Parliamentary History
166.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 reports | Reference |
|---|---|
| Introduction | |
| Bill as introduced (02 December 2019) | SP Bill 61 (Session 5 (2019)) |
| Policy Memorandum (02 December 2019) | SP Bill 61-PM (Session 5 (2019)) |
| Explanatory Notes (02 December 2019) | SP Bill 61-EN (Session 5 (2019)) |
| Financial Memorandum (02 December 2019) | SP Bill 61-FM (Session 5 (2019)) |
| Statements on Legislative Competence (02 December 2019) | SP Bill 61-LC (Session 5 (2019)) |
| Delegated Powers Memorandum (02 December 2019) | SP Bill 61-DPM (Session 5 (2019)) |
| SPICe Briefing (11 March 2020) | Sb 20-22 |
| Stage 1 | |
| Justice Committee (lead committee) | |
| Consideration in private (14 January 2020) | Minutes of proceedings (J/S5/20/2/M) |
| Consideration in private (03 March 2020) | Minutes of proceedings (J/S5/20/9/M) |
| Evidence Session (17 March 2020) | Official Report (cols. 18 to 24) |
| Evidence Session (25 August 2020) | Official Report (cols. 3 to 40) |
| Evidence Session (01 September 2020) | Official Report (cols. 6 to 48) |
| Evidence Session (08 September 2020) | Official Report (cols. 2 to 46) |
| Evidence Session (15 September 2020) | Official Report (cols. 1 to 25) |
| Evidence Session (22 September 2020) | Official Report (cols. 1 to 24) |
| Consideration in private (29 September 2020) | Minutes of proceedings (J/S5/20/23/M) |
| Consideration in private (06 October 2020) | Minutes of proceedings (J/S5/20/24/M) |
| Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee, Stage 1 Report (04 February 2020) | 10th Report, 2020 (Session 5) (SP Paper 674) |
| Stage 1 Report (14 October 2020) | 17th Report, 2020 (Session 5) (SP Paper 822) |
| Whole Parliament | |
| Stage 1 debate | Official Report (cols. 51 to 86) |
| Stage 2 | |
| Corrected Marshalled List of Amendments for Stage 2 | SP Bill 61-ML (Corrected) (Session 5 (2021)) |
| Corrected Groupings of Amendments for Stage 2 | SP Bill 61-G (Corrected) (Session 5 (2021)) |
| Consideration of amendments (Justice Committee, 26th January 2021) | Official Report (cols. 1 to 33) |
| Bill as amended (27th January, 2021) | SP Bill 61A (Session 5 (2021)) |
| Revised Explanatory Notes | SP Bill 61A-EN (Session 5 (2021)) |
| Revised Delegated Powers Memorandum | SP Bill 61A-FM (Session 5 (2021)) |
| Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee, Stage 2 Report (22 February 2021) | 10th Report, 2021 (Session 5) (SP Paper 944) |
| Stage 3 | |
| Marshalled List of Amendments for Stage 3 | SP Bill 61A-ML (Session 5 (2021)) |
| Groupings of Amendments for Stage 3 | SP Bill 61A-G (Session 5 (2021)) |
| SPICe Briefing: consideration prior to Stage 3 (23 February 2022) | Sb 21-13 |
| Stage 3 debate (02 March, 2021) | Official Report (cols. 42 to 74) |
| After Passing | |
| Royal Assent (21 April 2021) | Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Act 2021 (asp 10) |
