QPR manager Chris Ramsey says the club's "big-spending days" are over.

Several high-profile players left Loftus Road this summer following relegation from the Premier League, their second in three seasons.
Harry Redknapp, Ramsey's predecessor, described the club as a "soap opera" in April and has said many players earned "far too much money".
Ramsey, 53, told the BBC: "We have to get some good bargains and good characters or develop our own players."
In a wide-ranging interview with Football Focus - to be broadcast on BBC One on Saturday at 11:30 BST - he also discussed the future of in-demand striker Charlie Austin and the problems facing black managers.
Between May 2011 and January 2013 QPR signed 27 players under three different managers - Neil Warnock, Mark Hughes and Redknapp.
Ramsey was appointed permanent manager in May after filling the role since Redknapp's resignation in February, Les Ferdinand having taken over as head of football operations in October 2014.
"Unfortunately there's been a situation where the club has been taken advantage of at different times," Ramsey said.
"Bringing Les in to try and calm things down, make sure everything is done correctly, is a big move by the club.
"We know there's been some players who could have helped us more.
"I must commend the players that were here last season who did actually try to keep us up. The players that are here really want to get back to the big time.
"The club realise that the big-spending days are behind us and we either have to get some good bargains and good characters or develop our own players."
In July, QPR rejected a £12m bid from Leicester for striker Charlie Austin - their top scorer last term with 18 goals in the Premier League - while midfielder Matt Phillips has also been linked with West Brom and Crystal Palace.
Former Tottenham first-team coach Ramsey said: "The fact is the players who have been speculated about are good characters who worked their guts off in pre-season and they've kept focused.
"As you can see, Matty and Charlie, they're scoring goals and creating goals. They've been fantastic.
"Players may come in. We haven't made any offers on anyone at the moment and we've had no offers for those players either."
Ramsey is one of only six black managers in charge of the 92 Premier League and Football League clubs.
Professional Footballers' Association chief executive Gordon Taylor has said football has a "hidden resistance" to appointing black managers, while the Football League said in June it was considering plans to increase those numbers.
Ramsey said: "I don't think it's a football problem. It's a problem of society.
"It's changing; probably it hasn't changed quickly enough. I'm hoping there's going to be some doors open for other people to come in.
"I'm not just talking about black coaches. I'm talking about people from all persuasions, and I'm talking about gender even. Why shouldn't there be a female coach in the dugout at some point?
"A coach with obvious disabilities or someone that's openly homosexual - why shouldn't that happen?
"We have to really cut all these barriers down and make it more of an equal opportunities issue than just about black coaches."
Watch Football Focus on BBC One on Saturday at 11:30 BST.


Sheffield Wednesday winger Ross Wallace has signed a new contract to stay with the Championship club until 2018.

Wallace made 49 appearances for the Owls last season, having joined the club on a one-year deal in July 2015 following his release by Burnley.
The 31-year-old old, who also had spells with Preston, Sunderland and Celtic, scored six goals last term.
Dundee-born Wallace won his only senior Scotland cap in a 2-0 defeat by Japan in October 2009.


Pakistan has hanged a former MQM worker convicted of murder, after delaying his execution because he implicated his party leader in the killing.

Saulat Mirza was put to death at a jail in Balochistan province on Tuesday.
He was convicted in 1999 of the killing two years earlier of Karachi's power utility service head Shahid Hamid.
Mirza was due to be hanged on 19 March but the execution was delayed after he released a video alleging the killing was ordered by MQM chief Altaf Hussain.
The video came just a week after the authorities carried out a high-profile raid on Nine-Zero, the Karachi headquarters of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), a powerful regional party.
Paramilitary Rangers claimed they captured a number of wanted criminals and recovered a big cache of arms in the raid.
Mr Hussain, who lives in self-imposed exile in London, has strenuously denied any involvement in the killing of Mr Hamid.
Officials at the maximum security Machh jail said Mirza had sought forgiveness from his guards for any hurt he may have caused them, and had farewell meetings with some of his fellow prisoners before he went to the gallows.
Mirza's execution had been put on hold in March following the release of the video and he was questioned by government investigators in jail.
Last week Mirza's wife filed an application in the Sindh High Court requesting a delay in the execution until "investigations reopened in the Shahid Hamid murder case" were concluded.
But the court turned down the request.
Mirza's video had fuelled speculation that intelligence agents were using him to implicate the MQM and its leadership.
The MQM has long been accused of using violence and intimidation to control Karachi - claims it denies.
It was not clear who made the Mirza video, or how it was leaked.
Legal experts doubted his new evidence would stand up in a court of law.
Pakistan has executed more than 100 people since a moratorium on capital punishment was lifted after the Taliban massacred school pupils in the country's bloodiest militant attack in December.
Human rights groups say more than 8,000 convicts are on death row in Pakistan.


UKIP has rejected suggestions Suzanne Evans has been dropped as a spokeswoman amid a row over comments she made about party leader Nigel Farage.

An internal e-mail leaked to the BBC suggested that Ms Evans had been frozen out, with officials told to have no further contact with her.
This came after she said in a TV interview that Mr Farage was perceived as "very divisive" by the electorate.
But the party said the e-mail had been sent "without proper authority".
The BBC's political correspondent Robin Brant said two UKIP MEPs had expressed concerns about the party's treatment of Ms Evans, the party's deputy chair who was in charge of its general election manifesto, one describing the situation as "utterly bizarre".
Another well known MEP has told our correspondent "we should support all our team and not treat them badly in the full eye of the media".
Speaking about what role Mr Farage might play in the EU referendum campaign, Ms Evans said "Nigel is a very divisive character in terms of the way he is perceived".
"He is not divisive as a person but the way he is perceived in having strong views that divide people."
Mr Farage was "very angry" after he heard the comments, the BBC understands.
In the internal UKIP email, press officers were ordered to sever contact with Ms Evans. The email also instructed them to refuse any media interview requests for her and said "she is not to be offered as an official UKIP spokesman".
Ms Evans was a prominent figure during the campaign and when Mr Farage said he was resigning as leader after he failed to become an MP he anointed her as his successor, saying she had "emerged as an absolute tower of strength".
Ms Evans left her role as policy chief last month after a week of very public infighting kicked off by a personal attack on the leader from the party's economy spokesman Patrick O'Flynn.
He said Nigel Farage had become "snarling and aggressive". Ms Evans spoke up in his defence and also called for several advisers around Mr Farage to resign.
Two advisers - Raheem Kassam and Matt Richardson - subsequently left their roles, although Mr Richardson has now returned as party secretary.
Mr Kassam pulled out of a planned interview on the BBC's Daily Politics on Friday, saying it would be "unhelpful" for him to appear.
Former UKIP MEP Godfrey Bloom, who did appear on the programme, described Mr Farage as "an autocratic general" who would not stand any criticism.
"Watching Suzanne Evans, it was bit like watching a 1938 politburo member criticising Joe Stalin," Mr Bloom, a former flatmate of Nigel Farage's who quit the party in 2013 after falling out with him, said.
"I don't know where she thought she was going with that. I know you chaps seem to buy this 'good old Nigel' with a pint image but believe me he's nothing like that. He's a very ruthless operator and even a hint of criticism from anybody and you have your membership card chopped up and that's how it's been for many years."
He added: "There's this terrible dichotomy we now have in UKIP: that is that they have a party leader who is extremely popular with the membership - and the strength of the party is with hardworking dedicated activists - and a party leader who sadly is unelectable."
"It is a rather autocratic organisation and you can get away with that when you're winning. Had he won his seat and had UKIP won some seats in Westminster you can get away with it, but it's very difficult to be an autocratic general when you're losing battles."
A spokesman for Mr Farage said: "Godfrey Bloom is no longer in UKIP and hasn't been for two years, therefore we do not feel the need to respond to any of his comments."


Scottish League One leaders Livingston were held to a 0-0 draw with Stranraer while nearest challengers Airdrieonians saw their game postponed.

The result moved Stranraer off the bottom of the division while Airdrie's visit to Brechin City was called off because of a waterlogged pitch.
Queen's Park moved into the top four with a 2-0 win over Stenhousemuir, who slipped to bottom on goal difference.
And Peterhead drew 1-1 with Albion Rovers in the other League One game.
Alloa Athletic v East Fife had previously been postponed due to the Fifers' Scottish Cup meeting with St Mirren. East Fife lost 3-2.
At Ochilview, on-loan Hearts forward Dario Zanatta fired Queen's Park ahead and although the Spiders had Ross Millen sent off for two bookings, Anton Brady added a stoppage-time second for Gus MacPherson's side. They are two points in front of Brechin, who have a game in hand, and a point off Alloa.
Eighth-placed Peterhead led Albion Rovers through Rory McAllister's cool first-half finish but Ross Stewart swept in an equaliser in the second half.
The two sides are level on points - four ahead of Stranraer and Stenhousemuir.
Livi, who threatened through Scott Pittman at home to Stranraer, are 11 points clear of Airdrie and 12 ahead of Alloa.


Bus services in the Republic of Ireland are being disrupted for a second day, in a dispute over plans to put some routes out to private tender.

The two-day strike by members of SIPTU and the National Bus and Railworkers' Union will end at midnight on Saturday.
However, RTÉ reports that the unions are planning five more stoppages later this month.
Hundreds of thousands of passengers are facing disruption to their travel plans over the bank holiday weekend.
Dublin Bus estimates the two strike days will cost around €1.2m (£890,000) in lost revenue, which does not include a fine from the National Transport Authority of €300,000 (£222,000).
Bus Éireann has said the strike will cost the company €1.5m (£1.1m) in revenue and affect an estimated 250,000 passenger journeys.


