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British Summer Time (BST) starts on the last Sunday in March and ends on the last Sunday in October, at 1.00 am Greenwich Mean Time (GMT):
Summer time periods begin and end on the following dates:
| 2012 | |
|---|---|
| Clocks go forward | 25 March |
| Clocks go back |
28 October |
There are different bank and public holidays in different parts of the UK. There are currently six permanent bank holidays in England and Wales and an additional one in 2011 and 2012. Christmas Day and Good Friday are public holidays.
The expected bank and public holidays for England and Wales are listed in the table below.
| England and Wales | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | 2 January* | 1 January |
| Good Friday | 6 April | 29 March |
| Easter Monday | 9 April | 1 April |
| Royal wedding | - | - |
| Early May Bank Holiday | 7 May | 6 May |
| Spring Bank Holiday | 4 June* | 27 May |
| Queen's Diamond Jubilee | 5 June | - |
| Summer Bank Holiday | 27 August | 26 August |
| Christmas Day | 25 December | 25 December |
| Boxing Day | 26 December | 26 December |
* substitue day
Substitute days
When the usual date of a bank or public holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, a 'substitute day' is given, normally the following Monday.
The expected bank and public holidays for Scotland are listed in the table below.
| Scotland | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | 2 January* | 1 January |
| 2nd January | 2 January* | 2 January |
| Good Friday | 6 April | 29 March |
| Royal wedding | - | - |
| Early May Bank Holiday | 7 May | 6 May |
| Spring Bank Holiday | 4 June* | 27 May |
| Queen's Diamond Jubilee | 5 June | - |
| Summer Bank Holiday | 6 August | 5 August |
| St Andrew's Day | 30 November | 2 December* |
| Christmas Day | 25 December | 25 December |
| Boxing Day | 26 December | 26 December |
* substitute day
The main summer holiday is about 6 weeks from mid-July to early September. Children also have two weeks holiday at Christmas and at Easter, plus a week in mid-October and in mid-February. Exact dates vary between each education authority.
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