Parliamentary History

20.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 the proceedings at that Stage took place, and references to the Official Report of those proceedings. It also shows the dates on which Committee reports and other papers relating to the Bill were published, and gives references to those reports and other papers.

PROCEEDINGS AND REPORTSREFERENCE
BEFORE INTRODUCTION
Proposal by Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee – published 23 June 20207th Report, 2020 (Session 5)
Debate in the Parliament – 29 September 2020Columns 28-43
Introduction
Bill (as introduced) – 13 November 2020SP Bill 85, Session 5 (2020)
STAGE 1
(a) Finance Committee
Report on the Bill: Stage 1 – 16 December 202014th Report, 2020 (Session 5)
(b) Consideration by the Parliament
Stage 1 debate – 16 December 2020Columns 54-71
STAGE 2
Committee of the Whole Parliament
Stage 2 proceedings – 27 January 2021Columns 77-78
STAGE 3
Consideration by the Parliament
Stage 3 proceedings – 4 March 2021Columns 45-51
ROYAL ASSENT
21 April 2021Scottish Parliamentary Standards (Sexual Harassment and Complaints Process) Act 2021 (asp 12)