An official report has concluded that foreign spies were behind a cyber attack on the Australian Bureau of Meteorology's computer system.

The report provides new details on the 2015 attack on the BoM, which owns one of Australia's largest supercomputers.
The Australian Broadcasting Corp previously quoted officials blaming China for the hack, which China denied.
The weather bureau produces scientific research information which is valuable to other countries.
Among other services, it gives climate information to commercial airlines and shipping, analyses national water supplies, gathers climate data and works closely with the defence department.
The Australian Cyber Security Centre report says that suspicious activity was detected from two computers on the bureau's IT network last year.
Investigations found the presence of malware "popular with state-sponsored cyber adversaries, amongst other malware associated with cybercrime".
The same "Remote Access Tool" (RAT) malware had also been used to compromise other Australian government networks, said the report.
The ACSC said the malware was linked to "a foreign intelligence service" and that security controls "were insufficient to protect the network from more common threats associated with cybercrime".
It said the hackers had been "searching for and copying an unknown quantity of documents from the bureau's network".
The report did specify which country it believed was responsible.
Unnamed sources have previously told ABC that China was behind the hack, but China said the accusations were "groundless" and "not constructive".
China has repeatedly been accused of using cyber-attacks to spy on foreign states and companies.
But its officials routinely deny this, and say China is itself a victim of hacking.


(Close): US shares shares fell on Wednesday as a poor sales forecast from Macy's revived fears about the future of bricks-and-mortar stores.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 217.23 points to 17,711.12.
The tech-focused Nasdaq fell 49.19 points to 4,760.69, while the S&P 500 was 19.93 points lower at 2,064.46.
Macy's shares fell 15.2% after the retailer reported same-store sales in 2016 were expected to fall by as much as 4% compared with last year.
"People don't go to the malls anymore, they buy everything on Amazon or over the Internet," said Mace Blicksilver, director of Marblehead Asset Management. "So we have profound winners and losers."
The news effected other retailers' stocks as well. Wal-Mart shares were down 3.5%, while Target fell 5.4%.
The retail slumped also weighed on brands such as Nike, which fell 3.7%.
Disney shares fell for a second day. The media company's stock was 4% lower on Wednesday after its results missed expectations, with both advertising and subscriptions falling at ESPN.
Office Depot lost 40.1% after it ended its planned merger with Staples. Staples lost 18.3%.


Nottingham Forest have signed Danny Fox on a three-year deal from Southampton following a loan spell with the club.

The 29-year-old full-back, who made 15 appearances for the Reds last season, originally arrived in January and joins on a free transfer.
Fox began his career as a trainee at Everton and also played for Walsall, Coventry, Celtic and Burnley.
The Scotland international made 14 appearances for Forest as they finished 11th in the Championship.
He also played three Premier League games for Southampton earlier in the season, the last in a 3-2 home defeat by Tottenham last December.


Panama has cut long-standing diplomatic ties with Taiwan and established relations with China, in a diplomatic coup for Beijing.

The Panamanian government said it recognised there was "only one China" and considered Taiwan part of it.
Taiwan expressed "anger and regret", and accused Panama of "bullying".
China regards Taiwan as a breakaway province. A few countries maintain ties with Taipei instead of Beijing, and Panama is the latest to switch sides.
In December last year, the African island nation of Sao Tome and Principe made a similar move. Now only 20 countries have diplomatic relations with Taiwan.
In recent years China has intensified its economic investment into the Central American country - home of the economically vital Panama Canal.
Taiwan's foreign ministry said in a statement that it expressed "anger and regret" over what it called a "very unfriendly" diplomatic turn by Panama that "yielded to economic interests by the Beijing authorities".
It accused Panama of "bullying" Taiwan while "ignoring the many years of friendship" between the two countries, and added it would "not compete with the Beijing authorities for money diplomacy".
It was as recently as June last year that Taiwan's leader Tsai Ing-wen visited Panama, on her first overseas trip as president.
Following Panama's announcement, China's state media published photos of the two countries' foreign ministers in Beijing signing a document establishing diplomatic relations and toasting with champagne.
Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela said in a televised address that he was "convinced that this is the correct path for our country".
China's foreign ministry also released a statement (in Chinese) saying that "the Chinese government and its people highly appreciate and warmly welcome" the move by Panama.
The United Nations in 1971 switched diplomatic recognition to Beijing's People's Republic of China (PRC) and most countries have since followed that lead in order not to antagonise the resurging economic giant.
Many of Taipei's remaining backers are small island states or in Central and South America - regions that in the past had limited economic ties with China.
This is perhaps the biggest blow Taiwan has suffered since relations with Beijing began deteriorating last year.
Beijing's luring away of Panama is due to political rather than economic reasons. China could have continued investing in Panama without official ties.
Beijing has lost patience with Tsai Ing-wen, suspecting her of trying to wean Taiwan away from the mainland, economically and politically, with the aim of independence.
So China has raised the pressure, cutting off dialogue with Ms Tsai's administration and reducing the number of Chinese tourists visiting Taiwan. It's also keeping Taiwan out of international and regional groups.
Beijing's moves may strengthen anti-unification sentiment in Taiwan, but it sees not losing Taiwan as a crucial part of its national identity and seems willing to take this risk.
If the current stalemate continues, Taiwan risks further economic and political isolation.
Given China's rapid growth as an economic and political superpower, it has been increasingly easy for Beijing to sway countries to its side.
In the case of Sao Tome and Principe, Taiwan's foreign ministry condemned the move, alleging the island nation had demanded a huge amount of financial support.
Panama did not give any reason for changing its diplomatic allegiance but there has been growing economic co-operation with China in recent years.
Chinese companies are developing ports in Panama, and Chinese state firms are said to have expressed interest in developing the land around the Panama Canal once the country opens a tender for it later this year.
The Panama Canal is a vital shipping route. As China expands its global trade ambitions with its One Belt One Road infrastructure-building initiative, access to the eastern coasts of both South America and the US is expected to be of growing importance for Beijing.
The switch by Panama leaves Taiwan with a handful of nations with whom it has diplomatic ties. They are:


Passengers at Belfast International and Belfast City Airports face disruption on the 23 and 24 of December due to a planned strike by baggage handlers and check-in staff.

The disruption is part of a UK wide strike called by the Unite union.
It balloted its members after failing to reach an agreement with the employer, Swissport, in a long-running dispute about pay.
A second 48-hour strike is planned to start on 6 January.
Belfast International Airport said it is looking into the implications of the strike: "December the 23rd is one of the busiest days of the year with around 62 inbound, and 62 outbound flights.
"Christmas Eve is also very busy for flights.
"We have contingency plans in place to deal with any industrial action.
"We have teams on stand-by to minimise any disruption over this busy time."
Unite Regional Officer, George Brash, has called on Swissport to engage with his union through the conciliation service ACAS.
He said: "We appreciate that this is a very busy time of year at our airports and we are urging management to make a serious offer to meet the workforce's pay expectations.
"This will be a UK-wide strike involving over 1,500 check-in staff, baggage handlers and cargo crew.
"It is likely that this will result in severe disruption at both Belfast City and International Airports where Unite represents the overwhelming majority of workers."


Financial institutions across the UK are gearing up for one of the most far-reaching regulatory shake-ups they have ever faced.

There's a five-letter acronym regularly muttered in the City of London, which leads to some rubbing of chins, looks of bewilderment and groans about the workload.
The acronym in question is Mifid 2, the name of a rather technical, complex and, yes, dull-sounding piece of financial legislation from the EU.
It stands for the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive. Mifid 2 means big changes for banks across Europe over the next year.
"It's a complete system change, very detailed," says Anthony Browne, who runs the British Bankers' Association (BBA).
"It is changing their IT systems, changing the way their whole systems operate right from the front end and the information the traders put in to the back end and information they provide to clients; it's also the documentation they provide for their clients, and information they give to regulators themselves."
The rules run to more than 1,000 pages.
The new rulebook - or perhaps rule "tome", more accurately - is the EU's response to the financial crisis.
A decade on from that scarring experience, the European Commission predicts the law will be transformative for markets.
Many banks back the new rules, saying they will help avoid a rerun of 2007-08 by bringing in more transparency and giving investors greater protection.
Some companies, though, say they are too tough and have already led to job losses.
"It is the unintended consequences that could be the problem here," says Julian Allen-Ellis from the EFMA financial markets trade body.
"The operational cost of both buy-side and sell-side setting up for this new regulation could mean profitability is impacted and that ultimately impacts the person on the street with their pension and their portfolio."
So why Mifid 2?
A recent survey of the City suggested two out of five companies are not prepared enough to implement the new rules.
They'd better get a move on. The sprawling regulations come into force in January 2018.
There are some who argue that these complex EU rules could be a big help to the City after Brexit, because they contain something called "equivalence".
That allows financial companies from outside the EU to do business inside it, as long as their home country has the same standards of regulation.
"Potentially this could be a way through the mire," says David Biggin, an adviser at PA Consulting.
"For a lot of the companies talking about relocating, actually this rule might allow some light at the end of the tunnel. It's a technocratic decision rather than a political decision. It is a way forward."
However, not everyone thinks "equivalence" will save the City's bacon if it finds itself with less favourable access to the EU than it has today.
"The main drawback is it can be withdrawn unilaterally at any time," warns the BBA's Anthony Browne.
He has other concerns too. "This would be a political process done at a time when the UK is negotiating its divorce arrangements from the EU, and when it's thinking about negotiating a trade deal with the EU. The chance we would get agreement on equivalence, to come in the day the UK leaves the EU, seems hopeful at best."
The experience of some countries already outside the EU seem to bear that fear out.
Several have already applied for "equivalence" status under previous financial rules.
Guernsey is one of them. The Crown dependency has beefed up its laws, and they have been judged as technically the same as the EU's by an EU regulator, no less.
Guernsey is now waiting for the European Commission to give it the final nod - and has been for two years.
"The technical decision was made. Now it's become a political decision," says Christopher Jehan from the Guernsey Investment Fund Association.
"That political decision is effectively the roadblock for us," he says. "They're using whatever reason they have for anything else going on in the world as a delaying tactic."
Guernsey's experience does not bode well for those in the UK who think these new complex EU rules will help the City after Brexit.
But Mifid 2 is already bringing about big regulatory change in the City, the scale of which it has rarely seen.


