Single Source of Truth Pydantic v2 & JSON Schema
Canonical Legislative Schema SSOT
Delivering dual-layer payloads with explicit normalized.* comparative fields, native.* country-specific details, and provenance.* audit metadata.
Canonical Bill Response Payload (`Bill`)
v2.0 Peer-Reviewed{
"canonical_id": "GB-SCT-S6-SPB13",
"jurisdiction_code": "GB-SCT",
"normalized": {
"title": "Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill",
"parliament_term": "Session 6",
"session_subperiod": "Session 6",
"session_start_date": "2021-05-13",
"session_end_date": "2026-05-07",
"initiator_type": "EXECUTIVE",
"initiator_party_governance_role": "GOVERNING_PARTY",
"date_introduced": "2022-03-03",
"date_final_outcome": "2022-12-22",
"duration_calendar_days": 294,
"duration_sitting_days": 82,
"suspension_interrupted": false,
"final_status": "ENACTED",
"termination_mechanism": "ENACTMENT",
"rebellions_flag": false,
"cross_party_sponsorship_count": 0,
"derivation_confidence": "HIGH",
"stage_milestones": [
{
"stage_canonical": "FIRST_READING",
"stage_raw": "Introduced",
"chamber": "DEVOLVED_UNICAMERAL",
"date_stage": "2022-03-03",
"proceedings_url": "https://www.parliament.scot/bills/5"
},
{
"stage_canonical": "COMMITTEE_STAGE",
"stage_raw": "Stage 1 (Committee Consideration)",
"chamber": "DEVOLVED_UNICAMERAL",
"date_stage": "2022-10-06",
"proceedings_url": "https://www.parliament.scot/bills/5#stage1"
},
{
"stage_canonical": "FINAL_PASSAGE",
"stage_raw": "Stage 3 (Passed)",
"chamber": "DEVOLVED_UNICAMERAL",
"date_stage": "2022-12-22",
"proceedings_url": "https://www.parliament.scot/bills/5#stage3"
}
]
},
"native": {
"local_bill_id": "SP Bill 13",
"title_native": "Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill",
"initiator_raw": "Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice",
"initiator_name": "Shona Robison MSP",
"initiator_member_id": "Q59385108",
"initiator_party": "Scottish National Party",
"raw_status": "Passed (Subject to Section 35 Order)",
"parliament_term_raw": "Session 6 (2021-2026)",
"official_proceedings_url": "https://www.parliament.scot/bills-and-laws/bills/gender-recognition-reform-scotland-bill",
"official_publication_ref": "SP Bill 13 Session 6 (2022)"
},
"provenance": {
"source_url": "https://www.parliament.scot/api/bills/5",
"retrieved_at": "2026-07-22T08:30:00Z",
"raw_payload_hash": "sha256:e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855",
"scraper_version": "0.1.0-gb-sct",
"zenodo_doi": "10.5281/zenodo.1234567",
"license": "Open Government Licence v3.0"
}
}