Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017 Explanatory Notes

Parliamentary History

74.The following is a list of the proceedings in the Scottish Parliament on the Bill for the Act and significant documents connected to the Bill published by the Parliament during the Bill’s parliamentary passage.

Proceedings and reportsReference
Bill as introduced – 9 February 2017http://www.parliament.scot/Child%20Poverty%20(Scotland)%20Bill/SPBill06S052017.pdf
Spice Briefinghttp://www.parliament.scot/ResearchBriefingsAndFactsheets/S5/SB_17-10_Child_Poverty_Scotland_Bill.pdf
Stage 1
Social Security Committee
23 February 2017In private
(Meeting)
27 March 2017http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=10870&mode=pdf
(evidence)
20 April 2017http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=10897&mode=pdf
(evidence)
27 April 2017http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=10913&mode=pdf
(evidence)
11 May 2017In private
(meeting)
18 May 2017In private
(meeting)
Stage 1 Reporthttps://sp-bpr-en-prod-cdnep.azureedge.net/published/SC/2017/5/22/Stage-One-Report-on-the-Child-Poverty--Scotland--Bill/1st%20Report,%202017.pdf
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
7 March 2017https:www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=10825&mode=pdf
(meeting)
28 March 2017In private
(meeting)
18 April 2017In private
(Meeting)
13 June 2017http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11002&mode=pdf
(meeting)
Stage 1 Recommendationshttps://sp-bpr-en-prod-cdnep.azureedge.net/published/DPLR/2017/4/18/Child-Poverty--Scotland--Bill-at-Stage-1/18th%20Report.pdf
Consideration by the Parliament
Stage 1 Debate – 1 June 2017http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=10985&mode=pdf
Stage 2
Social Security Committee
22 June 2017http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11030
29 June 2017http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11044&mode=pdf
Bill as amended at Stage 2http://www.parliament.scot/Child%20Poverty%20(Scotland)%20Bill/SPBill06AS052017.pdf
Spice Briefing – consideration prior to Stage 3http://digitalpublications.parliament.scot/ResearchBriefings/Report/2017/8/3/Child-Poverty--Scotland--Bill--Consideration-prior-to-stage-3-1
Stage 3
Consideration by Parliament
Stage 3 debate – 8 November 2017http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28862.aspx?r=11177&mode=pdf
Bill as passedhttp://www.parliament.scot/Child%20Poverty%20(Scotland)%20Bill/SPBILL06BS052017Rev.pdf
Royal Assent
18 December 2017http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2017/6/contents/enacted

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