Rebus author Ian Rankin and Hollywood actor Alan Cumming are among the well-known names set to take part in the 2016 Edinburgh International Book Festival (EIBF).

Scotland's makar Jackie Kay, comedian Alexei Sayle and Charlatans singer Tim Burgess are also in the line-up.
Organisers have said the festival would "explore the power of the mind to imagine a better world".
The EIBF runs from 13 August to 29 August.
More than 800 writers, poets, illustrators, politicians, journalists, historians, scientists, philosophers and playwrights from 55 countries are to take part in the 17-day event at Charlotte Square Gardens.
Director Nick Barley described it as a festival "bursting at the seams with big ideas".
The Good Wife actor Alan Cumming will preview his book You Gotta Get Bigger Dreams, a collection of anecdotes and photographs from the actor's time in Hollywood.
Comedian Sayle will read from his second memoir, Thatcher Stole My Trousers, in which he recounts his experiences with The Young Ones and The Comic Strip Presentsâ€¦
Tim Burgess will lift the lid on life with The Charlatans and their experiences at the heart of the 1990s 'Madchester' scene. He will be joined by crime writer and fellow music fan Ian Rankin to discuss their passion for vinyl.
In the non-fiction category, the festival will feature appearances by musicians Wilko Johnson and Brix Smith Start, as well as cyclists Chris Boardman and David Millar.
Politics and current affairs continue to play a key part in the programme.
Gordon Brown is set to address globalisation while the new makar (Scotland's national poet) Jackie Kay is to be interviewed by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
Poetry further makes an impression on the programme with appearances from the likes of UK poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy, Billy Bragg and Luke Wright.


Thousands of licensed security guards could be working in the UK fraudulently after buying qualifications for cash, a BBC investigation has found.

Jobseekers must sit mandatory exams to get a Security Industry Authority card.
But undercover researchers found colleges happy to sit or forge exams for untrained students for a fee.
With a fraudulently obtained SIA licence, a researcher got a job offer at a power station and an interview to guard Canary Wharf.
Hugo Martin is chief executive of Hawki, one of the UK's most respected companies providing bodyguard training. He said: "If you don't understand even the law and legislation, you don't know how to deal with conflict, you could potentially do something that could land you up in jail. You've got to be at that skill set where a client has confidence that he's going to empower you with the security of his life and family."
Keith Vaz MP called it "a major scandal" and "one of the most shocking things I've seen in all the years I've chaired the Home Affairs Select Committee".
Industry insiders had told the BBC large numbers of colleges were willing to help students cheat security exams.
One former SIA employee, speaking anonymously, said a high number of colleges were breaking the rules.
He went on: "Thousands of people [are] working in the industry illegally, having obtained accreditation illegally."
The BBC sent an undercover reporter posing as a student to Ashley Commerce College, in Ilford, east London.
The college offered to "fast track" the researcher to becoming a qualified bodyguard - which the SIA says should take 140 hours of training.
Asked whether it involved training, manager Haji Yunis said: "No, you only have to do the paperwork."
The researcher was introduced to security trainer Tony Bainbridge, who told him to turn off his phone before reading out answers to exams and instructing him to copy large sections of somebody else's exam.
A would-be bodyguard was present, having the answers dictated to him so he could be fraudulently licensed.
Mr Bainbridge boasted: "You're doing 14 days [training] in three hours."
He ordered the pair to falsify the date of the exam - and even told the BBC researcher to write that he was "intermediate at martial arts", despite it being made clear he had had no martial arts training.
Mr Bainbridge is one of the UK's most respected security trainers. He spent more than a decade in the Army, and three years as a contractor security training manager at Birmingham International Airport.
Mr Yunis responded: "All your allegations are strenuously being denied, as ACC staff has [sic] never been engaged in malpractice.
"All our students attend the courses, get trained by qualified trainers and take the exams."
Mr Bainbridge made no comment.
The London School of Social Studies in East Ham also offered the corrupt service. An employee told the researcher: "We're going to do your exam for you."
After being approached by the BBC, its manager admitted fraud had gone on and claimed he was now a "changed man" as a result of his company being exposed.
Fraudulent use of SIA cards carries a maximum jail sentence of six months.
To illustrate the sensitivity of jobs an SIA card enables a holder to do, the BBC set about applying for roles with the fraudulently obtained card.
An offer of employment was made by a major power station - a vital part of the UK's national infrastructure.
The SIA card was sufficient to get the researcher vetted, with minimal background checks made.
The researcher also passed an exam to guard Canary Wharf - a high profile potential terror target - and got an interview for a job.
He made it on to both sites without being searched, or made to pass through a metal detector.
Terrorism and security expert Crispin Black said both organisations would be "having kittens".
He said: "Canary Wharf has to be one of the grand targets - the fact even low level people would have access there is cause for enormous concern.
"The regulatory system needs to be sharper and more vigorous. It looks very easy to produce bogus qualification."
Mr Vaz MP vowed to raise the issue with the home secretary at the next Home Affairs Select Committee.
He said: "I'm horrified. We're talking about a major scandal in Britain's security industry.
"The Home Office needs to act extremely urgently."
A spokesman for the SIA, which reports to the Home Office, said: "We take allegations of training malpractice seriously.
"When the BBC shares the information it is holding on training malpractice, we will take immediate action against the licensed individuals concerned in order to protect public safety."
The certificates the BBC obtained during its investigation were issued by the examining board Industry Qualifications, which awards them based on exam papers and other information received by assessment centres.
In a statement it said: "IQ welcomes the BBC investigation and will mount a full investigation into the conduct of the centres concerned, following the broadcast of the programme.
"IQ takes a zero tolerance attitude towards malpractice, and will involve the police if fraud is evidenced and take appropriate civil action.
"Our first concern will be to withdraw certification from candidates where doubts exist, and work with the affected students to undertake re-assessment quickly."
The BBC has destroyed the SIA card it obtained. Its researcher did not commence any work obtained with the licence.
A Home Office spokesperson said: "We take allegations of malpractice very seriously and any criminal behaviour will be addressed."
You can watch more on this on Inside Out London on BBC One on Monday, 23 March at 19:30 GMT, and nationwide on the iPlayer for 30 days thereafter.
Additional reporting by Syed Fayaz.


Bradford Council has been underestimating the value of its art collection by millions of pounds.

The authority had been insuring its 4,000 item collection for £20m but a new valuation found that 195 pieces alone were worth more than £30m.
The council said it was in "on-going discussion" about the true valuation and insurance cover after auditors flagged it up as a "key concern".
Opposing parties have now called for some art to be sold to fund services.
The Labour-controlled council owns about 4,000 fine art pieces, with some on public display and others kept in storage.
The collection, which includes work by names such as David Hockney and LS Lowry, had previously been insured for £20m.
But an audit report said an auction house had valued 195 items of the collection and found those pieces alone were worth a total of £30.1m.
Glen Miller, leader of the Conservatives, said: "Bradford Council's debt is £631m, we're paying interest on that alone of £31m.
"We don't need to sell it [artwork] all off but if it's been purchased with taxpayers' money we need to look at using revenue from that."
Jeanette Sunderland, the Liberal Democrat leader, said "times were really difficult in Bradford" and the council needed to look at whether it was getting "best value for money".
The authority's leader Dave Green said selling off the artwork would be detrimental to the city's "cultural and historical legacy".


Boaty McBoatface has become the overwhelming choice in a public vote to name a Â£200m polar research ship.

The name, suggested by former BBC Radio Jersey presenter James Hand, went viral, crashing the Natural Environment Research Council (Nerc) website.
Boaty McBoatface was the runaway winner with 124,109 votes. The second most popular choice, Poppy-Mai, had 34,371.
Nerc said that according to its competition rules it would have the final say on any name.
The result of the poll has sparked a mixed reaction on social media.
One person commented: "If this boat isn't named Boaty McBoatface, then democracy has failed", while another said "this was funny, but bored now".
Meanwhile, another wrote on Facebook: "Not a name that will inspire confidence in its ability to provide credible research".
RRS Boaty McBoatface - 124,109
RRS Poppy-Mai - 34,371
RRS Henry Worsley - 15,231
RRS It's Bloody Cold Here - 10,679
RRS David Attenborough - 10,284
At the height of the furore, Mr Hand tweeted an apology, but said that the storm his suggestion had created "had legs of its own".
The Royal Research Ship (RRS), which is currently being built by Cammell Laird on Merseyside, is due to become operational in 2019 and will replace RRS Ernest Shackleton and James Clark Ross.
It will study ice sheets, ocean currents and marine life as part of the Cambridge-based British Antarctic Survey.
When it launched the competition, Nerc said it was looking for "something inspirational" that would exemplify the ship's work, but that did not prevent people making suggestions which also included Pingu and It's Bloody Cold Here.
Usain Boat and What Iceberg? had been among nearly 7,000 other suggestions.
A spokesperson for NERC said: "Thank you to everyone who has taken part in the Natural Environment Research Council's Name Our Ship campaign.
"We've had an extremely high volume of suggestions and will now review all of the suggested names.
"The final decision will be announced in due course."


