Parliamentary History
136.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 of that Stage took place and the references to the official report of those proceedings. The table also sets out the relevant publications for each Stage of the Bill for this Act.
| Proceedings and Reports | References |
|---|---|
| Introduction | |
| 9th March 2015 – Bill as introduced | SP Bill 61 Session 4 (2015) |
| Carers (Scotland) Bill as introduced | |
| 9th March 2015 – Research briefings on Bill | SB 15-24 Session 4 (2015) |
| SPICe Briefing Carers (Scotland) Bill | |
| Stage 1 | |
| (a) Lead Committee – Health and Sport Committee | |
| 10th Meeting, 24th March 2015 | Col 1 |
| Official Report 24th March 2015 | |
| 14th Meeting, 5th May 2015 | Cols 9 to 36 |
| Official Report 5th May 2015 | |
| 15th Meeting, 12th May 2015 (evidence) | Cols 4 to 35 |
| Official Report 12th May 2015 | |
| 18th Meeting, 2nd June 2015 | Cols 27 to 33 |
| Official Report 2nd June 2015 | |
| 21st Meeting, 23rd June 2015 (evidence) | Cols 4 to 28 |
| Official Report 23rd June 2015 | |
| 24th Meeting, 15th September 2015 (in private) | |
| (b) Consideration by other Committees | |
| 10th Meeting, 18th March 2015 (Finance) (in private) | |
| 14th Meeting, 28th April 2015 (Delegated Powers and Law Reform) (in private) | |
| 14th Meeting, 13th May 2015 (Finance) | Cols 46 to 70 |
| Official Report 13th May 2015 | |
| 17th Meeting, 3rd June 2015 (Finance) | Cols 43 to 60 |
| Official Report 3rd June 2015 | |
| 18th Meeting, 17th June 2015 (Finance) (in private) | |
| 24th Meeting, 30th September 2015 (Finance) | Cols 36 to 44 |
| Official Report 30th September 2015 | |
| 25th Meeting, 7th October 2015 (Finance (in private) | |
| Stage 2 | |
| 1st December 2015 – Bill as amended | SP Bill 61A Session 4 (2015) |
| Carers (Scotland) Bill as amended at Stage 2 | |
| (a) Lead Committee – Health and Sport Committee | |
| 33rd Meeting, 1st December 2015 | Cols 2 to 14 |
| Official Report 1st December 2015 | |
| Stage 3 | |
| (a) Meeting of the Parliament | Cols 35 to 105 |
| Official Report 4th February 2016 | |
| 4th February 2016 – Bill (as passed) | SP Bill 61B Session 4 (2016) |
| Carers (Scotland) Bill as passed | |
| Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 | |
| 9th March 2016 – Act (Royal Assent) | Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 9) |
