22 February 2006
25.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, the references to the Official Report of those proceedings, the dates on which Committee Reports and other papers relating to the Bill were published, and references to those Reports and other papers.
| Proceedings and Reports | Reference |
|---|---|
| Introduction | |
| 28 October 2005 | Billasintroduced (SP Bill 49) |
| Stage 1 | |
| (a) Education Committee | |
| 19th Meeting, 9 November 2005 | cols2727-2728 |
| 20th Meeting, 16 November 2005 | cols 2755-2788 |
| 21st Meeting, 23 November 2005 | cols 2792-2846 |
| 10th Report, 2005 (Session 2), 30 November 2005 | Stage 1 Report on the Joint Inspection of Children's Services and Inspection of Social Work Services (Scotland) Bill (SP paper 458) |
| (b) Finance Committee | |
| 25th Meeting, 8 November 2005 | cols3083-3084 |
| (c) Subordinate Legislation Committee | |
| 30th Meeting, 8 November 2005 | cols 1323-1326 |
| 31st Meeting, 15 November 2005 | cols 1336-1341 |
| (d) Consideration by the Parliament | |
| Stage 1 Debate, 7 December 2005 | cols 21459-21482 |
| Stage 2 | |
| (a) Education Committee | |
| 25th Meeting, 21 December 2005 | cols 2925-2958 |
| (b) Subordinate Legislation Committee | |
| 2nd Meeting, 17 January 2006 | cols 1502-1503 |
| 2nd Report, 2006 (Session 2), 19 January 2006 | Report (SP paper 489) |
| Bill as amended at Stage 2 | Bill as amended (SP Bill 49A) |
| Stage 3 | |
| Consideration by the Parliament | |
| Stage 3 Debate, 19 January 2006 | cols 22598-22623 |
| Bill passed, 19 January 2006 | Act as printed |
| Royal Assent – 22 February 2006 | SP Business Bulletin No 30/2006 |