Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 Explanatory Notes

Parliamentary History

459.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 the proceedings at that stage took place, and the references to the official report of those proceedings. It also shows the dates on which Committee Reports and other papers to the Act were published, and references to those reports and papers.

Proceedings and reportsReference
Bill as introduced – 11 June 2014http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/S4_Bills/Community%20Empowerment%20(Scotland)%20Bill/b52s4-introd.pdf
Spice Briefinghttp://www.scottish.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefingsAndFactsheets/S4/SB_14-58_.pdf
Stage 1
Local Government and Regeneration Committee
24 September 2014 (evidence)http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=9530
1 October 2014 (evidence)http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=9545
8 October 2014 (evidence)http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=9545
27 October 2014 (evidence)http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=9587
5 November 2014 (evidence)http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=9610
12 November 2014 (evidence)http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=9627
24 November 2014 (evidence)http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=9658
Stage 1 Reporthttp://www.scottish.parliament.uk/S4_LocalGovernmentandRegenerationCommittee/Reports/lgR-15-02w.pdf
Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee
26 November 2014http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=9656
20 December 2014http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=9685#.VIh3ftJSiz4
Finance Committee
8 October 2014http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=9573
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
30 September 2014http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=9560
Consideration by the Parliament
Stage 1 Debate – 3 February 2015 (cols. 9-70)http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=9761&mode=pdf
Stage 2
Local Government and Regeneration Committee
4 March 2015http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=9815
11 March 2015http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=9830
18 March 2015http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=9861
Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee
18 February 2015 (evidence)http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=9783
25 February 2015 (evidence)http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=9801
4 March 2015http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=9817
11 March 2015http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=9833
Bill as amended at Stage 2http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/S4_Bills/Community%20Empowerment%20(Scotland)%20Bill/b52as4-stage2-rev.pdf
Spice Briefing – consideration prior to Stage 3http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefingsAndFactsheets/S4/SB_15-18_Community_Empowerment_Bill_-_Stage_3.pdf
Stage 3
Consideration by the Parliament
Stage 3 debate – 17 June 2015 (cols. 34-217)http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=10020&mode=pdf
Bill as passedhttp://www.scottish.parliament.uk/S4_Bills/Community%20Empowerment%20(Scotland)%20Bill/b52bs4-aspassed.pdf
Royal Assent – 24 July 2015http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2015/6/contents/enacted

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