Higher Education Governance (Scotland) Bill

Introduction of the Bill

• Bill (As Introduced) (421KB pdf posted 17 June 2015)
• Explanatory Notes (and other accompanying documents) (1.49MB pdf posted 17 June 2015)
• Policy Memorandum (302KB pdf posted 17 June 2015)
• Delegated Powers Memorandum (190KB pdf posted 17 June 2015)

Research Briefings on Bill

• SB 15-54 Higher Education Governance (Scotland) Bill (1,040KB pdf)

Stage 1

Lead Committee: Education and Culture

Consideration by lead committee:

23 June 2015

6 October 2015 (evidence)

10 November 2015 (evidence)

8 December 2015

15 December 2015

12th Report, 2015 (Session 4): Stage 1 Report on the Higher Education Governance (Scotland) Bill

Consideration by other committees:

24 June 2015 (Finance)

8 September 2015 (Delegated Powers and Law Reform)

16 September 2015 (Finance)

29 September 2015 (Delegated Powers and Law Reform)

6 October 2015 (Delegated Powers and Law Reform)

7 October 2015 (Finance)

10 November 2015 (Delegated Powers and Law Reform)

Link to Finance Committee Report on Financial Memorandum

• Official Report of Stage 1 debate
• Minute of Stage 1 proceedings

Stage 2

• Marshalled List of Amendments for Stage 2 (218KB pdf posted 5 February 2016)
• Groupings of Amendments for Stage 2 (236KB pdf posted 5 February 2016)
• Bill (As Amended) (435KB pdf posted 10 February 2016)
• Supplementary Delegated Powers Memorandum (211KB pdf posted 26 February 2016)
• Supplementary Financial Memorandum (167KB pdf posted 26 February 2016)
• SPICe briefing SB 16-22 Higher Education Governance (Scotland) Bill-Stage 3 (685KB pdf posted 2 March 2016)
• Revised Explanatory Notes (293KB pdf posted 2 March 2016)

Link to Minute of Stage 2 proceedings at Education and Culture Committee

Link to Official report of Stage 2 proceedings at Education and Culture Committee

Link to Report on Bill as Amended at Stage 2 by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Stage 3

• Marshalled List of Amendments for Stage 3 (181KB pdf posted 3 March 2016)
• Groupings of Amendments for Stage 3 (Timed) (190KB pdf posted 7 March 2016)
• Bill (As Passed) (389KB pdf posted 9 March 2016)

Link to Minute of Stage 3 proceedings

Link to Official Report of Stage 3 proceedings

• Passage of the Bill:
  summary (107KB pdf)

After Passing

Received Royal Assent on 13 April 2016.

• Higher Education Governance (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 15) (280KB pdf)

The following volume, published on 21 September 2017, contains all the material relevant to the passage of this Bill:

SPPB 236: Higher Education Governance (Scotland) Bill (44.1MB pdf)