New evidence has been found by detectives hunting the killer of Emma Caldwell, whose body was discovered in South Lanarkshire.

Officers working on the case said they had uncovered "several items" including women's clothing in a search of woodland near Roberton.
The Sunday Mail newspaper reported that other "significant items" had also been found.
Ms Caldwell was 27 when she was found dead in May 2005.
Her body was discovered in woodland near Biggar.
The items found by police are being forensically examined to determine if they belonged to Ms Caldwell, who had been working as a prostitute at the time of her death.
Police have appealed again for witnesses in the hope that someone with information will come forward.
Det Sup David McLaren told the paper he was "certain there are women out there who have information that will contribute towards putting Emma's killer behind bars", and urged them to get in touch.
Police Scotland said the information given to the newspaper by Mr McLaren was accurate.
In April, police carried out a "detailed forensic search" of the site where her body was found on the anniversary of the last day she was seen alive.


Manuel Pellegrini secured his first trophy as Manchester City manager as they staged a second-half revival to beat Sunderland and win the Capital One Cup at Wembley.

Sunderland - seeking their first major trophy since the famous 1973 FA Cup win against Leeds United - deservedly led at half-time through Fabio Borini's fine angled strike after 10 minutes.
This entertaining final turned inside two minutes just after half-time as City struck twice to finally exert their authority over Sunderland, who had dominated until that point and gave a fine performance throughout.
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Yaya Toure equalised with a brilliant instant finish from 25 yards in the 55th minute, before Samir Nasri's spectacular strike changed the entire course of the game and set City on the way to some sort of consolation for last May's shock FA Cup final defeat by Wigan Athletic.
Substitute Jesus Navas added a third in the final minute to give the scoreline a harsh appearance given the manner in which the Black Cats had matched City for so long.
The Capital One Cup may not be at the top of Pellegrini's list of priorities, but this first trophy will be welcomed by the Chilean, who was appointed last summer.
City's focus now turns to the Premier League title, the arduous task of overturning a two-goal deficit in their Champions League last-16 tie against Barcelona and an FA Cup quarter-final clash with Wigan Athletic.
As for Sunderland, this will be a bitter disappointment for manager Gus Poyet, his players and the magnificent support who splashed their famous red and white stripes around Wembley - but they can take great confidence from a Cup run that claimed the scalps of Chelsea and Manchester United, as they attempt to stay in the top flight.
Manchester City have now won the League Cup three times. They beat West Bromwich Albion in the 1970 final and Newcastle United in 1976. City were also losing finalists against Wolves in 1974
Pellegrini preferred Costel Pantilimon to Joe Hart in goal but the big lift came as he was able to recall striker Sergio Aguero after a month out with a hamstring injury.
City's confident start was no indication of what was to come as Sunderland's sheer passion - and plenty of quality, it should be stressed - reduced the favourites to a shambles on occasions during the first half.
Poyet plumped for the speed and mobility of Borini, ahead of the physical power of Steven Fletcher and Jozy Altidore, to put pressure on City's central-defensive pairing of Vincent Kompany and Martin Demichelis.
And it produced the perfect reward after only 10 minutes when Italy striker Borini got the better of Kompany in the chase for Adam Johnson's pass, shrugging him aside before showing great composure to sweep a finish past Pantilimon with the outside of his right foot.
The goal shook City and Sunderland threatened to take further advantage, Borini's shot from the edge of the area deflecting just over off the back of Edin Dzeko and Wes Brown heading off target from a corner.
Borini, on loan from Liverpool, stretched City again and threatened to add a second as he raced clear but this time Kompany made amends by making a crucial tackle as he recovered his ground on the Italian.
City's response was muted, and sometimes not even as good as that, with Sunderland keeper Vito Mannone's only worry coming when he had to deal with Aguero's low 20-yard shot.
It was inevitable that Pellegrini would shake up his sleeping side at half-time - making the opening phase of the second half even more crucial to the outcome of the game.
And so it proved as City showed their quality with two goals of the highest calibre inside two minutes to change the mood inside Wembley and the match itself.
Toure had been a peripheral figure until he collected Pablo Zabaleta's pass 25 yards out after 55 minutes and the Ivory Coast midfielder, almost nonchalantly, lifted a spectacular finish over Mannone into the top corner.
The element of surprise caught the goalkeeper just too far off his line but it would be harsh in the extreme to attach any blame to the Italian.
He was powerless again as France international Nasri struck almost immediately to put City in front, taking Aleksandar Kolarov's cross in his stride to score with the outside of his foot with Mannone motionless.
Pellegrini immediately sent on Navas for Aguero and it was not long before Poyet made a double substitution, bringing on Fletcher and Craig Gardner for Johnson and Seb Larsson.
Just as stoppage time was about to start, substitute Fletcher wasted a chance with poor control. It was to prove the final moment of hope for Sunderland.
As they pressed for the equaliser, City caught Sunderland on the break and Toure swept forward to set up Spain winger Navas for the goal that finally decided the destination of the trophy.
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Match ends, Manchester City 3, Sunderland 1.
Second Half ends, Manchester City 3, Sunderland 1.
Foul by Samir Nasri (Manchester City).
Craig Gardner (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Aleksandar Kolarov (Manchester City).
Steven Fletcher (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Álvaro Negredo (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Álvaro Negredo (Manchester City).
Phil Bardsley (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal!  Manchester City 3, Sunderland 1. Jesús Navas (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yaya Touré following a fast break.
Foul by Álvaro Negredo (Manchester City).
Steven Fletcher (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Manchester City. Álvaro Negredo replaces Edin Dzeko.
Samir Nasri (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Phil Bardsley (Sunderland).
Attempt missed. Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jesús Navas.
Attempt missed. Phil Bardsley (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ki Sung-Yueng.
Marcos Alonso (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Jesús Navas (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Marcos Alonso (Sunderland).
Attempt missed. Vincent Kompany (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Samir Nasri with a cross following a corner.
Corner,  Manchester City. Conceded by Marcos Alonso.
Aleksandar Kolarov (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Fabio Borini (Sunderland).
Substitution, Manchester City. Javi García replaces David Silva.
Substitution, Sunderland. Emanuele Giaccherini replaces Lee Cattermole.
Offside, Sunderland. Marcos Alonso tries a through ball, but Craig Gardner is caught offside.
Offside, Sunderland. Phil Bardsley tries a through ball, but Craig Gardner is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Steven Fletcher (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Colback.
Foul by Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City).
Jack Colback (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner,  Sunderland. Conceded by Martín Demichelis.
Corner,  Sunderland. Conceded by Jesús Navas.
Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Martín Demichelis (Manchester City).
Steven Fletcher (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City).
Jack Colback (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Edin Dzeko (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.


On the final morning of the Olympic track cycling competition - a "competition" his team had almost completely subverted - British Cycling's performance director Dave Brailsford went on BBC Breakfast and gave the game away.

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So Dave, came the question, tell us about these "marginal gains" that underpin everything you do?
"The whole principle came from the idea that if you broke down everything you could think of that goes into riding a bike, and then improved it by 1%, you will get a significant increase when you put them all together," he explained, without looking at all like the evil mastermind of a mysterious sect.
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"There's fitness and conditioning, of course, but there are other things that might seem on the periphery, like sleeping in the right position, having the same pillow when you are away and training in different places.
"Do you really know how to clean your hands? Without leaving the bits between your fingers?
"If you do things like that properly, you will get ill a little bit less.
"They're tiny things but if you clump them together it makes a big difference."
Britain have won seven out of 10 track cycling gold medals in London - matching their achievement from Beijing 2008.
So the secret of British cycling's success is taking your own pillow with you when you travel, and cleaning your hands properly.
Sorry, Dave, but that's not going to wash with the opponents you have just steamrollered for the second Games in succession. They want cheating, they want witchcraft, they want an excuse.
The day before, French newspaper L'Equipe had run a story based on claims of skulduggery from Isabelle Gautheron, the French team's boss.
She said the British were supposed to be using the same wheels her team got from the French company Mavic, but they could not be the same because the Brits were going so much faster than her riders.
When asked about these "magic" wheels, Brailsford told L'Equipe they were "round".
And yet still the vanquished were not satisfied.
New Zealand's keirin bronze medallist Simon van Velthooven was full of praise for the man who had just beaten him, Sir Chris Hoy, but could not help wondering if the race might have turned out differently if they swapped bikes.
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And in the media conference after he had just been bested in a sprint by Britain's Jason Kenny for the first time, Gregory Bauge of France - a seven-time world track cycling champion - took the microphone to ask the British sprinter how he had prepared for the race.
Kenny's answer was a masterpiece of understatement: "Erm, I don't know, hard work, I guess", was the gist of it. The Bolton-born lad would make a great spy.
Bauge would have been better off attending the final set of media conferences on Tuesday, because there he would have heard Sir Chris Hoy and Victoria Pendleton talk about the enormous sacrifices and superhuman efforts that members of the British team are expected to make.
Hoy, who trains 35 hours a week and dare not even walk to the shops as he is meant to be recovering for his next session, laughed off the conspiracy theories.
"It's hard to explain what makes the team so special," the six-time Olympic gold medallist said.
Britain have won seven out of 10 track cycling gold medals at the London 2012 Olympics
"It's all of it, the science, the training, the coaches, but most of all we point the mirror at ourselves and ask 'how can we get better?'"
Moments before, a tearful Pendleton, who had to  in her last-ever appearance in a velodrome, simply voiced her relief that it was all over.
No longer would she have to spend hours in wind tunnels refining her body position on the bike, no longer would she have to squeeze into seamless "skin suits", no longer would she have to keep up with the Joneses, particularly when the Joneses were all Olympic champions.
"Steve Peters [the psychologist Brailsford brought in to help his riders just before the Athens Olympics] has a saying," Pendleton explained.
"You have to be somewhere between exceptional and phenomenal.
"That's tough. It's difficult to maintain those standards. Chris Hoy manages it but I found it hard."
To be honest, even Hoy sounded like he found it hard, when later on he painted a picture of personal happiness that involved watching the Olympics on TV with "a beer and a bowl of crisps".
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But these comments, and others like them, revealed the real truth behind Britain's emergence from cycling also-rodes to pedalling superpower.
They are not ashamed to look elsewhere for answers. The "pillow" idea apparently came from the Royal Ballet, the emphasis on hygiene is the result of talking to  surgeons about avoiding illness, Peters was dividing his time between academia and patients at the high-security Rampton Hospital when Brailsford invited him in.
There is no arrogance at British Cycling; they know they can do better.
And that is what should really worry the opposition.
They might not have to race Pendleton again, or Hoy for much longer, but Kenny, a triple Olympic champion, is 24, team pursuit gold medallist Dani King is 21, Laura Trott, a double Olympic and world champion, is 20, and team sprint gold medallist Philip Hindes is 19. And these are just the young talents who have exploded onto the world scene already.
Yes, British Cycling is wealthy - no other sport has quite so enthusiastically bought in to British sport's "medals mean money" funding model - but it is also good with its cash.
There is nothing flash about the sport's Manchester HQ, unless you consider the best coaches, nutritionists, sports scientists, bike technicians, psychologists and so on, to be luxury items for a professional team operating at an elite level.
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And for as long as they keep winning nearly 80% of the races they compete in at Olympic track meets, these highly competitive people will continue to want to work here.
Foreign coaches like Jan van Eijden and Shane Sutton are here because they enjoy it. Success begets success.
It also creates headlines, attracts sponsors and drives participation numbers up. They talk a lot about cycles in Olympic sport; British Cycling is in the midst of the most virtuous one imaginable.
But there is one other element to consider. You do not back up a performance like Beijing with one like London, if you are unwilling to make tough calls, such as picking Kenny for the individual sprint ahead of reigning champion Hoy.
The famous American basketball coach Pat Riley once said "coaches who let championship teams back off from becoming a dynasty are cowards".
Nobody would ever accuse Brailsford, Sutton, Van Eijden and co of being afraid to make difficult decisions about selection or strategy, just as nobody, even the French, would doubt that Britain's Olympic cycling team has become a dynasty.


