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Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020

Parliamentary History

85.The following is a list of the proceedings in the Scottish Parliament on the Bill for the Act and significant documents connected to the Bill published by the Parliament during the Bill’s parliamentary passage.

Proceedings and reportsReference
Bill as introduced on 30 September 2019SP Bill 57 Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill [as introduced] Session 5 (2019)
Policy memorandumSP Bill 57-PM Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill [policy memorandum] Session 5 (2019)
Explanatory notesSP Bill 57-EN Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill [explanatory notes] Session 5 (2019)
Financial memorandumSP Bill 57-FM Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill [financial memorandum] Session 5 (2019)
Delegated powers memorandumSP Bill 57-DPM Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill [delegated powers memorandum] Session 5 (2019)
Equalities and Human Rights Committee, day 1SP OR EHRiC 20 January 2020 , cols 2-18
Equalities and Human Rights Committee, day 2SP OR EHRiC 27 January 2020, cols 2-38
Equalities and Human Rights Committee, day 3SP OR EHRiC 5 March 2020, cols 1-14
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee, Stage 1 reportDelegated Powers and Law Reform Committee 4th report, 2020, Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 (SPP 661)  17 January 2020
Equalities and Human Rights Committee, Stage 1 reportEqualities and Human Rights Committee 1st Report, 2020, Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill Stage 1 Report (SPP 716) 31 March 2020
Chamber, Stage 1 proceedingsSP OR 19 May 2020, cols 37-74
Marshalled list of amendments for Stage 2SP Bill 57-ML Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill [marshalled list of amendments for Stage 2] Session 5 (2020)
Groupings of amendments for Stage 2SP Bill 57-G Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill [groupings of amendments for Stage 2] Session 5 (2020)
Equalities and Human Rights Committee, Stage 2 proceedingsSP OR EHRiC 11 June 2020
Bill as amended at Stage 2SP Bill 57A Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill [as amended at Stage 2] Session 5 (2020)
Revised explanatory notesSP Bill 57A-EN Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill [revised explanatory notes] Session 5 (2020)
Supplementary financial memorandumSP Bill 57A-DPM Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill [supplementary delegated powers memorandum] Session 5 (2020)
Supplementary delegated powers memorandumSP Bill 57A-DPM Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill [supplementary delegated powers memorandum] Session 5 (2020)
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee, post-Stage 2 reportDelegated Powers and Law Reform Committee 37th Report, 2020, Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill: as amended at Stage 2 (SPP 770) 23 June 2020
Marshalled list of amendments for Stage 3SP Bill 57A-ML Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill [marshalled list of amendments selected for Stage 3] Session 5 (2020)
Chamber, Stage 3 proceedingsSP OR 23 June 2020, cols 72-88
Royal Assent, 28 July 20202020 asp 15

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