Parliamentary History
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 the proceedings at that Stage took place, the references to the Official Report of those proceedings and the dates on which Committee Reports and other papers relating to the Bill were published and references to those Reports and other papers.
| Proceedings and Reports | Reference |
|---|---|
| Introduction | |
| 23 June 2003 | SP Bill 05 (Session 2) |
| Stage 1 | |
| (a) Justice 2 Committee | |
| 4th meeting 2003 (Session 2) | 2 September 2003, col 21-64 & Minutes |
| 5th meeting 2003 (Session 2) | 16 September 2003, col 65-97 & Minutes |
| 7th meeting 2003 (Session 2) | 23 September2003, col 103-156 & Minutes |
| 8th meeting 2003 (Session 2) | 30 September 2003, col 169-197 & Minutes |
| 13 November 4th Report 2003 (Session 2): Stage 1 Report on Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Bill | SP Paper 44 Session 2 (2003) |
| (b) Subordinate Legislation Committee | |
| 5th meeting 2003 (Session 2) | 9 September 2003, col 71-77 & Minutes |
| 6th meeting 2003 (Session 2) | 16 September 2003, col 101-103 & Minutes |
| (c) Finance Committee | |
| 5th meeting 2003 (Session 2) | 9 September 2003, col 166-182 & Minutes |
| 6th meeting 2003 (Session 2) | 16 September 2003, col 217-228 & Minutes |
| (d) Consideration by Parliament | |
| 19 November 2003 | Col 3349-3393 & Minutes |
| Stage 2 | |
| Justice 2 Committee | |
| 16th meeting 3003 (Session 2) | 2 December 2003, col 266-302 & Minutes |
| Bill (as amended at Stage 2) | SP Bill 05A (Session 2) |
| Stage 3 | |
| Consideration by Parliament | |
| 4 March 2004 | Col 6272-6325, col 6357-6363, col 6396 & Minutes |
| Royal Assent – 14 April 2004 |
