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Bank holidays differ across England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
UK · 2026
A focused UK planning tool for working days, bank holidays, deadlines and leave planning across England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Regions
Bank holidays differ across England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Source
The 2026 bank holiday list is based on the GOV.UK bank holidays dataset.
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Compare monthly working-day counts across England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Open tableDeadline note
Plan payroll, invoices and response windows around Monday 26 May 2026.
Read noteDate tool
A practical method for adding 5, 10 or 20 working days by UK nation.
Open guidePayroll
Plan paydays, FPS reporting and provider deadlines around UK bank holidays by nation.
Read checklistOperations
Short control table for nation-specific calendars, internal cut-offs and stakeholder updates.
Open checklistHMRC timing
Control table for nation calendars, cut-offs and evidence before submit.
Open guideSSP
Plan SSP handling with bank-holiday calendars and payroll cut-offs.
Read guideFPS
Align on-or-before payday reporting with bank-holiday schedules and cut-offs.
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Control EPS requirement, timing and evidence before submission.
Read guideP60
Validate payroll close, issue timing and evidence controls.
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Control benefits scope, reporting dates and evidence.
Read guideHMRC
Set up starter records and FPS handling without duplication.
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Check starter data before the first payroll closes.
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Choose the right starter declaration before first payroll closes.
Read guideHMRC
Compare starter declarations before first FPS.
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Handle a P45 after first pay.
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Handle payroll submission errors.
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Record payday and submission reason.
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Fix a wrong FPS leaving date.
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Correct closed-year payroll records.
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Control FPS/EPS year-end proof.
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Final report and corrections.
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Employee list and proof.
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Benefits and deadline proof.
Read guideSSP
Evidence and payroll proof.
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Pattern and payroll proof.
Read guideP45
Final pay and filing proof.
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Final pay, P45 and receipt.
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Indicator, tax and records.
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No P45 and final records.
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Starter checklist and records.
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Checklist, plan and FPS evidence.
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Starter answer and FPS evidence.
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Starter answer and FPS proof.
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Declaration, payslip and FPS proof.
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Declaration, payslip and FPS proof.
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Notice, payslip and FPS proof.
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Stop date, payslip and FPS proof.
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Stop date, plan and FPS proof.
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Choose the first practical payday.
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Refund, payslip and FPS proof.
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Student-loan refund evidence.
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Stop deductions at the right payday.
Read guidePAYE
Control the temporary setup.
Read guidePAYE
Apply the first available payday.
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Reason H without duplicate pay.
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Reason H without duplicate pay.
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Reason H without duplicate pay.
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Normal date, transfer and receipt.
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Normal date, transfer and receipt.
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Use this hub to move from a broad calendar question into the exact calculator, checklist or planning page.
Start from the deadline evidence
Record the date, the rule source and the action required before counting. Bank holidays and working days do not override a specific HMRC or contractual deadline.
Use the current GOV.UK, HMRC or contractual instruction for the final decision. Link to this task chooser