Cost of new greener Elgin procurator fiscal office rises to £3.5m
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The building is in Elgin's South Street
The cost of a project to make the procurator fiscal office in Elgin greener has jumped by £1.3m.
The decarbonisation project budget was put at £2.2m earlier this year, but that has now risen 59% to £3.5m.
Renovations have been taking place at the South Street premises in the Moray town.
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) said it was committed to meeting its targets to reduce carbon emissions.
It was announced in August that the office would close for up to nine months to allow the "extensive" works to be carried out.
This includes replacing all windows, installing a new heating system, and insulating all external walls.
'Value for money'
During the work, the procurator fiscal office has been temporarily relocated to the town's police station in Moray Street.
Alison McKenzie, Procurator Fiscal for Aberdeen, said at the start of the project: "We can be enormously proud of the pioneering role our staff in Elgin are playing in helping COPFS to decarbonise.
"COPFS is committed to transforming workspaces to create modern, ecologically efficient and environmentally friendly spaces."
Of the revised budget, COPFS said in a statement: "The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service is committed to ensure value for public money in all contracts, which are subject to a robust and compliant procurement process.
"COPFS is also committed to meet its targets to reduce carbon emissions in COPFS premises by 2.5% each year and become carbon neutral by 2040."