Petition · past parliament

Make 5th July an official bank holiday across the UK.

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

Make 5th July an official bank holiday across the UK. On this anniversary of the creation of the National Health Service hold annual acts of national commemoration to remember who have and continue to give careers and even lives to care for others in all areas of the care sector.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

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Create a new Bank Holiday in recognition of the NHS and all its amazing workers: Create a new Bank Holiday in recognition of the NHS and all its amazing workers.

Introduce a 'one off' bank holiday after covid-19 pandemic to boost morale: Introduce a 'one off' bank holiday after covid-19 pandemic to boost morale.

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

www.gov.uk/coronavirus

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

Timeline

11 Apr 2020 Petition opened for signatures
27 May 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 27 May 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.