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 proceedings at that Stage took place, the references to the Official Report of those proceedings and the dates on which Committee Reports were published and the references to those Reports.
The Bill for this Act was introduced in the Parliament as the Scottish Public Sector Ombudsman Bill (amended at Stage 2 to the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Bill).
| Proceedings and Reports | Reference |
|---|---|
| Introduction | |
| 22 November 2001 | SP Bill 43 (Session 1) |
| Stage 1 | |
| (a) Local Government Committee (lead) | |
| 34th Meeting, 2001 | 18 December 2001, cols 2518-2566 |
| 1st Report 2002 (25 January 2002): Stage 1 Report on the Scottish Public Sector Ombudsman Bill | SP Paper 496 |
| (b) Health and Community Care Committee | |
| 30th Meeting, 2001 | 5 December 2001, cols 2236-2258 and 2260-2276 |
| (c) Subordinate Legislation Committee | |
| 36th Meeting, 2001 | 18 December 2001, cols 711-712 |
| (d) Consideration by the Parliament | |
| 31 January 2002 | cols 5924-5960 |
| Stage 2 | |
| Local Government Committee | |
| 7th Meeting, 2002 | 5 March 2002, cols 2789-2801 |
| Stage 3 | |
| Consideration by the Parliament | |
| 21st March 2002 | cols 10487-10500 |