Community Charge Debt (Scotland) Bill

Introduction of the Bill

• Bill (As Introduced) (148KB pdf posted 4 December 2014)
• Explanatory Notes (and other accompanying documents) (1.30MB pdf posted 4 December 2014)
• Policy Memorandum (182KB pdf posted 4 December 2014)

Research Briefings on Bill

• SB 15-04 Community Charge Debt (Scotland) Bill (1,007KB pdf)

Stage 1

Lead Committee: Finance Committee

Dates of consideration by lead committee:

10 December 2014

14 January 2015 (evidence)

21 January 2015

• Finance Committee Stage 1 report (1.19MB pdf)

Link to Minute of Stage 1 proceedings

Link to Official Report of Stage 1 proceedings

Stage 2

The Finance Committee considered the Bill at Stage 2 on 4 February 2015. No amendments to the Bill were lodged at this stage, therefore an As Amended version of the Bill was not required.

• Official Report of Finance Committee meeting on 4 February 2015
• Minute of meeting on 4 February January 2015

Stage 3

• Marshalled List of Amendments for Stage 3 (131KB pdf posted 9 February 2015)

Link to Minute of Stage 3 proceedings

Link to Official Report of Stage 3 proceedings

As there was no amendments to the Bill agreed an As Passed version of the Bill was not required to be published.

Passage of the Bill:

• Summary (152KB pdf)

After Passing

Received Royal Assent on 25 March 2015:

• Community Charge Debt (Scotland) Act asp 3 (246KB pdf)

The following volume contains all of the material relevant to the passing of the Bill and was published on 25 September 2015:

• SPPB 212: Community Charge Debt (Scotland) Bill 3MB pdf)