A MAN who has trained as an Olympics security guard has been told he might not have a job, just days before the opening ceremony.

During the past six months, Neil Haggan, from Stanway, has travelled to the Olympic Stadium in London to sit through training and assessments.

But security firm G4S says it has has lost his paperwork, which means he might not have his accreditation by the time the Games start on July 27.

The firm has come under fire because it has failed to provide the 10,400 staff it agreed.

Mr Haggan, 38, said: “They have enough staff out there, but they can’t be bothered to get all the paperwork sorted.

“It is a complete and utter farce.”

The former insurance worker said he had applied to work at the Games in January, and in March was told he had been successful after an interview.

Recruiters were so impressed, they recommended him as a security team leader.

Training courses, varying from one to five days, took place until May.

During this process, Mr Haggan earned the licence needed to become a security guard.

He said: “Earlier this month, I had another phone call to ask if I could go for an induction.

“We were shown where we would have our meals and the welcome centre and told we were going to start working on Monday last week.”

Mr Haggan said he had repeatedly raised concerns he still had not received his accreditation and uniform, but had been told he would be OK to turn up without them.

He phoned the day before he was due to start to confirm, and was told he could not work without the right paperwork.

He said: “They told me the grounds were on lock-down, so I would be unable to enter them.

“They said they forgot to send my paperwork to the Home Office to get the accreditation.”