19.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 Bill were published, and gives references to those reports and other papers.
| PROCEEDINGS AND REPORTS | REFERENCE |
|---|---|
| INTRODUCTION | |
| Bill as introduced – 3 March 2015 | SP Bill 60 – Session 4 (2015) |
| SPICe briefing on Bill (as introduced) – published 4 June 2015 | SPICe briefing SB 15/29 |
| STAGE 1 | |
| (a) Lead committee – Justice Committee | |
| Stage 1 report – published 11 September 2015 | 15th Report, 2015 (Session 4) |
| (b) Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee | |
| 14th meeting, 28 April 2015 | Col 14 |
| Stage 1 Report – published 28 April 2015 | 26th Report, 2015 (Session 4) |
| Consideration by the Parliament Stage 1 debate – 27 October 2015 | Cols 33 - 58 |
| (c) STAGE 2 | |
| Consideration of amendments by Justice Committee – 8 December 2015 | Cols 2 - 13 |
| Bill (as amended at Stage 2) – published 9 December 2015 | SP Bill 60A – Session 4 (2015) |
| AFTER STAGE 2 | |
| Consideration of the Bill (as amended at Stage 2) by Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee - 12 January 2016 | Col 10 |
| Report published 12 January 2016 | 5th Report 2016 (Session 4) |
| SPICe briefing on Bill (Stage 3) – published 18 January 2016 | SPICe briefing SB 16/04 |
| STAGE 3 | |
| Consideration by the Parliament | |
| Stage 3 proceedings – 19 January 2016 | Cols 12 - 35 |
| ROYAL ASSENT | |
| 23 February 2016 | Apologies (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 5) |