Parliamentary History
28.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, and the references to the official report of those proceedings. It also shows the dates on which Committee Reports and other papers relating to the Act were published, and references to those reports and other papers.
| Proceedings and Reports | References |
|---|---|
| Introduction | |
| Bill as Introduced – 22 March 2012 | SP Bill 11 – Session 4 (2012) |
| Stage 1 | |
| (a) Welfare Reform Committee | |
| 2nd Meeting 2012, 13 March 2012 | col 22- 66 |
| 3rd Meeting 2012, 29 March 2012 | col 74 -86 |
| 4th Meeting 2012, 17 April 2012 | col 93 - 128 |
| 5th Meeting 2012, 24 April 2012 | col 135 - 158 |
| 6th Meeting 2012, 1 May 2012 | col 166 - 206 |
| 7th Meeting 2012, 8 May 2012 | Papers for meeting, 8May |
| 8th Meeting 2012, 15 May 2012 | Papers for meeting, 15 May |
| 1st Report, 2012 (Session 4) – Stage 1 Report on the Welfare Reform (Further Provision) (Scotland) Bill | Report |
| (b) Subordinate Legislation Committee | |
| 10th Meeting 2012, 17 April 2012 | col 348 - 362 |
| 22nd Report, 2012 (Session 4) – Welfare Reform (Further Provision) (Scotland) Bill | Report |
| (c) Finance Committee | |
| 11th Meeting 2012, 18 April 2012 | col 963 - 978 |
| (d) Consideration by the Parliament | |
| Stage 1 Debate – 23 May 2012 | col 9224 - 9276 |
| Stage 2 | |
| Welfare Reform Committee | |
| 9th Meeting 2012, 13 June 2012 | col 214 - 230 |
| Stage 3 | |
| Consideration by the Parliament | |
| Stage 3 Debate – 28 June 2012 | col 10825 - 10873 |
| Bill as passed – 28 June 2012 | SP Bill 11A Session 4 (2012) |
| Royal Assent | |
| 7 August 2012 | Welfare Reform (Further Provision) (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 10) |
