European stocks closed slightly lower in a choppy session marked by mixed economic data and after Moody's Investors Service downgraded a number of European sovereign-debt ratings, including Spain, Italy and Portugal, and cut its outlook on triple-A-rated France, the U.K. and Austria.
Inspectors found that while the Prison Rules 1999 set out legally binding entitlements for remand prisoners, appearing to suggest remand and sentenced prisoners should not be required to share a cell under any circumstances, Prison Service policy gave discretion to governors and sharing mixed cells was "the norm".
The demand for services was mixed among the various districts, with strength in technology and health care industries offsetting some weakness in other service sectors.