The head of Scotland’s public sector watchdog has said he is not sure if bonuses paid to bosses at Ferguson Marine can be recovered - and described the payments as “unacceptable”.
Auditor General Stephen Boyle publicised the £87,000 paid to six senior managers at the government-owned shipyard, without ministerial knowledge, in a report last month.
The yard, which was rescued from administration by the Scottish Government in 2019, has struggled to complete two lifeline ferries, with further delays also announced by the yard in March, pushing the delivery date for the Glen Sannox and as-yet-unnamed hull 802 to the end of this year and 2024, respectively; five and six years later than originally planned.
