Tags are generated automatically from the petition contents, so sometimes they do end up being a bit imprecise. But manually tagging over a 100,000 petitions would be a bit of a stretch, so we'll just have to put up with the occasional dodgy tag. Sorry about that.
Make Saint David's Day (Wales) and Saint George's Day (England) Bank Holidays
Opened on Thursday 12th December 2024
44 signatures so far
Introduce at least one bank holiday per month in the United Kingdom.
Open from Wednesday 28th December 2022 to Wednesday 28th June 2023
22 signatures
Re-regulate rural bus services in England
Open from Tuesday 20th December 2022 to Tuesday 20th June 2023
59 signatures
Veterans Day Bank Holiday the Monday following Remembrance Sunday
Open from Wednesday 23rd November 2022 to Tuesday 23rd May 2023
456 signatures
Make November 11th a national bank holiday and a National Day of Remembrance
Open from Friday 18th November 2022 to Thursday 18th May 2023
60 signatures
Devolve the same powers to Wales as Scotland
Open from Tuesday 15th November 2022 to Monday 15th May 2023
928 signatures
Keep the May 1st 2023 Bank Holiday on that date and not move it to May 8th
Open from Monday 17th October 2022 to Monday 17th April 2023
418 signatures
Create a new Ancestors Bank Holiday
Open from Tuesday 4th October 2022 to Tuesday 4th April 2023
24 signatures
Queen Elizabeth II Day: New bank holiday 8th September or the Birthday (21.4)
Open from Wednesday 28th September 2022 to Tuesday 28th March 2023
59 signatures
A Bank Holiday to Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the NHS
Open from Thursday 1st September 2022 to Wednesday 15th March 2023
89 signatures
Make August 1st a National Bank Holiday in the UK
Open from Wednesday 24th August 2022 to Friday 10th March 2023
35 signatures
Make World Mental Health Day a national bank holiday
Open from Monday 8th August 2022 to Wednesday 22nd February 2023
80 signatures
Bank Holiday for England Women's Team Winning the Euros
Open from Wednesday 3rd August 2022 to Friday 17th February 2023
16 signatures
Create a new permanent bank holiday celebrating and encouraging women in sport
Open from Wednesday 3rd August 2022 to Friday 17th February 2023
14 signatures
Make each county’s patron saint day a bank holiday for that individual county
Open from Thursday 14th July 2022 to Saturday 28th January 2023
14 signatures
Move all Monday bank holidays to a Friday
Open from Monday 13th June 2022 to Tuesday 27th December 2022
21 signatures
Introduce an annual bank holiday to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee
Open from Wednesday 8th June 2022 to Thursday 22nd December 2022
24 signatures
Rename the early May bank holiday 'Union Day'
Open from Thursday 5th May 2022 to Saturday 19th November 2022
76 signatures
Make the Queens Platinum Jubilee a permanent Bank Holiday
Open from Thursday 28th April 2022 to Friday 11th November 2022
104 signatures
Keep May 30th as a Bank Holiday
Open from Tuesday 26th April 2022 to Wednesday 9th November 2022
14 signatures
Make Monday 21st November 2022 A Bank Holiday as England KO at 1pm in the FIFAWC
Open from Wednesday 6th April 2022 to Thursday 20th October 2022
42 signatures
Grant a ‘Covid 19 Remembrance’ Bank Holiday in 2022
Open from Tuesday 25th January 2022 to Monday 25th July 2022
20 signatures
Introduce additional bank holiday payments for state pensions
Open from Monday 10th January 2022 to Sunday 10th July 2022
30 signatures
Grant an extra bank holiday in England on Magna Carta Day, 15th June.
Open from Monday 13th December 2021 to Monday 13th June 2022
456 signatures
National bank holiday for Slavery Abolition
Open from Monday 6th December 2021 to Monday 6th June 2022
91 signatures
Make St David's day a bank holiday in Wales
Open from Thursday 14th October 2021 to Thursday 14th April 2022
13,034 signatures
Make the first Monday of October a Bank Holiday to mark National Curry Week
Open from Thursday 7th October 2021 to Thursday 7th April 2022
59 signatures
Establish new Hallowe’en public holiday in England and Wales
Open from Tuesday 21st September 2021 to Monday 21st March 2022
26 signatures
Bank Holiday Monday if England get to the finals of the Euro’s 2020
Open from Tuesday 6th July 2021 to Thursday 6th January 2022
400 signatures
Give the UK a Bank Holiday on Monday July 12th if England win Euro 2020
Open from Tuesday 6th July 2021 to Thursday 6th January 2022
364,822 signatures
Make June 23 a Bank Holiday!
Open from Thursday 1st July 2021 to Saturday 1st January 2022
41 signatures
Make June 14 2022 a Bank Holiday
Open from Monday 21st June 2021 to Tuesday 21st December 2021
40 signatures
Create a Bank Holiday in memory of armed services personnel killed in service
Open from Monday 14th June 2021 to Tuesday 14th December 2021
55 signatures
Make "Flying Ant Day" an official Bank Holiday in the UK.
