Exhibit 23 - ---------- INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT We consent to the incorporation by reference in Burns International Services Corporation's Registration Statement on Form S-8 No. 333-34877 of our reports dated March 1, 2000 appearing in and incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Burns International Services Corporation for the year ended December 31, 1999. DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP Chicago, Illinois March 28, 2000