G4S had been contracted to supply 10, 400 security guards out of a force of 23, 700 for the London Games, but the U.K. government was forced to draft in 3, 500 soldiers and police personnel after the company admitted it couldn't meet its targets just 16 days before the opening event.
The draft Mental Health Bill currently going through parliament which would enable the forced detention of mentally ill people deemed to pose a risk to the public who refused to take their medication.