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This followed two rounds of redundancies, during which more than 400 people lost their jobs, including many long-term staff members.

The psychologist said on Wednesday: "I find it unlikely that, across prisons, staff are making things up."

She also saw a female resident screaming in distress over male carers doing intimate personal care, due to chronic staff shortages.

Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board isn’t fully funded or staffed, as is now the case — a situation that has worried some locals and environmental groups.

Mr Neal denied the claim, saying its information-collection activities had ceased on 31 July but its staff remained in Burkina Faso to deal with the detention and meet its contractual commitments.