Bank Holiday

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A public holiday that may affect parliamentary sitting patterns and publication schedules.

Category: Parliamentary procedure Welfare and public services

Also used as: bank holiday, bank holidays, public holiday, public holidays

Source / explainer: View what’s on in Parliament

Last reviewed: 23 August 2026

A bank holiday is a public holiday that may affect parliamentary sitting patterns, publication schedules and public services. Parliament does not normally sit on many bank holidays, although exact arrangements should be checked against official business and calendar information.

Related terms

Non-sitting DayA day when a House of Parliament is not meeting to conduct ordinary business.Parliamentary CalendarA public schedule showing when Parliament is sitting and what business is planned.RecessA break during a parliamentary session when the Houses do not meet to conduct business.
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