Ms Caron McCaffrey:

A number of different claims are being dealt with by the State Claims Agency on our behalf. Some are claims from prisoners, the majority of which relate to slopping out. Some are claims made by members of the public and some are claims made by staff and relate to injuries received on duty. There were 107 claims by prison staff dealt with in 2020. In that year 445 claims by prisoners were dealt with and concluded, along with 32 claims made by members of the public.