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UK bank holiday check

Confirm whether a calendar date is a bank holiday using the official gov.uk bank holidays JSON published by the Government Digital Service. Each answer is anchored with Affix Merkle proof.

gov.ukOfficial JSON
3 divisionsUK nations
MerkleAudit leaf

Live check

Run bank holidays check

Source: gov.uk bank holidays. Every search attaches a fresh Affix Merkle proof.

ISO date YYYY-MM-DD.

Matches the gov.uk division keys.

Questions

Is Christmas Eve a bank holiday?

Usually no. Only titles listed for that division and date return yes.

Do Scottish holidays differ?

Yes. Select the Scotland division. St Andrew's Day and other Scotland entries are separate.

How fresh is the feed?

This page reads the live gov.uk JSON on each request, then proves the Affix decision.