Parliamentary History
66.The following table sets out, for each Stage of the proceedings in the Scottish Parliament on the Bill for the 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 | |
| 29 March 2004 | SP Bill 22 |
| Stage 1 | |
| (a) Education Committee | |
| 10th Meeting 2004 | 24 March 2004, cols 1203-1208 |
| 13th Meeting 2004 | 5 May 2004, cols 1305-1328 |
| 14th Meeting 2004 | 12 May 2004, cols 1330-1362, 1373-1404 |
| 7th Report (15 June): Stage 1 Report on School Education (Ministerial Powers and Independent Schools) (Scotland) Bill | SP Paper 177 |
| (b) Finance Committee | |
| 12th Meeting 2004 | 20 April 2004, cols 1271-1276 |
| 13th Meeting 2004 | 27 April 2004, cols 1304-1308 |
| 12 May: Report on School Education (Ministerial Powers and Independent Schools) (Scotland) Bill | SP Paper SE-001 |
| (c) Subordinate Legislation Committee | |
| 17th Meeting 2004 | 17 May 2004, cols 443-446 |
| 18th Meeting 2004 | 25 May 2004, cols 451-453 |
| (d) Consideration by the Parliament Committee | |
| 24 June 2004 | Cols 9591-9620, 9625-9628 |
| Stage 2 | |
| (a) Education Committee | |
| 19th Meeting 2004 | 15 September 2004, cols 1587-1610 |
| (b) Subordinate Legislation Committee | |
| 26th Meeting 2004 | 28 September 2004, col 582 |
| 35th Report (4 October): School Education (Ministerial Powers and Independent Schools) (Scotland) Bill as amended at Stage 2 | SP Paper 218 |
| Stage 3 | |
| Consideration by the Parliament | |
| 6 October 2004 | Cols 10942-10965, 11058-11060 |
| Royal Assent | |
| 12 November 2004 |