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 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 |
|---|---|
| BEFORE INTRODUCTION | |
| Draft proposal – 19 January 2018 | Proposed Protection of Workers (Retail and Age-restricted Sales etc.)(Scotland) Bill |
| Final proposal – 24 April 2018 | |
| INTRODUCTION | |
| Bill (as introduced) – 10 October 2019 | SP Bill 58 Session 5 (2019) |
| SPICe briefing on Bill (as introduced) – published 26 February 2020 | SPICe briefing SB 20-18 |
| STAGE 1 | |
| (a) Lead committee – Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee | |
| 7th meeting, 3 March 2020 | Columns 4-54 |
| 11th meeting, 6 May 2020 | Columns 2-22 |
| 13th meeting, 13 May 2020 | Columns 2-24 |
| Stage 1 report – published 30 June 2020 | 6th Report 2020 (Session 5), SP Paper 775 |
| (b) Consideration by the Parliament | |
| Stage 1 debate – 24 September 2020 | Columns 52-88 |
| STAGE 2 | |
| Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee | |
| Stage 2 proceedings – 17 November 2020 | Columns 2-6 |
| Bill (as amended at Stage 2) – 17 November 2020 | SP Bill 58A Session 5 (2020) |
| STAGE 3 | |
| Consideration by the Parliament | |
| Stage 3 proceedings – 19 January 2021 | Columns 83-95 |
| ROYAL ASSENT | |
| 24 February 2021 | Protection of Workers (Retail and Age-Restricted Goods and Services) (Scotland) Act 2021 (asp 6) |
