Aberdeen City Council Told To Make "Great Deal More Improvement" By Watchdog

Aberdeen City Council's been told it needs to make a "great deal more improvement" by a public sector watchdog.

Accounts Scotland says things have got better since a damning report seven years ago.

The latest report says the local authority has changed significantly, but there still needs to be a clear set of objectives and targets.

City Leader, Councillor Jenny Laing said: “The Accounts Commission has acknowledged the significant progress made in the financial management of the council and our recent budget surplus is evidence that improvement is well under way and beginning to benefit the city. There is more to be done and that is why we will be investing heavily in the future of our city through the recently agreed 20-year City Centre Masterplan which seeks to transform for the better the way we live and work in Aberdeen.”