Scotland the referendum and independence: Selected timeline

This Note gives a selected timeline of events and significant publications leading up to the Referendum in Scotland on 18 September 2014 and to some of the potential follow-up events.

A shorter and more graphical version of this timeline can also be found on the Scotland, the referendum and independence pages on the UK Parliament website.

Further details on the process for conducting the referendum can be found in House of Commons Library publications Referendum on independence for Scotland, SN/PC/06748, 15 January 2013 and Scottish referendum: the campaign rules, SN/PC/06604, 13 May 2014.

Other timelines have been compiled by a number of organisations. Sources for these can be found in the second part of this Note.