Parliamentary History
27.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 reports | Reference |
|---|---|
| Bill as introduced – 27 October 2021 | SP Bill 5, Session 6 (2021) |
| Policy Memorandum | SP Bill 5 - PM Session 6 (2021) |
| Explanatory Notes | SP Bill 5 - EN Session 6 (2021) |
| Financial Memorandum | SP Bill 5 - FM Session 6 (2021) |
| STAGE 1 | |
| Consideration by the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee | |
| 1st Meeting 2022, 11 January 2022 | Col 2 - 44 |
| 4th Meeting, 8 February 2022 | Col 4 - 26 |
| Stage 1 Report on the Bill, 18 March 2022 | SP Paper 134 - 3rd Report, 2022 (Session 6) |
| Consideration by the Parliament | |
| Stage 1 Debate on the Bill, 31 March 2022 | Col 85 - 113 |
| STAGE 2 | |
| Consideration by the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee | |
| Marshalled list of amendments for stage 2 | SP Bill 5 - ML Session 6 (2022) |
| Groupings of amendments for stage 2 | SP Bill 5 - G Session 6 (2022) |
| Stage 2 meeting on amendments, 13th Meeting 2022, 10 May 2022 | Col 1 - 28 |
| Bill as amended at Stage 2 | SP Bill 5A - Session 6 (2022) |
| Revised Explanatory Notes | SP Bill 5A - EN Session 6 (2022) |
| STAGE 3 | |
| Consideration by the Parliament | |
| Marshalled list of amendments for Stage 3 | SP Bill 5A - ML Session 6 (2022) |
| Groupings of amendments for Stage 3 | SP Bill 5A - G Session 6 (2022) |
| Stage 3 (consideration of amendments and debate) – 16 June 2022 | Col 80 - 139 |
| Bill as passed – 16 June 2022 | SP Bill 5B - Session 6 (2022) |
| Royal Assent | |
| Royal Assent – 26 July 2022 | 2022 asp 6 |
