SNP ministers are “failing to deliver” for Scots kids with a trail of broken promises, the outgoing Children’s Commissioner warned.

Bruce Adamson blasted the Scottish Government for leaving too many youngsters in poverty and not bringing in laws to protect their rights.

He also hit out over delays to free school meals for some primary pupils and threats to scrap their roll-out to secondaries.

In his final interview after six years in the post, Mr Adamson said: “The Scottish Government is absolutely failing to deliver for children. It is hugely concerning that what we’ve had is a very long period of positive words and big positive statements but a real failure to actually deliver change for young people.”

As he prepares to step down this week, Mr Adamson is worried about the challenges kids continue to face due to a lack of action by Nats ministers.

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