Parliamentary History of Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
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.
| Proceedings and Reports | Reference |
|---|---|
| Introduction | |
| 27 September 2001 | SP Bill 36 (Session 1) |
| Stage 1 | |
| (a) Justice 1 Committee | |
| 29th Meeting, 2001 | 30 October 2001, cols. 2730-2746 |
| 30th Meeting, 2001 | 13 November2001, cols. 2786-2804 |
| 31st Meeting, 2001 | 21 November 2001, cols. 2810-2859 |
| 32nd Meeting, 2001 | 27 November2001, cols. 2863-2916 |
| 33rd Meeting, 2001 | 5 December 2001, cols. 2925-2940 & cols. 2968-2976 |
| 1st Report 2002 (11 January 2002): Stage 1 Report on Freedom of Information (Scotland) Bill | SP Paper 488 |
| (b) Subordinate Legislation Committee | |
| 33rd Meeting, 2001 | 27November2001, cols. 667-672 |
| 34th Meeting, 2001 | 4 December 2001, cols. 667-685 |
| (c) Equal Opportunities Committee | |
| 19th Meeting, 2001 | 27 November 2001, col. 1311* |
| * item heard in private. | |
| (d) Consideration by the Parliament | |
| 17 January 2002 | cols. 5453-5517 |
| Stage 2 | |
| Justice 1 Committee | |
| 4th Meeting, 2001 | 5 February 2002, cols. 3148-3190 |
| 5th Meeting, 2001 | 12 February 2002, cols. 3191-3238 |
| 6th Meeting, 2001 | 26 February2002, cols. 3243-3292 |
| 8th Meeting, 2002 | 5 March 2002, cols. 3295-3354 |
| Stage 3 | |
| (a) Subordinate Legislation Committee | |
| 11th Meeting, 2002 | 26 March 2002, cols. 846-847 |
| (15 April 2002): Report on Freedom of Information (Scotland) Bill as amended at Stage 2 | SPPaper 568 |
| (b) Consideration by the Parliament | |
| 24 April 2002 | cols. 11104-11222 |
| Royal Assent – 28 May 2002 | |