A new report into practices at Aberdeen Crematorium, which was heavily criticised during the baby ashes scandal, has noted improvements at the site.

The facility was widely condemned following a major investigation which found babies were cremated alongside unrelated adults.

Dame Elish Angiolini's recently published national investigation found infants had been cremated along with unrelated adults over many years in "unethical and abhorrent practices" at the site.

It was found in some cases an infant coffin was placed at the side of or on top of an unrelated adult coffin and both cremated together.

Many staff had the "extraordinary belief" there would be no recovered ashes from babies up to the age of 18 months despite the fact they were recovered in other crematoriums.

It led to an apology by Aberdeen City Council chief executive Angela Scott and an urgent inspection by Robert Swanson, Inspector of Crematoria Scotland.

The results of Mr Swanson's inspection were published on Thursday and revealed there is no evidence of current unethical practices, though staff morale was highlighted as an issue of concern.

His report states: "The inspection found the operational procedures to be of a good standard with no evidence of current working practices which are comparable to those described in the report of the National Cremation Investigation.

"A number of positive and good practice was observed, along with several other points worthy of consideration by the Cremation Authority."

Mr Swanson added: "Good practice was observed during a demonstration of the cremulation of infant ashes".

The inspector added he was "concerned" staff working at the crematoria felt "victimised".

He said: "Staff were clearly very apprehensive about what the future holds for them and intimated that a representative of their union was in attendance that day.

"It is the opinion of the inspector that if public confidence in the Cremation Authority and the Crematorium is to be restored, then the air needs to be cleared with staff at the earliest opportunity."

An Aberdeen City Council spokeswoman said the authority was preparing its own report, due in August.