UK Bank Holidays 2012

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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:
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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 Ireland's 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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