Open from Wednesday 9th June 2021 to Thursday 9th December 2021
21 signatures
Move May Bank Holiday(s) to June or July after Lockdown restrictions are lifted.
Open from Wednesday 14th April 2021 to Thursday 14th October 2021
11 signatures
8th of March “International Women’s Day” to become a bank holiday
Open from Monday 15th March 2021 to Wednesday 15th September 2021
40 signatures
Do NOT spend £28 million on the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations in 2022
Open from Monday 15th March 2021 to Wednesday 15th September 2021
496 signatures
Make June 22nd (or the day after Nightclubs reopen) a bank holiday
Open from Monday 8th March 2021 to Wednesday 8th September 2021
13 signatures
New Bank Holiday last Monday of October to celebrate multi-cultural Britain
Open from Friday 5th March 2021 to Sunday 5th September 2021
25 signatures
Make every 29 February a "leap year day" Bank Holiday
Open from Monday 15th February 2021 to Sunday 15th August 2021
15 signatures
Create a new permanent public holiday on the nearest Monday to Midsummers Day
Open from Tuesday 9th February 2021 to Monday 9th August 2021
17 signatures
Make June 23rd a bank holiday to celebrate UK Independence Day
Open from Wednesday 30th December 2020 to Wednesday 30th June 2021
45 signatures
Create an extra bank holiday at Easter 2021 to let people make up for Xmas
Open from Tuesday 29th December 2020 to Tuesday 29th June 2021
13 signatures
Extra bank holiday next Christmas to make up for this Christmas (Covid 19)
Open from Tuesday 29th December 2020 to Tuesday 29th June 2021
24 signatures
Creation of a temporary bank holiday.
Open from Tuesday 29th December 2020 to Tuesday 29th June 2021
12 signatures
Extra Bank Holiday when Covid restrictions are finally lifted
Open from Monday 21st December 2020 to Monday 21st June 2021
69 signatures
Pay all Universal Credit Payments for December, before Christmas
Open from Tuesday 8th December 2020 to Tuesday 8th June 2021
21 signatures
Make the 24th December 2020 a Bank Holiday
Open from Monday 30th November 2020 to Sunday 30th May 2021
12 signatures
Bank Holiday to recognise unity during Covid Pandemic
Open from Friday 27th November 2020 to Thursday 27th May 2021
18 signatures
Make 26th & 27th July 2021 a one off Double Bank Holiday - Christmas in July!
Open from Thursday 26th November 2020 to Wednesday 26th May 2021
81 signatures
Introduce a new UK bank holiday to mark the day we went into lockdown
Open from Tuesday 3rd November 2020 to Monday 3rd May 2021
78 signatures
Government to declare a new annual bank holiday to celebrate essential workers
Open from Thursday 29th October 2020 to Thursday 29th April 2021
16 signatures
Make June 25th. 2021 an "Australian Christmas" bank holiday.
Open from Wednesday 28th October 2020 to Wednesday 28th April 2021
43 signatures
Create a one off Bank Holiday on Monday June 21st 2021.
Open from Wednesday 28th October 2020 to Wednesday 28th April 2021
41,737 signatures
Make Halloween a bank holiday.
Open from Wednesday 23rd September 2020 to Tuesday 23rd March 2021
15 signatures
Make January 31 a national Bank Holiday - Independence Day
Open from Friday 18th September 2020 to Thursday 18th March 2021
110 signatures
Introduce Black History Independence Day
Open from Friday 17th July 2020 to Sunday 17th January 2021
124 signatures
Make it legal requirement to close shops on bank holidays INCLUDING BOXING DAY
Open from Friday 17th July 2020 to Sunday 17th January 2021
295 signatures
The proposed bank holiday in October should be called Trafalgar Day
Open from Friday 17th July 2020 to Sunday 17th January 2021
14 signatures
Create a new bank holiday in October
Open from Friday 17th July 2020 to Sunday 17th January 2021
25 signatures
Change the early May bank holiday to coincide with and celebrate VE Day
Open from Friday 17th July 2020 to Sunday 17th January 2021
20 signatures
Move the August Bank Holiday from 31st August to 14th August for VJ Day.
Open from Friday 17th July 2020 to Sunday 17th January 2021
24 signatures
Make August 1st of each year a bank holiday - the 'Abolition of Slavery Day'
Open from Thursday 18th June 2020 to Friday 18th December 2020
3,056 signatures
Make 23rd April a Bank Holiday in England to celebrate St. George's day.
Open from Thursday 28th May 2020 to Saturday 28th November 2020
43 signatures
Make St. Andrews, St. David’s, St. Patrick’s and St. George’s bank holidays.
Open from Thursday 28th May 2020 to Saturday 28th November 2020
50 signatures
Rename the May Day bank holiday to the NHS bank holiday day
Open from Thursday 28th May 2020 to Saturday 28th November 2020
29 signatures
Rename future Early May Bank Holidays "Key Worker Day"
Open from Thursday 28th May 2020 to Saturday 28th November 2020
13 signatures
Make the Monday after Mothering Sunday 2021 an extra bank holiday.
