UK Bank Holidays 2012
An overview of public holidays in the United Kingdom (Great Britain & Northern Ireland) in 2012, shown in separate tables for the whole of the UK, England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Public holidays in the UK are generally referred to as bank holidays due to the 4 days so designated by the Bank Holidays Act of 1871. The name is now used as a blanket term for all public holidays in the UK as banks, government offices and most businesses are closed on these days, although an increasing number of smaller shops and larger retail businesses remain open.
Public holidays in Britain comprise bank holidays declared by statute (as listed in the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971, Schedule 1), by royal proclamation, and common law/customary holidays (Good Friday and Christmas Day, which are not offical bank holidays in England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Royal proclamation is also used to move holidays that would otherwise fall on a weekend or that are moved for special occasions, or to create additional one-off holidays (such as for the Diamond Jubilee celebrations in 2012).
When a bank holiday falls on a Sunday the following Monday usually becomes the day when the holiday is observed (known as substitute day or 'bank holiday in lieu'). If the Monday is also a bank holiday, the substitute day moves to the following weekday. UK public holidays always move forward in the calendar, never backwards.
The August bank holiday always falls on the last Monday of August in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and on the first Monday of August in Scotland. Its official name is "Summer Bank Holiday", however it is far more commonly referred to as the "August Bank Holiday". This website therefore uses this more frequently-heard term.
To read more about British public holidays please see the detailed information on Public holidays in the United Kingdom on Wikipedia, and also gov.uk.
Bank holidays and their dates vary between England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. We are therefore showing them in 4 different tables so you can more easily get the information applicable to your region:
Bank holidays 2012 across the whole of theUK
Bank holidays 2012 inEngland &Wales
Bank holidays 2012 inScotland
Bank holidays 2012 inNorthern Ireland
These four tables are also availabe below as templates to download and print. The templates are saved in Microsoft Word ".docx" format and can be used with the newer versions of Word that support the XML document standard (Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 & Office 365). If you have one of the older versions of Word that only supports the ".doc" format (Word 2000, 2002/XP & 2003), or if you don't have Word installed, use Microsoft Office Online or one of the Microsoft Word/Microsoft Office alternatives FreeOffice TextMaker, LibreOffice Writer, Google Docs and others, which are all free of charge (OpenOffice Writer unfortunately has formatting problems when opening our calendars). Also compatible with Microsoft Office for Mac (macOS) and Microsoft Office mobile for iPad/iOS, Android and Windows 10 mobile.
The templates may be used free of charge for non-commercial use (for commercial use please contact us). Not for commercial distribution or resale. All content of this website is copyright © 2011-2019 Calendarpedia®. All rights reserved. Data provided 'as is' without warranty and subject to error and change without notice.
See also:
• Online calendar 2012
• UK Bank Holidays for other years:
Calendars for 2012:
• Yearly calendars 2012
Public holidays in the UK are generally referred to as bank holidays due to the 4 days so designated by the Bank Holidays Act of 1871. The name is now used as a blanket term for all public holidays in the UK as banks, government offices and most businesses are closed on these days, although an increasing number of smaller shops and larger retail businesses remain open.
Public holidays in Britain comprise bank holidays declared by statute (as listed in the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971, Schedule 1), by royal proclamation, and common law/customary holidays (Good Friday and Christmas Day, which are not offical bank holidays in England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Royal proclamation is also used to move holidays that would otherwise fall on a weekend or that are moved for special occasions, or to create additional one-off holidays (such as for the Diamond Jubilee celebrations in 2012).
When a bank holiday falls on a Sunday the following Monday usually becomes the day when the holiday is observed (known as substitute day or 'bank holiday in lieu'). If the Monday is also a bank holiday, the substitute day moves to the following weekday. UK public holidays always move forward in the calendar, never backwards.
The August bank holiday always falls on the last Monday of August in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and on the first Monday of August in Scotland. Its official name is "Summer Bank Holiday", however it is far more commonly referred to as the "August Bank Holiday". This website therefore uses this more frequently-heard term.
To read more about British public holidays please see the detailed information on Public holidays in the United Kingdom on Wikipedia, and also gov.uk.
Bank holidays and their dates vary between England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. We are therefore showing them in 4 different tables so you can more easily get the information applicable to your region:
These four tables are also availabe below as templates to download and print. The templates are saved in Microsoft Word ".docx" format and can be used with the newer versions of Word that support the XML document standard (Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 & Office 365). If you have one of the older versions of Word that only supports the ".doc" format (Word 2000, 2002/XP & 2003), or if you don't have Word installed, use Microsoft Office Online or one of the Microsoft Word/Microsoft Office alternatives FreeOffice TextMaker, LibreOffice Writer, Google Docs and others, which are all free of charge (OpenOffice Writer unfortunately has formatting problems when opening our calendars). Also compatible with Microsoft Office for Mac (macOS) and Microsoft Office mobile for iPad/iOS, Android and Windows 10 mobile.
The templates may be used free of charge for non-commercial use (for commercial use please contact us). Not for commercial distribution or resale. All content of this website is copyright © 2011-2019 Calendarpedia®. All rights reserved. Data provided 'as is' without warranty and subject to error and change without notice.
