First Minister Nicola Sturgeon 'absolutely failed' Scottish children, says commissioner
Mr Adamson acknowledged that she did a "really good job" keeping people safe during the Covid pandemic, but said Ms Sturgeon had hugely challenging role and had "absolutely" failed young people."It had a disproportionate impact on those who were already most at risk, that's the really concerning thing.
Mr Adamson said he was not confident that Ms Sturgeon's successor Humza Yousaf would do better for young people. "It will improve the way we can hold those in power to account, when we fail to deliver for children on things like housing, support on education, on mental health - where we know we're not doing well enough."The Scottish government has pledged to amend the legislation and bring it back to Holyrood, but no timescale has been given.
The Scottish Conservatives said Mr Adamson's comments were a "devastatingly brutal assessment" of how ministers had failed Scotland's children.
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