Church of Scotland (Lord High Commissioner) Act

Commons bill Government Bill 2025-26 Act of Parliament

Sponsor

Pat McFadden

+ 1 co-sponsor

Baroness Smith of Basildon (Labour)

Introduced

13 February 2025

Royal Assent

3 April 2025

Parliament

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About this bill

A bill to Make provision for persons of the Roman Catholic faith to be eligible to hold the office of His Majesty’s High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.

Parliamentary stages

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Commons

✓ First reading 13 Feb 2025

✓ Second reading 4 Mar 2025↗

✓ Committee of the Whole House 4 Mar 2025↗

✓ Third reading 4 Mar 2025↗

Lords

✓ First reading 5 Mar 2025

✓ Second reading 19 Mar 2025↗

✓ Order Of Commitment Discharged 24 Mar 2025↗

✓ Third reading 24 Mar 2025↗

Final stages

✓ Royal Assent 3 Apr 2025

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What this bill is about

From the Explanatory Notes (March 2025):

1 The purpose of this Bill is to make provision to allow a person of the Roman Catholic faith to be appointed Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.

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