Parliamentary History
12.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 | |
| Proposal by Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee – published 5 February 2020 | 2nd Report, 2020 (Session 5) |
| Debate in the Parliament – 25 February 2020 | Columns 10-19 |
| INTRODUCTION | |
| Bill (as introduced) – 24 June 2020 | SP Bill 78, Session 5 (2020) |
| SPICe briefing on Bill (as introduced) – published [date] | SPICe briefing SB 20-51 |
| STAGE 1 | |
| (a) Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee | |
| Report on the Bill: Stage 1 – 4 September 2020 | 48th Report, 2020 (Session 5), SP Paper 800 |
| (b) Consideration by the Parliament | |
| Stage 1 debate – 10 September 2020 | Columns 46-56 |
| STAGE 2 | |
| Committee of the Whole Parliament | |
| Stage 2 proceedings – 3 December 2020 | Column 48 |
| STAGE 3 | |
| Consideration by the Parliament | |
| Stage 3 proceedings – 2 February 2021 | Columns 68-73 |
| ROYAL ASSENT | |
| 22 March 2021 | Scottish Parliament (Assistance for Political Parties) Act 2021 (asp 7) |
