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For the purpose of complying with Freedom of Information Act 2000: “working day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday under the [[Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971]] in any part of the United Kingdom. ([http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/10 S10(6)] of the Act)
For the purpose of complying with {{ukpga|2000|36}} and the {{uksi|2004|3391|Environmental Information Regulations 2004}}: “working day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday under the {{ukpga|1971|80|Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971}} in any part of the United Kingdom. ([http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/section/10 S10(6)] of the Act).
 
For the purposes of the {{asp|2002|13}} and the {{ssi|2004|520|Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004}}, “working day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, Christmas Day or a day which, under the {{ukpga|1971|80|Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 (c.80)}}, is a bank holiday in Scotland.


==Bank Holidays==
==Bank Holidays==
All of these are bank holidays somewhere in the UK (and hence not working days for FOIA and EIR purposes).  Rows highlighted in blue are bank holidays in Scotland (and hence not working days for FOISA and EISR purposes).


{|
{|
!England and Wales
!Day
!2010
!2011
!2012
!2012
!2013
!2014
|- style=background:#88f
|New Year's Day (UK)
|2 January
|1 January
|1 January
|- style=background:#88f
|'2 January' (Scotland)
|3 January
|2 January
|2 January
|-
|-
|New Year's Day
|St Patrick's Day (NI)
|1 January
|19 March
|3 January*
|18 March
|2 January*
|17 March
|-
|- style=background:#88f
|Good Friday  
|Good Friday (UK)
|2 April
|22 April
|6 April
|6 April
|-
|29 March
|Easter Monday
|18 April
|5 April
|- style=background:#88f
|25 April
|Easter Monday (UK)
|9 April
|9 April
|-
|1 April
|Royal wedding
|21 April
|29 April
|- style=background:#88f
|-
|Early May Bank Holiday (UK)
|-
|-
|Early May Bank Holiday
|3 May
|2 May
|7 May
|7 May
|6 May
|5 May
|- style=background:#88f
|Spring Bank Holiday (UK)
|4 June
|27 May
|26 May
|- style=background:#88f
|Queen's Diamond Jubilee (UK)
| 5 June
| -
| -
|-
|-
|Spring Bank Holiday
|Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day) (NI)
|31 May
|12 July
|30 May
|12 July
|4 June*
|14 July
|- style=background:#88f
|Summer Bank Holiday (Scotland)
|6 August
|5 August
|4 August
|-
|-
|Queen's Diamond Jubilee
|Summer Bank Holiday (E, W, NI)
| -
| - 5 June
|-
|Summer Bank Holiday
|30 August
|29 August
|27 August
|27 August
|-
|26 August
|Christmas Day
|25 August
|27 December*
|- style=background:#88f
|26 December*
|St Andrew's Day (Scotland)
|30 November
|2 December
|1 December
|- style=background:#88f
|Christmas Day (UK)
|25 December
|25 December
|25 December
|25 December
|-
|- style=background:#88f
|Boxing Day
|Boxing Day (UK)
|28 December*
|26 December
|27 December*
|26 December
|26 December
|26 December
|}
|}
There are very few windows of four consecutive weeks that do not contain a bank holiday.
==North/South bodies==
The [[North/South Bodies Freedom of Information Code of Practice]] defines “working day” to mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, or a public/bank holiday observed by the Body in receipt of the request for information.
==Jersey==
For the purposes of the [[Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011]], a “working day” means a day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, Christmas Day, or Good Friday; or a day that is a bank holiday or a public holiday under the [[Public Holidays and Bank Holidays (Jersey) Law 1951]].
==External resources==
*[http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/Employees/Timeoffandholidays/DG_073741 Bank Holidays from Direct.gov]
*[http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/index/government-citizens-and-rights/living-in-northern-ireland/bank-holidays.htm Bank Holidays in Northern Ireland]
*[http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/People/bank-holidays Bank Holidays in Scotland]
*[http://www.gov.je/Leisure/Events/WhatsOn/Pages/BankHolidayDates.aspx Bank Holidays in Jersey]

Latest revision as of 23:37, 15 April 2012

For the purpose of complying with Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004: “working day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 in any part of the United Kingdom. (S10(6) of the Act).

For the purposes of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004, “working day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, Christmas Day or a day which, under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 (c.80), is a bank holiday in Scotland.

Bank Holidays

All of these are bank holidays somewhere in the UK (and hence not working days for FOIA and EIR purposes). Rows highlighted in blue are bank holidays in Scotland (and hence not working days for FOISA and EISR purposes).

Day 2012 2013 2014
New Year's Day (UK) 2 January 1 January 1 January
'2 January' (Scotland) 3 January 2 January 2 January
St Patrick's Day (NI) 19 March 18 March 17 March
Good Friday (UK) 6 April 29 March 18 April
Easter Monday (UK) 9 April 1 April 21 April
Early May Bank Holiday (UK) 7 May 6 May 5 May
Spring Bank Holiday (UK) 4 June 27 May 26 May
Queen's Diamond Jubilee (UK) 5 June - -
Battle of the Boyne (Orangemen's Day) (NI) 12 July 12 July 14 July
Summer Bank Holiday (Scotland) 6 August 5 August 4 August
Summer Bank Holiday (E, W, NI) 27 August 26 August 25 August
St Andrew's Day (Scotland) 30 November 2 December 1 December
Christmas Day (UK) 25 December 25 December 25 December
Boxing Day (UK) 26 December 26 December 26 December

There are very few windows of four consecutive weeks that do not contain a bank holiday.

North/South bodies

The North/South Bodies Freedom of Information Code of Practice defines “working day” to mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, or a public/bank holiday observed by the Body in receipt of the request for information.

Jersey

For the purposes of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011, a “working day” means a day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, Christmas Day, or Good Friday; or a day that is a bank holiday or a public holiday under the Public Holidays and Bank Holidays (Jersey) Law 1951.

External resources