Re Contract

Reliance Security Group PLC
06 September 2002




                                                                6 September 2002


                          RELIANCE SECURITY GROUP plc

                                  Contract Win

The Directors of Reliance Security Group plc ('Reliance') are pleased to
announce that Reliance Secure Task Management Limited ('RSTM'), a wholly owned
operating company, has been awarded a contract to provide support services to
the Thames Valley Police throughout its area.

The three year contract, which is one of the first of its kind, will commence in
January 2003 and will generate turnover of approximately £3 million per annum.

Under the contract, RSTM will be responsible for the care of detained persons
whilst in custody and will manage a range of post-charge tasks including the
taking of fingerprints, photographs and DNA samples and undertaking checks
against computerised police records.

Commenting on the award, Geoff Haslehurst, Managing Director of Reliance said:

'We are delighted to have won this contract. Thames Valley Police is the UK's
largest non-metropolitan police authority and this contract reinforces our
position as a leading provider of outsourced business processes to the UK
criminal justice system'.

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Note

Reliance is an established market leader in the provision of total security
solutions, facilities management and outsourced business processes. Reliance
employs over 10,000 people from a network of offices throughout the UK.

Enquiries:

Brian Kingham

Chairman                    020 7730 9716

Neil French

Group Finance Director      01895 205002


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