Parliamentary History
107.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 (05 December 2023) | SP Bill 40 (Session 6 (2023)) |
| Explanatory Notes | SP Bill 40 – EN (Session 6 (2023)) |
| Policy Memorandum | SP Bill 40 – PM (Session 6 (2023)) |
| Financial Memorandum | SP Bill 40 – FM (Session 6 (2023)) |
| Delegated Powers Memorandum | SP Bill 40 – DPM (Session 6 (2023)) |
| Statements on Legislative Competence | SP Bill 40 – LC (Session 6 (2023)) |
| STAGE 1 | |
| Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee (lead committee) | |
| Consideration in private (19 December 2023) | Minutes of proceedings (DPLR/S6/23/35) |
| Consideration in private (30 January 2024) | Minutes of proceedings |
| Consideration in private (6 February 2024) | Minutes of proceedings |
| Consideration in private (26 March 2024) | Minutes of proceedings |
| Evidence session (16 April 2024) | Official Report (cols. 3 to 23) |
| Evidence session (23 April 2024) | Official Report (cols. 2 to 42) |
| Evidence session (30 April 2024) | Official Report (cols. 7 to 46) |
| Evidence session (7 May 2024) | Official Report (cols. 5 to 30) |
| Consideration in private (11 June 2024) | Minutes of proceedings |
| Report on delegated powers provisions in the Judicial Factors (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1 (7 February 2024) | SP Paper 523, 11th Report, 2024 (Session 6) |
| Stage 1 report (14 June 2024) | SP Paper 620, 43rd Report, 2024 (Session 6) |
| Whole Parliament | |
| Stage 1 debate (19 September 2024) | Official Report (cols. 86 to 109) |
| STAGE 2 | |
| Marshalled list of amendments for Stage 2 | SP Bill 40 – ML (Session 6 (2024)) |
| Groupings of amendments for Stage 2 | SP Bill 40 – G (Session 6 (2024)) |
| Meeting on amendments (16 November 2024) | Official Report (cols. 7 to 20) |
| Bill as amended at Stage 2 | SP Bill 40A (Session 6 (2024)) |
| Revised Explanatory Notes | SP Bill 40A – EN (Session 6 (2024)) |
| Supplementary Financial Memorandum | SP Bill 40A – FM (Session 6 (2024)) |
| Supplementary Delegated Powers Memorandum | SP Bill 40A – DPM (Session 6 (2024)) |
| Consideration in private (3 December 2024) | Minutes of proceedings |
| Report on delegated powers in the Judicial Factors (Scotland) Bill as amended at Stage 2 (3 December 2024) | SP Paper 700, 72nd Report, 2024 (Session 6) |
| STAGE 3 | |
| Marshalled list of amendments for Stage 3 | SP Bill 40A – ML (Session 6 (2024)) |
| Groupings of amendments for Stage 3 | SP Bill 40A – G (Session 6 (2024)) |
| Consideration of amendments and debate (10 December 2024) | Official Report (cols. 22 to 34) |
| Bill as passed (10 December 2024) | SP Bill 40B (Session 6 (2024)) |
| ROYAL ASSENT | |
| Royal Assent (27 January 2025) | 2025 asp 3 |
