Parliamentary History
21.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 |
|---|---|
| Bill as introduced – 07 February 2022 | SP Bill 11 - Session 6 (2022) |
| Policy Memorandum | SP Bill 11-PM - Session 6 (2022) |
| Explanatory Notes | SP Bill 11-EN - Session 6 (2022) |
| Financial Memorandum | SP Bill 11- FM - Session 6 (2022) |
| Delegated Powers Memorandum | SP Bill 11- DPM - Session 6 (2022) |
| SPICe briefing on Bill (as introduced) – published 28 February 2022 | Sb 22-09 |
| Stage 1 | |
| Consideration by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee | |
| Scottish Local Government Elections (Candidacy Rights of Foreign Nationals) Bill: Stage 1 Report | Dplrs062022r18 |
| Lead Committee - Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee | |
| Stage 1 Evidence – 03 March 2022 | Col 2 - 11 |
| Stage 1 Report on the Scottish Local Government Elections (Candidacy Rights of Foreign Nationals) Bill | Sppas062022r03 |
| Consideration by the Parliament | |
| Stage 1 Debate on the Bill – 29 March 2022 | Col 47 - 66 |
| Stage 2 | |
| Consideration by the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee | |
| Stage 2 (debate) – 12 May 2022 | Col 5- 6 |
| Stage 3 | |
| Consideration by the Parliament | |
| Stage 3 (debate) – 9 June 2022 | Col 87 - 106 |
| Bill as passed – No amendments were submitted at Stage 2 or Stage 3. The Bill as introduced is the final version of the Bill. | |
| Royal Assent | |
| Royal Assent – 19 July 2022 | Scottish Local Government Elections (Candidacy Rights of Foreign Nationals) Act 2022 (asp 4) |