Lincoln City midfielder Alex Woodyard has signed a new contract to stay with the National League leaders until the end of next season.

Woodyard joined Lincoln from Braintree on a 12-month deal in June 2016.
The 23-year-old has made 41 appearances for the Imps, including seven games during their run to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.
Lincoln are five points clear of Dagenham and Redbridge at the top of the table, with two games in hand.


An association for the sailors of the HMS Kenya has finally been closed down several decades after the ship was retired.

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The group, which helped out the naval veterans and had possession of the ship's bell, was founded in Derby.
Residents of Derby raised Â£2m to help with wartime repairs of the ship in 1942.
Simon Hare reports.


The British Veterinary Association has warned breeding of Scottish fold cats should stop because of health fears.

The breed has had a surge of popularity after celebrity owners such as Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran posted photos on Instagram.
The cats, which originated in Scotland in the 1960s, are famous for their small floppy ears.
However, this is the result of a genetic condition that can cause them to have short and painful lives.
One of the most famous cats on the internet is a Scottish fold who lives in Japan called Maru, whose videos have been watched more than 300 million times on Youtube.
The breed is popular because it is "cute", says Gudrun Ravetz, the president of the British Veterinary Association.
She told BBC Scotland: "These cats have become so popular on social media and with celebrities.
"People are wanting to have these cats because of that, but unfortunately it is another example of us prioritising how a pet looks rather than their quality of life."
She says the cats have a genetic mutation that affects their cartilage which leads to the folding of the ears and an owl-like appearance.
"The cartilage is deformed and it is not supporting the ears," Ms Ravetz says.
She says the cartilage mutation also leads to problems with other parts of the cat's body.
"These genetic mutations, which all the Scottish fold cats will have, develop into lifelong incurable and painful diseases such as a type of arthritis."
All Scottish folds are descended from a white barn cat named Susie who was discovered living on a farm near Coupar Angus in 1961.
She caught the eye of a local shepherd and cat fancier, William Ross, who noted that her ears folded forward.
The Rosses started a breeding programme and in 1966 began registering their cats with the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy, the UK's pedigree cat registry.
However, in the early 1970s, the GCCF stopped registering folds because of concerns about ear disorders and hearing problems.
The breed's popularity in the UK fell after this but the United States soon took the cats to its heart.
They were first introduced to the US in 1970 when three kittens from one of Susie's descendents were sent to a research centre in Massachusetts for a study of their mutations.
When the research was abandoned, the cats were re-homed.
One of the cats found his way to Salle Wolfe Peters in Pennsylvania, who is thought to be chiefly responsible for developing the breed in the United States.
The breed is still popular in the US and has been exported around the world.
The GCCF said it had maintained its ban on the breed since the 1970s on health grounds.
Rosemary Fisher, from the GCCF, said: "They are cute but then you realise the health problems they have.
"We don't register them or even allow them to be exhibited or put in our shows."
However, the breed can be registered with other organisations in Britain and around the world.
Some advocates for the breed say that responsible breeders never mate one Scottish fold to another, instead combining them with an American Shorthair or British Shorthair.
They claim that this leads to less possibility of congenital health problems.
"No. That's not the case," says Ms Ravetz from the British Veterinary Association.
"All cats with this folded ear appearance will have the genetic mutation.
"The rate at which they get the disease and the severity of the disease can be different but they will all to some degree have an incurable, painful and lifelong disease. We should not be breeding pets that can have these problems."
Dee has been breeding Scottish Folds for 10 years, even providing pop star Ed Sheeran with his beloved cats.
She says: "If I had discovered there had been a significant problem I would certainly have stopped breeding them.
"But when you balance that against the number of health issues that occur in other breeds, you could argue that for most pedigree breeds."
The British Veterinary Association said that, unlike dogs, most cats do not have any pedigree.
They said about 80% of cats were just plain "moggies" but they were worried that social media was driving a fashion for designer cats who were bred for appearance rather than health.
Ms Ravetz said: "There is no excuse for breeding from an animal who we know is going to suffer a painful and lifelong incurable disease.
"There are plenty of lovely moggies out there in rescue homes looking for a forever home that would make lovely pets for people."
She added: "This desire to have something based on looks rather than quality of life is across many of the pets we are getting and that's being fuelled by social media.
"There is also a rise in what we call brachycephalic dog breeds - the pugs, the English bulldogs, the French bulldogs - that can have a range of problems including debilitating breathing problems. This is because we are prioritising how they look."
Veterinary industry journal Vet Record is banning advertisements which use flat-faced dogs.
It has now said it will be reviewing the use of the Scottish fold cat.
Vet Record editor Adele Waters said: "There is really something wrong in the way that we as a society believe that it is right to breed animals for their looks.
"It is perhaps something that we should question."
There is currently no breeding ban on the Scottish fold cat or restrictions on cat breeding in the UK but the Scottish government said it was considering introducing a ban on the breed.
It added: "The Scottish government would encourage anyone breeding any type of animal to avoid breeding from any individual animals with genetic problems likely to give rise to ill health."


Cancer patients should be routinely offered DNA tests to help select the best treatments for them, according to England's chief medical officer.

Prof Dame Sally Davies says in her annual report that the NHS must deliver her "genomic dream" within five years.
Over 31,000 NHS patients, including some with cancer, have already had their entire genetic code sequenced.
Dame Sally wants whole genome sequencing (WGS) to become as standard as blood tests and biopsies.
Humans have about 20,000 genes - bits of DNA code or instructions that control how our bodies works.
Tiny errors in this code can lead to cancer and other illnesses.
Sometimes these mistakes are inherited from a parent, but most of the time they happen in previously healthy cells.
WGS -  which costs about Â£700 - can reveal these errors by comparing tumour and normal DNA samples from the patient.
Dame Sally says that in about two-thirds of cases, this information can then improve their diagnosis and care.
Doctors can tailor treatments to the individual, picking the drugs mostly likely to be effective.
And WGS can also show which patients are unlikely to benefit, so they can avoid having unnecessary drugs and unpleasant side-effects.
Dame Sally wants DNA testing to become standard across cancer care, as well as some other areas of medicine, including rare diseases and infections.
"I want the NHS across the whole breadth to be offering genomic medicine - that means diagnosis of our genes - to patients where they can possibly benefit," her report says.
People with rare diseases could benefit from having greater access to the technology, speeding up diagnosis.
Doctors are already using genetic tests to identify and better treat different strains of the infectious disease tuberculosis.
Dame Sally said patients could be assured that their genetic data would be stored securely and "de-identified" so that their privacy would be protected.
Over 10 years ago, international scientists reached a breakthrough in DNA work - sequencing the entire genetic blueprint of man.  The Human Genome Project meant experts now had a catalogue of DNA code to explore and refer to.
They began to understand which genes controlled which processes in the body and how these could go wrong.
Doctors then started to "read" a patient's DNA to get a better idea of what might be causing their symptoms and how best to treat their illness.
Genomic medicine - tailoring care based on an individual's unique genetic code - is now transforming the way people are cared for by the NHS.
Genes can predict if a woman with breast cancer might respond to certain drugs, or whether radiotherapy is likely to shrink a tumour, for example.
Currently, genetic testing of NHS patients in England is done at 25 regional laboratories, as well as some other small centres.
Dame Sally wants to centralise the service and set up a national network to ensure equal access to the testing across the country.
A new National Genomics Board would be set up, chaired by a minister, to oversee the expansion and development of genomic services.
Dame Sally told BBC Breakfast that a lot of money was being spent because it was currently operating like a "cottage industry".
By having centralised laboratories, more could be done with the money, including keeping up with the latest technology, she said.
She said one hurdle could be doctors themselves, who "don't like change", and she urged cancer service patients to press their doctors to move from a local to a national service.
She also said patients must understand they needed to allow use of their data, alongside other data, in order to get the best diagnosis, and therefore the best treatment.
Phil Booth, from campaigning organisation, MedConfidential, said this move had "huge potential" for patients and the NHS, but there were "great risks with large collections of sensitive data".
"Every single use of patient data must be consensual, safe and transparent," he told BBC Radio Four's Today programme, and patients should be able to opt-out if they so wish.
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A violent boyfriend whose abuse caused the death of his girlfriend has had his "unduly lenient" prison sentence extended by a third to 15 years.