Open from Thursday 30th April 2020 to Friday 30th October 2020
109 signatures
Bank holiday to thank those who helped during the COVID-19 crisis
Open from Wednesday 1st April 2020 to Thursday 1st October 2020
177 signatures
Create a new Bank Holiday in recognition of the NHS and all its amazing workers.
Open from Wednesday 1st April 2020 to Thursday 1st October 2020
643 signatures
Introduce a 'one off' bank holiday after covid-19 pandemic to boost morale.
Open from Thursday 26th March 2020 to Saturday 26th September 2020
133 signatures
Support the Bill for a June Bank Holiday (United Kingdom Day).
Open from Tuesday 10th March 2020 to Thursday 10th September 2020
109 signatures
Make General Elections bank holidays
Open from Thursday 5th March 2020 to Saturday 5th September 2020
163 signatures
We want the goverment to give us a bereavement day bank holiday
Open from Thursday 24th October 2019 to Wednesday 6th November 2019
29 signatures
Make polling day for a General Election a Bank Holiday.
Open from Monday 21st October 2019 to Wednesday 6th November 2019
11 signatures
Make 31st October a Bank Holiday
The UK Independence Day
Open from Monday 7th October 2019 to Wednesday 6th November 2019
109 signatures
Grant an extra UK Bank Holiday to Reunite the Community after Brexit
Open from Tuesday 1st October 2019 to Wednesday 6th November 2019
57 signatures
Provide benefit to businesses of less than 5 employees to cover bank holiday pay
Open from Wednesday 4th September 2019 to Wednesday 6th November 2019
6 signatures
Increase the No of Bank Holidays we receive& bring in line with other countries
Open from Tuesday 3rd September 2019 to Wednesday 6th November 2019
12 signatures
Create an annual bank holiday to mark Sir David Attenborough's birthday
Open from Thursday 1st August 2019 to Wednesday 6th November 2019
39 signatures
Create a bank holiday in honour of the Windrush generation.
Open from Monday 22nd July 2019 to Wednesday 6th November 2019
11 signatures
Change August 31st bank holiday 2020 to 14th August 2020 for the 75th VJ day.
Open from Thursday 11th July 2019 to Wednesday 6th November 2019
117 signatures
Make a bank holiday in between August bank holiday and Christmas,
Open from Friday 5th July 2019 to Wednesday 6th November 2019
50 signatures
Have an extra bank holiday to commemorate VE Day in 2020
Open from Monday 1st July 2019 to Wednesday 6th November 2019
152 signatures
Make displaying graphic images, such as abortion, illegal in public.
Open from Tuesday 21st May 2019 to Wednesday 6th November 2019
66 signatures
Make it illegal for UK private nurseries to charge parents for Bank Holidays.
Open from Friday 26th April 2019 to Saturday 26th October 2019
13 signatures
Change Polling Day to Monday or Friday to prevent School closures midweek.
Open from Thursday 25th April 2019 to Friday 25th October 2019
10 signatures
Make Polling Day a Bank Holiday
Open from Monday 15th April 2019 to Tuesday 15th October 2019
20 signatures
Make the leap year additional day (29th of February) a bank holiday.
Open from Monday 1st April 2019 to Tuesday 1st October 2019
26 signatures
Keep May 4th 2020 as a bank holiday
Open from Monday 4th March 2019 to Wednesday 4th September 2019
6,319 signatures
Make Dydd Gwyl Dewi (St David's day) an official Holiday in Wales
Open from Tuesday 29th January 2019 to Monday 29th July 2019
6,994 signatures
CELEBRATE BREXIT!
Make March 29 an annual Bank Holiday
Open from Thursday 17th January 2019 to Wednesday 17th July 2019
169 signatures
Create provision in law for Overtime Payments & max normal hours to be 40/week!
Open from Wednesday 28th November 2018 to Tuesday 28th May 2019
17 signatures
Make Bonfire Night a National Holiday
Open from Thursday 20th September 2018 to Wednesday 20th March 2019
31 signatures
Create a new permanent national UK bank holiday: "Bank holiday of Pride."
Open from Monday 16th July 2018 to Wednesday 16th January 2019
54 signatures
If England win the world cup, the Monday should be made a bank holiday for 2018
Open from Friday 29th June 2018 to Saturday 29th December 2018
237,396 signatures
Emancipation Day Bank Holiday.... First Monday in August
Open from Thursday 28th June 2018 to Friday 28th December 2018
209 signatures
Award ten bank holiday's to England/Wales.
Open from Monday 18th June 2018 to Tuesday 18th December 2018
23 signatures
Make 8th May 'Attenborough Day' - a bank holiday for visiting nature.
Open from Monday 14th May 2018 to Wednesday 14th November 2018
28 signatures
Make 29th March a National Bank Holiday - Called Independence Day!
Open from Friday 27th April 2018 to Saturday 27th October 2018
131 signatures
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