A Bill for an Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision about national outcomes; to confer functions on certain persons in relation to services provided by, and assets of, certain public bodies; to amend Part 2 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003; to enable certain bodies to buy abandoned or neglected land; to make provision for registers of common good property and about disposal and use of such property; to restate and amend the law on allotments; to enable local authorities to reduce or remit non-domestic rates; and for connected purposes.
Government Bill introduced by John Swinney MSP on 11 June 2014.
Received Royal Assent on 24 July 2015.
Stage 1
Lead committee: Local Government and Regeneration Committee
Consideration by lead committee:
25 June 2014
20 August 2014
24 September 2014 (evidence)
1 October 2014 (evidence)
8 October 2014 (evidence)
27 October 2014 (evidence)
5 November 2014 (evidence)
12 November 2014 (evidence)
24 November 2014 (evidence)
21 January 2015
Local Government and Regeneration Committee Stage 1 report (3.04MB pdf)
Consideration by other committees:
6 August 2014, Finance
19 August 2014, Delegated Powers and Law Reform
30 September 2014, Delegated Powers and Law Reform (evidence)
8 October 2014, Finance (evidence)
8 October 2014, Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment
28 October 2014, Delegated Powers and Law Reform
29 October 2014, Finance
26 November 2014, Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment
10 December 2014, Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment (evidence)
20 January 2014, Delegated Powers and Law Reform
21 January 2015, Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment
Report by the Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee on Part 4 of the Bill
Report by Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee on the Bill at Stage 1
Report by the Finance Committee on the Financial Memorandum