Petition · past parliament
Make Boxing Day a proper bank holiday with all supermarket chains closed.
Rejected
19 signatures
What the petition asks
All supermarkets except the Coop are closing boxing day to give staff time with their families, Despite their ethical stance they are not. Boxing day should (especially this year) be about family.
Change the law that Christmas including boxing day is respected.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 11 Dec 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 16 Dec 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
19
Status
Rejected
Rejected
16 Dec 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.