Bills considered by the Committee
The Committee considered 14 Bills during Session 5, as set out in Table 1 below. 11 of these were Scottish Government Bills, with the other three being Members’ Bills
Table 1: Bills considered in this parliamentary sessionBillMain purposeDate passed by the ParliamentLimitation (Childhood Abuse) (Scotland) BillTo remove the limitation period, also known as ‘time bar’, for civil claims relating to childhood abuse22 June 2017Railway Policing (Scotland) BillTo provide the legal framework for devolved railway policing in Scotland27 June 2017Domestic Abuse (Scotland) BillTo create a new offence of engaging in an abusive course of conduct against a current partner or an ex-partner1 February 2018Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Repeal) (Scotland) Bill (Member’s Bill introduced by James Kelly MSP)To repeal the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 201215 March 2018Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) BillTo increase access to justice in civil cases by making the costs of court action more predictable and increasing the available funding...