Parliamentary History of Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
The following table sets out, for each Stage of the proceedings in the Scottish Parliament on the Bill for this Act, the dates on which proceedings at that Stage took place, the references to the Official Report of those proceedings and the dates on which Committee Reports were published and the references to those Reports.
| Proceedings and Reports | Reference |
|---|---|
| Introduction 27 September 2001 | SP Bill 36 (Session 1) |
| Stage 1 (a) Justice 1 Committee | |
| 29th Meeting, 2001 30th Meeting, 2001 31st Meeting, 2001 32nd Meeting, 2001 33rd Meeting, 2001 1st Report 2002 (11 January 2002): Stage 1 Report on Freedom of Information (Scotland) Bill | 30 October 2001, cols. 2730-2746 |
| 13 November2001, cols. 2786-2804 | |
| 21 November 2001, cols. 2810-2859 | |
| 27 November2001, cols. 2863-2916 | |
| SP Paper 488 | |
| (b) Subordinate Legislation Committee | |
| 33rd Meeting, 2001 34th Meeting, 2001 | |
| (c) Equal Opportunities Committee | |
| 19th Meeting, 2001 |
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| (d) Consideration by the Parliament | |
| 17 January 2002 | cols. 5453-5517 |
| Stage 2 Justice 1 Committee | |
| 4th Meeting, 2001 5th Meeting, 2001 6th Meeting, 2001 8th Meeting, 2002 | 5 February 2002, cols. 3148-3190 |
| 12 February 2002, cols. 3191-3238 | |
| 26 February2002, cols. 3243-3292 | |
| 5 March 2002, cols. 3295-3354 | |
| Stage 3 (a) Subordinate Legislation Committee | |
| 11th Meeting, 2002 | 26 March 2002, cols. 846-847 |
| (15 April 2002): Report on Freedom of Information (Scotland) Bill as amended at Stage 2 | SPPaper 568 |
| (b) Consideration by the Parliament | |
| 24 April 2002 | cols. 11104-11222 |
Royal Assent – 28 May 2002
