Scottish Local Government Elections (Candidacy Rights of Foreign Nationals) Bill
The Bill ensures all nationals of Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal and Spain are allowed to stand as candidates in Scottish local government elections.
The UK has entered into treaties with these countries to allow their nationals to be candidates here. The Bill puts this into law. Without this Bill, nationals from these countries must have settled status or pre-settled status to stand as candidates. If this Bill is passed, it will be enough that they have any type of leave to remain in the UK.
The Bill also allows the Scottish Ministers to add to the list of countries who have this arrangement using regulations. The Scottish Ministers must (and can only) use this power to add a country to the list if that country is entering into a treaty with the UK. They also have the power to remove a country from this list if that country stops being party to a treaty.
Scottish Local Government Elections (Candidacy Rights of Foreign Nationals) Bill as introduced
The Bill was passed on 09 June 2022 and became an Act on 19 July 2022
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 09 June 2022
Stage 3 amendments
No amendments were submitted at Stage 3.
Final debate on the Bill
Once MSPs have debated and decided on the amendments, they debate whether to pass the Bill.
Meeting on 9 June 2022
Minutes of proceedings (202KB, pdf) posted 09 June 2022
Final vote on the Bill
After the debate, MSPs vote on whether to pass the Bill.
Meeting on 9 June 2022
Final version of the Bill
No amendments were submitted at Stage 2 or Stage 3.
The Bill as introduced is the final version of the Bill.
Scottish Local Government Elections (Candidacy Rights of Foreign Nationals) Bill
- Submitted by: George Adam, Paisley, Scottish National Party.
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 June 2022
- Motion reference: S6M-04818
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, 09 June 2022
Result 116 for, 0 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote Vote Passed