Parliamentary History
20.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 | |
| Proposal by Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee – published 23 June 2020 | 7th Report, 2020 (Session 5) |
| Debate in the Parliament – 29 September 2020 | Columns 28-43 |
| Introduction | |
| Bill (as introduced) – 13 November 2020 | SP Bill 85, Session 5 (2020) |
| STAGE 1 | |
| (a) Finance Committee | |
| Report on the Bill: Stage 1 – 16 December 2020 | 14th Report, 2020 (Session 5) |
| (b) Consideration by the Parliament | |
| Stage 1 debate – 16 December 2020 | Columns 54-71 |
| STAGE 2 | |
| Committee of the Whole Parliament | |
| Stage 2 proceedings – 27 January 2021 | Columns 77-78 |
| STAGE 3 | |
| Consideration by the Parliament | |
| Stage 3 proceedings – 4 March 2021 | Columns 45-51 |
| ROYAL ASSENT | |
| 21 April 2021 | Scottish Parliamentary Standards (Sexual Harassment and Complaints Process) Act 2021 (asp 12) |