Andrew Maling, 47, from Sigglesthorne, near Hull, was jailed for 10 years for the manslaughter of Amy Gough in June.
Miss Gough, 34, from Sandiacre, Derbyshire, died several days after suffering stomach injuries inflicted by Maling in March 2015.
The Appeal Court said his history of domestic violence should be reflected.
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Maling, who watched the court hearing via video-link from prison, had inflicted serious injuries to Miss Gough "over a period of several years".
Last year, Miss Gough suffered serious abdominal injuries, which had been caused by "blunt force trauma".
Her heart failed and she died in hospital on 29 March 2015, several days after the attack.
At trial at Nottingham Crown Court, Maling had denied guilt, insisting Miss Gough's injuries resulted from an "accidental drunken fall".
Lawyers for the Attorney General argued there was "no mitigation whatever" for his crime.
Lady Justice Hallett, sitting with Mr Justice King and Mr Justice Dove, said she had no doubt the original 10-year sentence was "too short".
"If a killing results from a campaign of domestic violence, that is a serious aggravating factor which must be properly reflected in the sentence imposed," Justice Hallett said.
The impact of Miss Gough's death had been devastating for her family, the court heard.
Her mother, Christine, had spoken of the void left by her daughter's loss - describing her as a "caring, beautiful and warm person".
Speaking after the hearing, the Attorney General said: "This was a one of many violent attacks the offender inflicted on the deceased over a number of years, and this attack lasted several days.
"I hope this increased sentence gives some comfort to the Ms Gough's family at this difficult time."


Dr Richard Price was born 290 years ago in the farmhouse of Tyn Ton in the village of Llangeinor, just to the north of Bridgend.

Yet this Renaissance scholar of politics, philosophy, mathematics and economics is better remembered on the other side of the Atlantic.
Now the Richard Price Society are hoping to reawaken a pride in the achievements of one of the Garw Valley's most influential - if not famous - sons.
They have launched an exhibition of some of his most seminary works and pictures and according to Swansea University's Professor of History Chris Williams it is a tribute which is well deserved.
"If Richard Price had been born a hundred years later then quite possibly we'd be hailing him as the father of the modern world."
"Though unfortunately he was ahead of his time.  His ideas - such as one-person-one-vote and that the government only exists to serve the people - may seem obvious today, but in the 1750s and 1760s, he was the first person to seriously suggest them."
His upbringing was already radical, as he was born the son of a Unitarian preacher who flew in the face of established theological doctrine by believing that God was one entity, rather than the Holy Trinity.
Though for the first half of his life Price was comparatively low-profile and anonymous; working as a minister in the still-technically illegal Unitarian church of Newington Green.
However by the late 1760s his dissertations on economics had won him friends in high society, including Lord Shelburne and William Pitt The Younger.
According to Martyn Hooper, chairman of the Richard Price Society, his theories still provide the backbone to a great deal of today's financial orthodoxy.
"Does the need to reduce the national debt sound familiar? Well it was Richard Price who first warned of the dangers of over-indebting the economy in his 1772 pamphlet, 'Appeal to the Public on the Subject of the National Debt'," he said.
"He also developed a theory of statistical calculation which revealed a serious flaw in the way in which pensions and insurance of the time was calculated and prevented a major financial disaster."
Yet Prof Williams says that no sooner had Price's economic genius taken him to the very heart of London society than his hard line liberal views set him at odds with the establishment once again.
"Price was faithful to his beliefs in egalitarianism, regardless of if that put him at odds with his country," he said.
"His belief in the right of people to govern themselves influenced America's founding fathers such as Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin.
"His work directly contributed to George Washington's assertion that George III's reign over the 13 colonies of America was 'tyrannical, and thus illegitimate'.
"In fact upon the Declaration of Independence Price was made an honorary US citizen and invited to take charge of the new nation's economic policy."
Price died in 1791 in the midst of a controversy surrounding his support for another popular revolution - this time in France.
While he was honoured by both the American Founding Fathers and Napoleon, in Britain he was largely written off as a dissident trouble-maker.
His exhibition in Llangeinor Community Centre officially opened on Saturday - on the 222nd anniversary of his death - by Mayor of Bridgend, Councillor Marlene Thomas.


Northampton will take on Stade Francais for a place in next season's European Champions Cup after holding on to beat Connacht in the play-off semi-final.

Saints fly-half Harry Mallinder touched down to put the hosts ahead inside one minute, only for Connacht wing Niyi Adeolokun to hit back on five minutes.
Nic Groom went over after the break to put Saints eight points up before David Heffernan's try cut the gap to three.
Mallinder then kicked a crucial third penalty late on at Franklin's Gardens.
Saints played the final two minutes with 14 men after Jamie Gibson was sent to the sin bin, but Pro 12 side Connacht could not find a way through the hosts' resolute defence.
Jim Mallinder's side, who finished seventh in the Premiership this season, host Stade in the play-off final on Friday, 26 May.
Connacht will join Cardiff Blues - beaten by Stade on Friday - in the draw for next season's Challenge Cup.
Northampton Saints: Tuala; Foden, Tuitavake, Burrell, North; Mallinder, Groom; Waller, Hartley (capt), Brookes, Lawes, Day, Gibson, Harrison, Picamoles.
Replacements: Haywood for Tuala (78), Hutchinson for Burrell (22), Dickson for Groom (66), Ma'afu for A. Waller (61), Denman for Brookes (61), Ratuniyarawa for Day (63), Wood for Harrison (57).
Not used: Olver.
Connacht: O'Halloran; Adeolokun, Poolman, Ronaldson, Kelleher; Carty, Marmion; Buckley, Heffernan, Bealham, Roux, Browne, O'Brien, Heenan, Muldoon (capt).
Replacements: Healy for Kelleher (27), J. Cooney for Marmion (65), Carey for Bealham (66), Dawai for Muldoon (55).
Not used: Delahunt, JP Cooney, Dillane, Blade.


Alex Hales and Jason Roy both scored centuries as England swept aside Sri Lanka to win the second one-day international by 10 wickets.

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The pair shared an England record ODI partnership as a target of 255 was chased with 95 balls to spare in front of a raucous Edgbaston crowd.
Some excellent fielding and bowling, particularly from Adil Rashid (2-34), had restricted Sri Lanka to 254-7.
After a thrilling tie on Tuesday, England lead the five-match series 1-0.
The home side also take an unassailable 13-3 lead in the inaugural 'Super Series', which sees points awarded across all three formats.
Sri Lanka, who posted an inadequate total on a superb batting surface, are still looking for their first victory over England on this tour.
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If Sri Lanka's batsmen had earlier underperformed, then England's opening pair made their bowling attack look utterly toothless.
Hales, on only six, offered a very difficult chance to wicketkeeper Kusal Mendis, standing up to the medium pace of Farveez Maharoof, but after that he Roy butchered the bowling with drives, cuts and heaves into the crowd.
Hales had already taken three sixes in the arc between straight and deep mid-wicket on the way to a third ODI century and then celebrated with three successive maximums over the leg side off the spin of Seekkuge Prasanna.
The Nottinghamshire man was then inexplicably dropped by Danushka Gunathilaka at point before Roy completed his century by belting Prasanna back over his head for the 10th and final maximum of the innings.
When Roy completed the rout by driving Prasanna for four, he had 112, Hales 133 and England had completed the highest chase to win an ODI by 10 wickets.
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Roy had earlier played his part in an England bowling and fielding effort that suffocated Sri Lanka.
After Liam Plunkett removed Gunathilaka and Mendis, Roy brilliantly ran out Kusal Perera by swooping at backward point, transferring the ball from left hand to right, turning and hitting the stumps direct.
Sri Lanka rebuilt through a stand of 82 between Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal until leg-spinner Rashid repeated his accuracy from the first ODI to have Mathews top-edge a sweep for 44.
That began a collapse of four wickets for 32 runs which saw Prasanna brilliantly caught by a diving David Willey off Rashid and Chandimal run out for 52 with Roy involved once more.
Only the late hitting of Upul Tharanga, who scored 53 not out in an unbroken stand of 63 with Suraj Randiv, got Sri Lanka to a score that was respectable, albeit nowhere near competitive.
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England batsman Jason Roy: "It was a lot of fun. We wanted to get off to a good start. The next thing you know, we're across the line.
"It's a great buzz, there's a lot of love in there."
England batsman Alex Hales: "We relish batting together. It's a very special day and one we'll remember for a long time.
"Tuesday was a kick up the backside for the top order. It was one of those days where everything clicked for both of us."
England captain Eoin Morgan: "It was a good wicket and to restrict Sri Lanka to 254 was a good effort.
"Roy and Hales were phenomenal. They put on a clinic for everyone watching. It was a pleasure to be involved."
Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews: "Jason and Alex batted brilliantly. They took on the bowlers. Getting 250 runs without losing a wicket was a fantastic achievement. We just need to forget about this as soon as possible."
Australian umpire Bruce Oxenford turned heads with a protective device worn on his left forearm.
The self-designed piece of kit had a clear plastic circle at one end that Oxenford could use to cover his head or deflect the ball.
The innovation is the latest used by umpires in response to concerns over standing just over 22 yards away from batsmen striking the ball with immense power.
Oxenford's countrymen Gerard Abood and John Ward have worn helmets when standing in domestic cricket, while umpires at the World Twenty20 were issued with helmets which they did not use.


