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Bills and Laws

Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill

This Bill updates the regulation of legal services in Scotland and provides for a modernised regulatory framework.

The Bill is at Stage 3


Contents


Stage 1 - General principles

Committees examine the Bill and gather views. They produce reports before MSPs debate the Bill in the Chamber. MSPs then decide on the purpose (“general principles”) of the Bill.

The Bill ended Stage 1 on 22 February 2024

Committee Examination

The lead committee for this Bill is the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee

Find out more about this committee

Submit your views

If the Lead Committee decides to hold a call for views it will be accessible from here.

Correspondence

Committee correspondence sent and received while the Bill progressed through Parliament

Work by other committees

Work by other committees will be added once it has taken place.

Committee report

The lead committee will publish its report before the Stage 1 debate.

Motion ref. S6M-13186

Test bill name passing through for the Bill

  • Submitted by: George Adam, Paisley, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 July 2024
  • Motion type: Standard Motion
  • Motion reference: S6M-13186
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Monday, 15 July 2024

Motion ref. S6M-11800

Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill: Financial Resolution

  • Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Monday, 08 January 2024
  • Motion type: Motion For Debate
  • Motion reference: S6M-11800
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, 22 February 2024

Motion ref. S6M-12248

Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill

  • Submitted by: Siobhian Brown, Ayr, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 February 2024
  • Motion type: Motion For Debate
  • Motion reference: S6M-12248
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, 22 February 2024

Result 62 for, 29 against, 25 abstained, 13 did not vote Agreed

MSPs agreed that this Bill could continue