Parliamentary History of the Bill for This Act
50.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 6 September 2002 | SP Bill 61 (Session 1) |
| Stage 1 (a) Education, Culture and Sport Committee 24th Meeting, 2002 25th Meeting, 2002 26th Meeting, 2002 15th Report 2002 (15 November 2002) Stage 1 Report on the Protection of Children (Scotland) Bill | 24 September 2002, cols 3702-3736 1 October 2002, cols 3737-3772 8 October 2002, cols 3774-3800 SP Paper 689 |
| (b) Consideration by the Parliament 20 November 2002 | cols 15493-15541 |
| Stage 2 Education, Culture and Sport Committee 31st Meeting, 2002 32nd Meeting, 2002 | 3 December 2002, cols 3892-3919 10 December 2002, cols 3313-3318 |
| Stage 3 Consideration by the Parliament 12 February 2003 | cols 18081-18102 |
| Royal Assent 19 March 2003 |
