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Private prisons fined £6 million for security failures and staff-inmate affairs

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What specific performance targets or KPIs led to the £6 million in fines, as details are commercially sensitive?
How many total cases of prison officers having affairs with inmates have been reported or prosecuted across all affected prisons?
What is the breakdown of the £10 million compensation paid to prisoners, including the criteria for claims and individual payout amounts?
Are the fines and compensation payments related to the same underlying issues of prison safety and security?
What measures, beyond fines and training, are being implemented to prevent staff-inmate affairs and violence in prisons?
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