Scottish officials unhappy about how chauffeur driven car hire expenses are published

Glasgow’s Lord Provost is calling for changes to be made to the way in which chauffeur driven car hire bills are made public after it was announced recently that all personal expenses would be made public in reaction to the recent expenses scandal.

The news comes after Scotland’s Finance Secretary, John Swinney, announced that all expenses incurred from the use of chauffeur driven cars for civic figureheads would be made public. Furthermore, these costs would be shown as a personal expense, rather than a cost for the council as a whole.

In a statement issued from Glasgow Council’s office, it states that the current lord provost is in favour of expenses being published, however he is calling for more accurate information and changes to the current format in which these costs are displayed to the public.

Glasgow’s lord provost goes onto say that his role demands he is available 24 hours a day 7 days a week, and for that reason a chauffeur driven vehicle must be made available for his use at all times. Suggesting that the use of the driver and car is not a perk, more a necessity required to perform his duties as Lord Provost efficiently.