7 November 2019
15.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 REPORTS | REFERENCE |
|---|---|
| BEFORE INTRODUCTION | |
| Draft proposal – lodged 11 May 2017 | Proposed Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill |
| Final proposal – lodged 24 October 2017 | |
| INTRODUCTION | |
| Bill as introduced – 6 September 2018 | SP Bill 38, Session 5 (2018) |
| SPICe briefing on Bill as introduced – published 20 February 2019 | SPICe briefing SB 19-10 |
| STAGE 1 | |
| (a) Lead committee - Equalities and Human Rights Committee | |
| Stage 1 report – published 16 May 2019 | 1st Report, 2019 (Session 5) |
| (b) Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee | |
| Report | 46th Report, 2018 (Session 5) |
| (c) Consideration by the Parliament | |
| Stage 1 debate – 28 May 2019 | Cols 8 – 68 |
| STAGE 2 | |
| Equalities and Human Rights Committee | |
| Stage 2 evidence – 6 June 2019 | Cols 2 – 18 |
| Stage 2 proceedings – 20 June 2019 | Cols 2 – 41 |
| STAGE 3 | |
| Consideration by the Parliament | |
| Stage 3 proceedings – 3 October 2019 | Cols 74 - 126 |
| ROYAL ASSENT | |
| 7 November 2019 | Children (Equal Protection from Assault)(Scotland) Act 2019 (asp 16) |