Parliamentary History
19.The following 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 the references to the official reports of those proceedings. It also shows Committee reports and other papers and provides references to those reports and other papers.
| PROCEEDINGS AND REPORTS | REFERENCE |
|---|---|
| Introduction | |
| 19 May 2008 | Bill as introduced |
| Stage 1 | |
| Equal Opportunities Committee (secondary Committee) | |
| 15th Meeting 2008, 4 November 2008 | Equal Opportunities Committee Official Report |
| Cols 680 - 706 | |
| 16th Meeting 2008, 18 November 2008 | Equal Opportunities Committee Official Report |
| Cols 708 - 730 | |
| 3rd Report, 2008 | Stage 1 Report |
| Justice Committee (lead Committee) | |
| 2nd Meeting 2009, 13 January 2009 | Justice Committee Official Report |
| Cols 1484-1506 | |
| 3rd Meeting 2009, 20 January 2009 | Justice Committee Official Report |
| Cols 1509 - 1534 | |
| 4th Meeting 2009, 27 January 2009 | Justice Committee Official Report |
| Cols 1556 - 1584 | |
| 6th Report, 2009 | Stage1 Report |
| Subordinate Legislation Committee | |
| 19th Meeting 2008, 3 June 2008 | Subordinate Legislation Committee Official Report |
| Cols 308 - 309 | |
| 21st Meeting 2008, 17 June 2008 | Subordinate Legislation Committee Official Report |
| Col 317 | |
| Stage 1 Report | Stage 1 Report |
| Finance Committee | |
| 22nd Meeting, 22 September 2008 | Finance Committee Official Report |
| Cols 709 - 710 | |
| Consideration by the Parliament | |
| 18 March 2009 | Official Report |
| Cols 15870 - 15907 | |
| Stage 2 | |
| Justice Committee | |
| 28 April 2009 | Official Report |
| Col 1707 | |
| Stage 3 | |
| Consideration by Parliament | |
| 3 June 2009 | >Official Report |
| Cols 18098 - 18126 | |
| Royal Assent | |
| 8 July 2009 | 2009 asp 8 |