Parliamentary History
10.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, the references to the Official Report of those proceedings, the dates on which Committee Reports and other papers relating to the Bill were published, and references to those Reports and other papers.
| Proceedings and Reports | Reference |
|---|---|
| Introduction | |
| Bill as Introduced - 23 June 2008 | SP Bill 12 (Session 3) 2008 |
| Stage 1 | |
| (a) Justice Committee | |
| 19th Meeting - 2 September 2008 | Justice Committee Official ReportCols1024-1084 |
| 20th Meeting - 9 September 2008 | Justice Committee Official Report Cols 1086-1116 |
| 19th Report - 13 October 2008 | |
| (b) Subordinate Legislation Committee | |
| 23rd Meeting - 2 September 2008 | Subordinate Legislation Committee OfficialReport Col 336 |
| Report - 8 September, 2008 | Subordinate Legislation Committee Report |
| (c) Finance Legislation Committee | |
| 18th Meeting – 24 June 2008 | Finance Committee Minutes of Proceedings |
| (d) Consideration by Parliament | |
| Stage 1 Debate - 5 November 2008 | OfficialReport Cols 12011-12058 |
| Stage 2 | |
| (a) Justice Committee | |
| 30th Meeting - 2 December 2008 | Justice Committee Official Report Cols 1463-1474 |
| Financial Implications Paper to Justice Committee – 25 February 2009 | Letter from the Minister for Community Safety Financial Implications |
| (b) Parliament | |
| Revised Financial Memorandum - 6 March 2009 | Revised Financial Memorandum |
| Stage 3 | |
| Consideration by Parliament | |
| Stage 3 Debate - 11 March 2009 | OfficialReport Cols 15614-15656 |
| Bill as Passed - 11 March 2009 | SP Bill 12A (Session 3) 2009 |
| Royal Assent –17 April 2009 |