See also:
• Online calendar 2012
• UK Bank Holidays for other years:
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Bank Holidays 2012 in all of the UK
See below for bank holidays in England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland| 2011 | 2013 | ||
| Date | Bank holiday | Region | Day |
| January 1st, 2012 | New Year's Day | Nationwide |
Sunday |
| January 2nd, 2012 | Substitute day (for New Year's Day) | England Wales Northern Ireland |
Monday |
| January 2nd, 2012 | 2nd January | Scotland |
Monday |
| January 3rd, 2012 | Substitute day (for 2nd January) | Scotland |
Tuesday |
| March 17th, 2012 | St Patrick's Day | Northern Ireland |
Saturday |
| March 19th, 2012 | Substitute day (for St Patrick's Day) | Northern Ireland |
Monday |
| April 6th, 2012 | Good Friday | Nationwide |
Friday |
| April 9th, 2012 | Easter Monday | England Wales Northern Ireland |
Monday |
| May 7th, 2012 | Early May Bank Holiday | Nationwide |
Monday |
| June 4th, 2012 | Spring Bank Holiday | Nationwide |
Monday |
| June 5th, 2012 | The Queen's Diamond Jubilee | Nationwide |
Tuesday |
| July 12th, 2012 | Battle of the Boyne (The Twelfth/ Orangemen's Day) |
Northern Ireland |
Thursday |
| August 6th, 2012 | August Bank Holiday (Scotland) | Scotland |
Monday |
| August 27th, 2012 | August Bank Holiday | England Wales Northern Ireland |
Monday |
| November 30th, 2012 | St Andrew's Day | Scotland |
Friday |
| December 25th, 2012 | Christmas Day | Nationwide |
Tuesday |
| December 26th, 2012 | Boxing Day | Nationwide |
Wednesday |
| 2011 | 2013 | ||
Bank Holidays 2012 in England & Wales
| England and Wales have eight bank holidays a year and are thus the countries with the lowest number of bank holidays in Europe and in the G20 group of leading economies. Unlike in Scotland and Northern Ireland, neither England's national saint's day St. George's Day, celebrated on April 23rd, nor Wales' national saint's day St. David's Day, celebrated on March 1st, are bank holidays. |
| 2011 | 2013 | |
| Date | Bank holiday | Day |
| January 1st, 2012 | New Year's Day | Sunday |
| January 2nd, 2012 | Substitute day (for New Year's Day) | Monday |
| April 6th, 2012 | Good Friday | Friday |
| April 9th, 2012 | Easter Monday | Monday |
| May 7th, 2012 | Early May Bank Holiday | Monday |
| June 4th, 2012 | Spring Bank Holiday | Monday |
| June 5th, 2012 | The Queen's Diamond Jubilee | Tuesday |
| August 27th, 2012 | August Bank Holiday | Monday |
| December 25th, 2012 | Christmas Day | Tuesday |
| December 26th, 2012 | Boxing Day | Wednesday |
| 2011 | 2013 |
Bank Holidays 2012 in Scotland
| Scotland has nine bank holidays. It celebrates seven of the eight UK-wide holidays (except Easter Monday) and additionally 2nd January as well as St. Andrew's Day on November 30th in honour of its national saint, newly introduced only in 2007. Schools and businesses in Scotland are not automatically closed on a bank holiday. |
| 2011 | 2013 | |
| Date | Bank holiday | Day |
| January 1st, 2012 | New Year's Day | Sunday |
| January 2nd, 2012 | 2nd January | Monday |
| January 3rd, 2012 | Substitute day (for 2nd January) | Tuesday |
| April 6th, 2012 | Good Friday | Friday |
| May 7th, 2012 | Early May Bank Holiday | Monday |
| June 4th, 2012 | Spring Bank Holiday | Monday |
| June 5th, 2012 | The Queen's Diamond Jubilee | Tuesday |
| August 6th, 2012 | August Bank Holiday (Scotland) | Monday |
| November 30th, 2012 | St Andrew's Day | Friday |
| December 25th, 2012 | Christmas Day | Tuesday |
| December 26th, 2012 | Boxing Day | Wednesday |
| 2011 | 2013 |
Bank Holidays 2012 in Northern Ireland
| Northern Ireland has ten bank holidays. In addition to the eight UK-wide bank holidays, it celebrates St. Patrick's Day on March 17th, in honour of its national saint, and the anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 on July 12th, also known as "The Twelfth" and Orangemen's Day. |
| 2011 | 2013 | |
| Date | Bank holiday | Day |
| January 1st, 2012 | New Year's Day | Sunday |
| January 2nd, 2012 | Substitute day (for New Year's Day) | Monday |
| March 17th, 2012 | St Patrick's Day | Saturday |
| March 19th, 2012 | Substitute day (for St Patrick's Day) | Monday |
| April 6th, 2012 | Good Friday | Friday |
| April 9th, 2012 | Easter Monday | Monday |
| May 7th, 2012 | Early May Bank Holiday | Monday |
| June 4th, 2012 | Spring Bank Holiday | Monday |
| June 5th, 2012 | The Queen's Diamond Jubilee | Tuesday |
| July 12th, 2012 | Battle of the Boyne (The Twelfth/Orangemen's Day) | Thursday |
| August 27th, 2012 | August Bank Holiday | Monday |
| December 25th, 2012 | Christmas Day | Tuesday |
| December 26th, 2012 | Boxing Day | Wednesday |
| 2011 | 2013 |
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