Explanatory Notes

Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019

2019 asp 7

11 June 2019

Parliamentary History

235.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 reportsReference
Introduction
Bill as introduced (13 March 2018) SP Bill 29 (Session 5 (2018))
Explanatory Notes (13 March 2018)SP Bill 29–EN (Session 5 (2018))
Financial Memorandum (13 March 2018)SP Bill 29–FM (Session 5 (2018))
Policy Memorandum (13 March 2018)SP Bill 29–PM (Session 5 (2018))
Statements on legislative competence (13 March 2018)SP Bill 29–LC (Session 5 (2018))
Delegated Powers Memorandum (13 March 2018) SP Bill 29–DPM (Session 5 (2018))
SPICe briefing (15 August 2018)Sb18–49
Stage 1
Equalities and Human Rights Committee (lead committee)
Consideration in private (19 April 2018) Minutes of proceedings (EHRiC/S5/18/11/M)
Evidence session (6 September 2018)Official Report (cols. 1 to 42)
Evidence session (20 September 2018)Official Report (cols. 1 to 32)
Evidence session (27 September 2018)Official Report (cols. 1 to 38)
Evidence session (4 October 2018) Official Report (cols. 1 to 27)
Consideration in private (25 October 2018) Minutes of proceedings (EHRiC/S5/18/26/M)
Consideration in private (1 November 2018) Minutes of proceedings (EHRiC/S5/18/27/M)
Stage 1 Report (7 November 2018) 5th Report,2018 (Session 5) (SP Paper 411)
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Report on Bill at Stage 1 (12 September 2018) 37th Report, 2018 (Session 5) (SP Paper 374)
Whole Parliament
Stage 1 debate (13 November 2018) Official Report (cols. 7 to 60 and 62)
Stage 2
Equalities and Human Rights Committee: Stage 2 evidence
Consideration in private (13 December 2018) Minutes of proceedings (EHRiC/S5/18/32/M)
Stage 2 evidence submissions Completed business: Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Bill
Evidence session (Equalities and Human Rights Committee, 10 January 2019) Official Report (cols. 1 to 16)
Evidence session (Equalities and Human Rights Committee, 17 January 2019) Official Report (cols. 1 to 52)
Equalities and Human Rights Committee: consideration of amendments
1st Marshalled List of amendments SP Bill 29-ML1
1st Groupings of amendments SP Bill 29-G1
Consideration of amendments (31 January 2019)

Official Report (cols. 2 to 38)

Minutes of proceedings (EHRiC/S5/19/3/M)

2nd Marshalled List of amendmentsSP Bill 29-ML2
2nd Groupings of amendmentsSP Bill 29-G2
Consideration of amendments (7 February 2019)

Official Report (cols. 1 to 36)

Minutes of proceedings (EHRiC/S5/19/4/M)

Other documents
Bill as amended at Stage 2 (7 February 2019)SP Bill 29A (Session 5 (2019))
Supplementary Delegated Powers Memorandum (1 March 2019)SP Bill 29A–DPM
Supplementary Financial Memorandum (1 March 2019)SP Bill 29A–FM
Revised Explanatory Notes (30 April 2019)SP Bill 29A–EN
After Stage 2
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Report on Bill as amended at Stage 2 (24 April 2019)20th Report, 2019 (Session 5) (SP Paper 515)
Stage 3
Marshalled List of amendmentsSP Bill 29A-ML
Groupings of amendmentsSP Bill 29A-G
Stage 3 debate (whole Parliament, 7 May 2019)

Official Report (cols. 10 to 113 and 116 to 118)

Minutes of proceedings

Bill as passed (7 May 2019) SP Bill 29B (Session 5 (2019))
After passing
Royal Assent (11 June 2019)Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 (asp 7)