The Rugby World Cup starts on Friday 18th September with hosts England kicking off the tournament against Fiji.

15 September 2015 Last updated at 14:48 BST
Can they repeat their success of 2003? Or will New Zealand, Australia or South Africa claim a record third win?
The competition first started back in 1987 and since then has grown in size and significance with 20 teams due to battle it out this time round.
But if you're new to rugby and are wondering what it's all about then check out this brief history of the World Cup.


Sadio Mane's goal deep into injury time sank Everton and settled a scrappy Merseyside derby in Liverpool's favour at Goodison Park.

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The Reds' £34m summer signing from Southampton reacted first to a loose ball after substitute Daniel Sturridge's shot had hit the post in the fourth of eight minutes of stoppage time.
Everton, who had lost goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg to injury in the second half, have now won just one of their past 20 meetings with their local rivals.
Liverpool - who moved up to second - created the better chances, with Stekelenburg and his replacement Joel Robles saving well from Roberto Firmino.
There was a flashpoint in the second half when a dreadful tackle by Ross Barkley on Jordan Henderson sparked angry scenes and the Everton midfielder was fortunate to escape with only a yellow card from referee Mike Dean.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp's celebrations at the final whistle carried an extra edge as Mane's late strike sealed three points they desperately needed to keep in touch with Premier League leaders Chelsea.
Liverpool are six points behind Antonio Conte's side and will surely take great satisfaction from digging out a vital victory that was based on grit rather than the flowing football that has been their trademark this season.
The hosts' high tempo start put the Reds on the back foot but as the game went on they exerted greater control and in the end deserved the win simply for looking the more dangerous side and creating the better chances.
And once again Sturridge proved how important he can be to Klopp and Liverpool's cause - despite being marginalised or injured for much of the season - with the run and shot that struck the post before Mane swooped to win the 227th Merseyside derby.
Liverpool needed to bounce back from the stumbles of a shock 4-3 defeat at Bournemouth and a home draw against West Ham United. They have done so in style with away wins at Middlesbrough and now Everton.
Everton's record in Merseyside derbies has been a tale of almost unbroken misery since their last win, a 2-0 win against Roy Hodgson's Liverpool in October 2010.
There are, however, signs of improvement and they will feel unfortunate not to hold out here and concede so late on.
For the first 45 minutes they adhered to boss Ronald Koeman's demand for a high-intensity pressing game but ran out of steam after the break, not helped by the loss of James McCarthy to injury.
Substitute Gareth Barry may still possess the old guile, but sadly for him and Everton the legs are also ageing and he was miles off the pace - though his substitute appearance did take him second behind Ryan Giggs in the list of most Premier League games played.
Everton also failed to give sufficient support to main marksman Romelu Lukaku and Koeman will surely be looking to address this problem in the January transfer window.
There are signs that the Toffees are now moving in the right direction, despite suffering their first home Premier League defeat of the season - but Koeman still has much to do.
Barkley has been the centre of much attention this season, whether as the victim of tough love from Koeman or with transfer speculation as he enters the last 18 months of his contract.
Here he was centre of attention for different reasons after a late touchline lunge on his England team-mate Henderson in the second half that was somehow only punished with a yellow card.
It led to angry exchanges between the players, and Henderson and Barkley also clashed later, the latter wisely not rising to the Liverpool captain's bait.
Barkley's night was summed up by a wild cross into the Gwladys Street that brought a furious response from his manager.
These are tough times for the talented 23-year-old midfielder.
Everton manager Ronald Koeman told BBC Sport: "We are really disappointed to concede in extra time. The eight minutes killed us.
"We have to wait to see about Maarten Stekelenburg's injury - we will know more tomorrow - and James McCarthy has a hamstring injury.
"I know exactly how fast Sadio Mane is, he reacted so well. We did not deserve to concede this goal.
"Maybe Ross Barkley was lucky, it was a hard tackle."
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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp told BBC Sport: "I don't agree it was a poor first half. Maybe not the best football - you have to adapt to Everton's wild game. A game like this you have to interrupt their rhythm with passing.
"In the second half it was clear they couldn't do the same. We were better, we didn't give one chance away I think.
"The goal was not the hardest shot from Sturridge, but hard enough. It was a wonderful feeling.
"I don't like the flares too much. I'm a little bit scared about this. It was a long, long stoppage time. We gave them no chance."
On Barkley's tackle on Henderson: "I saw it one time. Everything is clear. I think the referee had a difficult game. Maybe Ross was really lucky and Henderson was really lucky."
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Everton travel to champions Leicester City on 26 December (15:00 GMT kick-off), before a trip to Hull on 30 December (20:00). Liverpool host Stoke at 17:15 on 27 December and then welcome Manchester City to Anfield on 31 December (17:30).
Match ends, Everton 0, Liverpool 1.
Second Half ends, Everton 0, Liverpool 1.
Substitution, Liverpool. Lucas Leiva replaces Sadio Mané.
Corner,  Liverpool. Conceded by Seamus Coleman.
Attempt blocked. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match  (Liverpool).
Goal!  Everton 0, Liverpool 1. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Nathaniel Clyne.
Foul by Roberto Firmino (Liverpool).
Gareth Barry (Everton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Roberto Firmino (Liverpool).
Aaron Lennon (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner,  Liverpool. Conceded by Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Everton).
Attempt blocked. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emre Can.
Idrissa Gueye (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Everton).
Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Everton).
Dejan Lovren (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Everton).
Substitution, Liverpool. Emre Can replaces Adam Lallana.
Substitution, Liverpool. Daniel Sturridge replaces Divock Origi.
Hand ball by Divock Origi (Liverpool).
Attempt saved. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Milner with a cross.
Corner,  Liverpool. Conceded by Ramiro Funes Mori.
Attempt missed. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nathaniel Clyne with a cross.
Corner,  Liverpool. Conceded by Seamus Coleman.
Attempt saved. Ashley Williams (Everton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
Foul by Dejan Lovren (Liverpool).
Ross Barkley (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Everton. Dominic Calvert-Lewin replaces Enner Valencia.
Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Gareth Barry (Everton).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Seamus Coleman (Everton) is shown the yellow card.
Delay in match Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) because of an injury.


Graeme Souness says Rangers boss Mark Warburton could be in for a shock when he gets his first taste of the Old Firm in Sunday's Scottish Cup semi-final.

Warburton, who has led Rangers back to the Premiership, says the Hampden clash is just another game of football.
But Souness, player-manager at Ibrox from 1986 to 1991, insists it's the biggest derby he's ever encountered.
"I've been in Merseyside derbies and Galatasaray v Fenerbahce is a big match but it doesn't come close," he said.
"Nothing prepared me for the passion and the enormity of this job. A lot of the enormity is in your own mind because you feed off the passion your supporters have for your football club.
"You absorb that and start to feel guilty when you've not done the best for them. So Mark must feel that.
"He's been here long enough to realise what these two clubs mean to their supporters. It's greater here than anywhere else. And that's why it's not just another derby."
Souness, 62, also played for and managed Liverpool, and was also boss of Turkish side Galatasaray, Italian club Torino, Benfica in Portugal and English side Newcastle, among others.
He won three Scottish titles and four Scottish League Cups at Ibrox but lost to Celtic in the Scottish Cup in three successive years from 1989 to 1991, experiences he describes as his worst in football.
"When you win it is a great feeling but on the opposite side, losing is the biggest disappointment I have had in my professional career," he said.
"There is an up-side when you win - you are very much elated.  But to lose it has the opposite effect - it is with you for a long time."
Souness helped transform Rangers when he took over at Ibrox 30 years ago, setting the foundations for the nine successive titles they won from 1989.
But he believes current boss Warburton has faced a much tougher re-building job since his arrival last summer, after the Light Blues' failed attempt to return to the top flight via the play-offs.
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The former Brentford boss breathed new life into the club with his attacking philosophy, clinching the Championship crown last week and adding the Petrofac Training Cup on Sunday.
"He's had a far more difficult job than I had," Souness added. "There were so many things that worked in our favour at the time, such as the problems English football had.
"We could match any one of the English teams for their spending power. English teams were banned from Europe, so we had lots of things going for us.
"That job was a lot easier for me that it was for Mark taking over at Rangers this time. I think he deserves a great deal of credit.
"I don't know the guy but I sat next to him at Wembley for the Norwich-Middlesbrough play-off game. I spent maybe 10 minutes talking to him but found him to be a very impressive, calm, nice human being. He's done a great job."
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A teenager from Rhondda Cynon Taff has been charged with two terrorism offences.

The 17-year-old male was arrested on Friday following a search by detectives from the Wales Extremism and Counter Terrorism Unit.
He was been charged with one offence of the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism, and one of encouragement of terrorism.
He will appear before Westminster Magistrates' Court on Friday.


Four summers ago John Stones was targeting a regular place in Barnsley's first team - now the England centre-back has become the second most expensive defender in history.

