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Bank holidays differ across England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
UK · 2026
Count working days without losing the bank holidays.
A focused UK planning tool for working days, bank holidays, deadlines and leave planning across England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Working daysBank holidaysDeadline aid
Source
GOV.UK data
The 2026 bank holiday list is based on the GOV.UK bank holidays dataset.
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2026 by month.
Compare monthly working-day counts across England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Open tableDeadline note
Spring bank holiday.
Plan payroll, invoices and response windows around Monday 26 May 2026.
Read noteDate tool
Add working days.
A practical method for adding 5, 10 or 20 working days by UK nation.
Open guidePayroll
Cut-offs near bank holidays.
Plan paydays, FPS reporting and provider deadlines around UK bank holidays by nation.
Read checklistOperations
Bank holiday deadline checklist.
Short control table for nation-specific calendars, internal cut-offs and stakeholder updates.
Open checklistHMRC timing
HMRC and holiday checks.
Control table for nation calendars, cut-offs and evidence before submit.
Open guideSSP
Payroll check near holidays.
Plan SSP handling with bank-holiday calendars and payroll cut-offs.
Read guideFPS
Payroll timing checklist.
Align on-or-before payday reporting with bank-holiday schedules and cut-offs.
Read guideEPS
HMRC deadline checklist.
Control EPS requirement, timing and evidence before submission.
Read guideP60
Year-end checklist.
Validate payroll close, issue timing and evidence controls.
Read guideP11D
Deadline checklist.
Control benefits scope, reporting dates and evidence.
Read guideHMRC
Late P45 checklist.
Set up starter records and FPS handling without duplication.
Read guideHMRC
Emergency tax code.
Check starter data before the first payroll closes.
Read guideHMRC
Declaration A/B/C.
Choose the right starter declaration before first payroll closes.
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A/B/C compare.
Compare starter declarations before first FPS.
Read guideHMRC
Late P45.
Handle a P45 after first pay.
Read guideHMRC
Corrected FPS.
Handle payroll submission errors.
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Late FPS.
Record payday and submission reason.
Read guideHMRC
Leaving date.
Fix a wrong FPS leaving date.
Read guideHMRC
After-year FPS.
Correct closed-year payroll records.
Read guideHMRC
Final payroll report.
Control FPS/EPS year-end proof.
Read guideHMRC
PAYE year-end pack.
Final report and corrections.
Read guideHMRC
P60 deadline.
Employee list and proof.
Read guideHMRC
P11D copies.
Benefits and deadline proof.
Read guideSSP
Fit note after 7 days.
Evidence and payroll proof.
Read guideSSP
Qualifying days.
Pattern and payroll proof.
Read guideP45
Leaver payroll.
Final pay and filing proof.
Read guideFPS
Employee leaves.
Final pay, P45 and receipt.
Read guideFPS
Payment after P45.
Indicator, tax and records.
Read guideFPS
Employee died.
No P45 and final records.
Read guideContent hub
All UK working-day tools and deadline guides in one index.
Use this hub to move from a broad calendar question into the exact calculator, checklist or planning page.