Bank and Public Holidays
Key points The following days are bank and public holidays in England and Wales: New Year's Day (1 January) Good Friday
Easter Monday
the first Monday in May
the last Monday in May
the last Monday in August
Christmas Day (25 December)
Boxing Day (26 December) 27 December (if either of Christmas Day or Boxing Day falls on a Sunday) or any days substituted for those days (or added to those days) by government or Crown proclamation (eg, New Year's Eve, 1999). In Scotland, bank and public holidays fall on: New Year's Day (1 January) (or 2 January, if New Year's Day falls on a Sunday)
2 January (or 3 January, if 2 January falls on a Sunday)
Good Friday
Easter Monday the first Monday in May
the last Monday in May
the first Monday in August
Christmas Day (or 26 December, if Christmas Day falls on a Sunday)
26 December (if it is not a Sunday). And in Northern Ireland: New Year's Day (1 January)
St Patrick's Day (17 March) (or 18 Marc...