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Forensic Medical Services (Victims of Sexual Offences) (Scotland) Act 2021

Parliamentary History

72.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
Introduction
Bill as introduced (26 November 2019)SP Bill 60 (Session 5 (2019))
Explanatory Notes (26 November 2019)SP Bill 60–EN (Session 5 (2019))
Financial Memorandum (26 November 2019)SP Bill 60–FM (Session 5 (2019))
Policy Memorandum (26 November 2019)SP Bill 60–PM (Session 5 (2019))
Statements on legislative competence (26 November 2019)SP Bill 60–LC (Session 5 (2019))
Delegated Powers Memorandum (26 November 2019)SP Bill 60–DPM (Session 5(2019))
SPICe briefing (27 February 2020)Sb 20–19
Stage 1
Health and Sport Committee
Consideration in private (3 December 2019)Minutes of proceedings (HS/S5/19/29/M)
Evidence session (17 March 2020)Official Report (cols. 1 to 52)
Consideration in private (24 March 2020)Minutes of proceedings (HS/S5/20/8/M)
Evidence session (12 May 2020)Official Report (cols. 1 to 19)
Evidence session (20 May 2020)Official Report (cols. 1 to 18)
Evidence session (9 June 2020)Official Report (cols. 1 to 20)
Evidence session (23 June 2020)Official Report (cols. 7 to 26)
Consideration in private (1 September 2020)Minutes of proceedings (HS/S5/20/21/M)
Stage 1 Report (7 September 2020)9th Report, 2020 (Session 5) (SP Paper 801)
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Forensic Medical Services (Victims of Sexual Offences) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 (31 January 2020)8th Report, 2020 (Session 5) (SP Paper 667)
Whole Parliament
Stage 1 debate (1 October 2020)Official Report (cols. 42 to 85 and 88)
Stage 2
Health and Sport Committee consideration of amendments
Marshalled List of amendmentsSP Bill 60–ML (Session 5 (2020))
Groupings of amendmentsSP Bill 60–G (Session 5(2020))
Consideration of amendments (10 November 2020)Official Report (cols. 16 to 40)
Minutes of proceedings (HS/S5/20/29/M)
Other documents
Bill as amended at Stage 2 (10 November 2020)SP Bill 60A (Session 5 (2020))
Supplementary Financial Memorandum (24 November 2020)SP Bill 60A–FM (Session 5 (2020))
Supplementary Delegated Powers Memorandum (30 November 2020)SP Bill 60A–DPM (Session 5 (2020))
Revised Explanatory Notes (3 December 2020)SP Bill 60A–EN (Session 5 (2020))
After Stage 2
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Forensic Medical Services (Victims of Sexual Offences) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2 (9 December 2020)74th Report, 2020 (Session 5) (SP Paper 883)
Stage 3
Marshalled List of amendmentsSP Bill 60A–ML (Session 5 (2020))
Groupings of amendmentsSP Bill 60A–G (Session 5 (2020))
Stage 3 debate (whole Parliament, 10 December 2020)Official Report (cols. 67 to 117 and 120 to 122)
Minutes of proceedings
Bill as passed (10 December 2020)SP–Bill 60B (Session 5 (2020))
After passing
Royal Assent (20 January 2021)Forensic Medical Services (Victims of Sexual Offences) (Scotland) Act 2021 (asp 3)

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