Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill
This Bill makes changes to the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005. It would:
- give OSCR wider powers to investigate charities and charity trustees
- amend the rules on who can be a charity trustee or a senior office-holder in a charity
- increase the information that OSCR holds about charity trustees
- update the information which needs to be included on the Scottish Charity Register
- create a record of charities that have merged
The Bill was passed on 28 June 2023 and became an Act on 09 August 2023
Contents
Stage 3 - Final changes and vote
MSPs can propose further “amendments” (changes) to the Bill. MSPs decide on each of these. Finally, they debate and vote on whether to pass the Bill.
The Bill ended Stage 3 on 28 June 2023
Debate on the proposed amendments
Documents with the amendments to be considered at the meeting held on 28 June 2023.
Marshalled list of amendments for Stage 3 (210KB, pdf) posted 22 June 2023
Groupings of amendments for Stage 3 (235KB, pdf) posted 22 June 2023
Read the minutes of proceedings (222KB, pdf) posted 28 June 2023
Meeting on 28 June 2023 (Part 1)
Final debate on the Bill
Once MSPs have debated and decided on the amendments, they debate whether to pass the Bill.
Meeting on 28 June 2023
Read the minutes of proceedings (222KB, pdf) posted 28 June 2023
Final vote on the Bill
After the debate, MSPs vote on whether to pass the Bill.
Meeting on 28 June 2023
Final version of the Bill
Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill as passed (2MB, pdf) posted 28 June 2023
Printing changes
Printing changes are changes to the text of a Bill for which amendments are not required. It will not change the legal effect of the Bill.
Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill printing changes after the Bill as Passed (82KB, pdf) posted 20 July 2023
Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill
- Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party.
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 June 2023
- Motion reference: S6M-09725
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 28 June 2023
Result 108 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 21 did not vote Vote Passed