S to be barred from taking on any more government contracts until its competence has been reviewed in the wake of the Olympic security scandal. Mr Miliband will use a speech this morning to demand a moratorium on any new public money being awarded to the giant firm after what he said was a failure that "beggared belief." And he will present the fiasco as evidence that the coalition should halt moves to massively increase private sector involvement in policing, warning it will undermine forces' resilience. The under-fire security giant is already involved in £600 million worth of private work for the Home Office alone and had been hoping to further increase its share of the market. But Mr Miliband, addressing a gathering of his party's candidates to be the first elected police and crime commissioners (PCCs) in England and Wales, will say that ambition must be put on hold. "Before they are awarded any new policing contracts, we need a review of G4S's ability to deliver," he will tell them. His call comes amid reports that a request may be made today for up to 2,000 additional troops to plug any further gaps in security if G4S's problems become more severe. The Ministry of Defence, which has already upped its contribution by 3,500 to 11,000, said that contingency plans were in place to increase the numbers again if necessary. David Cameron pledged yesterday to "go after" G4S over the Olympics security chaos as the Government targeted the firm's multimillion-pound management fee. G4S boss Nick Buckles made an humiliating appearance before MPs on Tuesday during which he admitted that there would be financial consequences from the company's failure to recruit enough staff but insisted it wanted to keep a £57 million management charge. But sports minister Hugh Robertson said the Government was activating "all penalty clauses" in the contract, some of which applied to the management fee. Both Mr Cameron and Mr Miliband have been keen to stress that they fully expect the Games to be a major success despite the problems as the row continues to overshadow the final build-up. In his speech, Mr Miliband will contend that the failure to provide the promised personnel for the 2012 Games "demands that the Government rethinks its position on the role of the private sector in policing." "The G4S scandal shows the danger of private firms that are too big to fail, undermining police resilience," he will say. We need tougher procurement rules to avoid large firms from being able to monopolise policing functions. Policing is too important to be left in the hands of multi-national companies unaccountable to taxpayers. The Government should be "much clearer about where the lines are drawn" before the election of the first wave of PCCs in November, he will say, pledging Labour candidates to campaign on a pledge to protect core functions such as beat patrols and criminal investigations from privatisation. And he will suggest that private security staff undertaking any policing should be accountable to the Independent Police Complaints Commission in the same way as sworn officers. Labour opposed the introduction of PCCs and is critical of the cost of elections but is fielding a slate of candidates, including high-profile political figures such as Lord Prescott. "Public-private partnerships are an important part of modern policing," Mr Miliband will say. Where there are clear savings - such as police IT - PCCs should have that flexibility. But... the Tory-led government's cuts to policing are resulting in forces coming under pressure to outsource on a scale and at a speed never before seen. Not only that, we are not getting the reassurance we need that core policing functions will not be privatised - there is a complete lack of oversight from the Home Office. The main parties are going head-to-head on the elected commissioner issue with Home Secretary Theresa May, due to address the Tory candidates. Last week, a police authority suspended its part in a privatisation scheme after problems with the G4S contract emerged. Surrey Police Authority said it was "minded to withdraw" from the business partnering programme, a joint initiative with its West Midlands colleagues and the Home Office. G4S was part of a shortlist of six groups bidding to take over "middle and back office functions."