Manchester City have paid a fee of £47.5m to sign the 22-year-old from Premier League rivals Everton.
Is he worth it? What exactly have City got for their huge outlay? And will the big-money move help cement Stones' place as a regular for his country?
For one of Europe's leading clubs to be willing to pay £47.5m for your services, you must be pretty special.
Stones has long been regarded as one of English football's finest prospects. Former England striker Gary Lineker believes the Barnsley academy graduate has "got it all", while Michael Owen claimed he could "walk into the Barcelona team".
So what exactly has he 'got'?
"He's got scorching, absolutely coruscating, pace. He's good in the air," says Pat Nevin, the former Everton and Scotland winger.
"But his biggest asset is that he can come out of defence comfortably with the ball. England don't regularly develop defenders who can play like that."
Soon after the tall youngster arrived at Goodison Park, following a £3m switch from his hometown club in January 2013, most Everton fans realised their club had bagged a rare talent.
"He's just so classy and confident," says John Brettell, chairman of the Everton Supporters' Club's north-east branch.
"What has impressed the Everton fans the most is his calmness. He never looks flustered. I've never seen him panic."
However, Stones' move to two-time Premier League champions City comes on the back of a season where he struggled for consistency.
"Stones suffered from playing under Roberto Martinez's management in an Everton side where good defending was almost regarded as optional, allied to a dip in form that often afflicts younger players," says Phil McNulty, BBC Sport's chief football writer.
"In stronger coaching hands, at least defensively and with greater emphasis on positioning, there is every chance the defender perfectly suited to all aspects of the modern game - one with pace, vision, aerial ability and timing in the tackle - will be back."
While many former players have lauded Stones for his calm and relaxed approach to defending, his reluctance to hoof the ball clear when under pressure led to criticism from some Everton supporters last season.
That conflict became most visible when Stones gestured to his own fans to 'calm down' towards the end of their league draw against Tottenham - moments after dribbling out of his own area with the help of three Cruyff turns.
"Stones was arguably a victim of Martinez's indulgence, where he was almost actively encouraged to stick rigidly to his natural ball-playing style at any cost rather than adopt a more risk-averse approach," adds McNulty.
"This led to nervousness, not just in Stones but Everton's supporters - and consequently mistakes."
But City fans should not panic if the centre-back does make the odd error this season, says Nevin.
"If you don't allow him to make mistakes he will not develop," he added. "It can be hard to take sometimes because you lose points.
"Every top centre-back in European football who brings the ball out makes the odd mistake because they're taking a chance.
"But the upside to that is managers like Pep Guardiola say: 'Take the ball out from the back, you might lose one goal a season, but you might provide seven or eight goals from a move that started with you.'
"There will still be mistakes by him at Manchester City - but you have got to stick with him."
City splashed out a combined £64m on a pair of new centre-backs in the previous two summer transfer windows, signing both France international Eliaquim Mangala and Argentina's Nicolas Otamendi for £32m apiece.
And they also have influential captain Vincent Kompany at their disposal.
So why do they need Stones?
New boss Pep Guardiola was desperate for a ball-playing central defender who is comfortable at bringing out possession from the back.
Neither Mangala nor Otamendi have looked completely comfortable during their time in England, while 30-year-old Belgium international Kompany continues to struggle with various injuries.
"Normally central defenders are strong in the air and aggressive - but we need a good build-up to create easy passes in midfield," former Barcelona and Bayern Munich coach Guardiola said before last week's friendly against Borussia Dortmund.
"That can achieve, later, good passes for our strikers. I believe if the ball goes from a central defender to a striker as quickly as possible, it comes back just as quickly. We need good build-up in the first process from the defenders and midfielders.
"That is why we need players of quality in the centre. By 31 August we will have the right squad to play like we want."
BBC Sport's Simon Stone:
Going back to Yaya Toure at Barcelona in the 2009 Champions League final, through Javier Mascherano and then Javi Martinez at Bayern Munich, Guardiola has used midfield players in central defence.
Generally, he feels their ball distribution is sharper and more accurate, creating the base from which momentum can be built.
Like Rio Ferdinand in the modern era, John Stones is an Englishman capable of transcending both roles.
Of the players he currently has at his disposal, Fernandinho and Fernando are the players Guardiola has identified for it.
In the pre-season friendly against Dortmund, Fernandinho dropped into the middle of a back three. You could see the plan.
Is any footballer worth that amount of money? A regular response to questions about whether record-breaking signings should be bought for such astronomical fees.
But that is the price City were willing to pay for a young international defender who has not yet made 100 Premier League appearances.
However, as Nevin rightly points out, the Blues are not paying for what he has done so far in his career - they are largely paying for what he can potentially bring over the coming years.
"He's only 22 so if he stays at City for 10 years that's £5m a year," he says.
"It's a big number, but when you're buying youth and someone who will have a sell-on value in five years' time, it is still good money.
"I'd suggest he is worth the money."
Although Stones' capabilities have long been raved about by several former England players - most notably Lineker and Owen - his international career is yet to fully take off.
He was part of the England squad humiliated at Euro 2016 when they were beaten by minnows Iceland at the last-16 stage. However, Stones did not play a single minute of the tournament in France.
Since making his debut against Peru in May 2014, he has only gone on to win nine more caps.
But Stones moving to City under Guardiola is also "good news" for his country, says former England skipper Terry Butcher.
"From England's point of view he is international class," Butcher, who won 77 caps between 1980 and 1990, told BBC Radio 5 live.
"England have struggled with distribution from the back in recent years, they have not had a ball-playing centre half since Rio Ferdinand. These sort of players don't come along too often.
"Stones has the whole world at his feet."
From the outside it appeared Manchester City had little competition for Stones.
Chelsea tried - and failed - to lure him to Stamford Bridge last summer, with three bids of £20m, £26m and £30m rejected by Everton.
At the time the Blues were managed by Jose Mourinho, who was sacked in December before Italy coach Antonio Conte took over this summer.
However, Nevin can understand why neither Conte nor Mourinho, who has since taken over at arch rivals Manchester United, challenged City for his signature.
"Conte possibly won't play with the three centre-backs this season, certainly in pre-season he has played 4-4-2," says the former Chelsea winger.
"But if he wants to play with a different system, like he has done with Italy and Juventus, he may need different things.
"He might not be looking for players who are absolutely comfortable going out with the ball. He might be looking for great markers, great defenders and then move it from the players, like Cesc Fabregas for example, who can play it.
"With Mourinho, it's not about whether he rates him any more or not.
"Everybody wants all the best players, but if you've got one big-name signing you need to make - in Manchester United's case it was [Paul] Pogba - then you've probably not got enough money."
In an age where power-wielding players often force through their desired moves, Everton's refusal to allow Stones to go to Chelsea last summer was a refreshing stance.
But it seemed inevitable he would leave Goodison Park this summer - until Iranian billionaire Farhad Moshiri bought a 49.9% stake in the Toffees.
Everton's new-found wealth, coupled with the appointment of Ronald Koeman - himself once one of the world's finest centre-halves - led to some optimistic Blues fans hoping they could cling on to their prized asset.
"Before Koeman was appointed we were quite resigned to losing one - or more - of Stones, Romelu Lukaku or Ross Barkley," adds Brettell.
"But when he arrived, as someone who was a top-class defender, I definitely thought there might be a chance Stones would stay.
"It is disappointing to lose a player of that quality - but from a supporter's point of view these players are just commodities.
"We paid for £3m for him and he has gone £50m - that's great business.
"Maybe Koeman has players in mind to buy with that money who might be even better who knows."
In Guardiola, a wonderfully gifted defensive midfielder in his playing days for Barcelona and Spain, Stones has one of the best coaches in the world to learn from.
And in his early days at Barnsley, he always showed a willingness to listen, ask questions and improve.
"In training when he was playing against a big striker like myself he used to ask me what was best thing to do," says former Tykes team-mate Marlon Harewood.
"When he should fight them, when he should be more patient, when he should make the tackle and not to make the tackle.
"I wanted to help him but it wasn't good for me in training because he always knew what I was going to do! He learned really quickly and he was always keen to learn."
Not only have City signed an elegant centre-back, they have also signed a man who is also impressive off the pitch, adds the former Nottingham Forest, West Ham and Aston Villa player.
"He's class, so down to earth," he said. "He is a gentleman. He wasn't quiet, he joined in with the banter with the lads.
"He won't be fazed by the transfer fee or by the big-name players in the City dressing room. He'll fit straight in.
"He was one of those young players who you knew would go right to the top of the game."
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Yeovil Town Ladies midfielder Angharad James says signing for a new club will help her chances of selection for the Wales national team.

22-year-old James signed for Yeovil on Tuesday after her departure from the defunct Notts County Ladies.
The former Arsenal and Bristol Academy player has won more than 50 caps for her country.
"Yeovil have been great to me and it's great to now have a club sorted," she told BBC Radio Wales Sport.
She continued: "I'm hoping that finding a club will help me stay in the squad and the team."
Wales boss Jayne Ludlow and assistant Rehanne Skinner will name her side for their upcoming World Cup qualifiers later in the year and James says she was given plenty of support from the pair after Notts County folded.
"They [Ludlow and Skinner] put no pressure on me finding a club, they understood the circumstances I was going through.
"It was important for me to find a club to get minutes to be in Jayne's mind for the selection of the next squad."
James will see some familiar faces at Yeovil, having linked up with Wales internationals Nadia Lawrence, Nia Jones and Sarah Wiltshire at the club.
"It was easy for me to settle in. I've only been to a few sessions so far," she added.
"The transfer across was good. I know most of the players there from previous clubs and playing with Wales, so it was an easy decision for me to make."