Petition · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Create a new bank holiday celebrating face to face social time
Closed
42 signatures
What the petition asks
Legislate for the above in support of this nation’s mental health and wellbeing. This idea would be for everyone to turn off their electronic devices for 24 hours
Because we think people are spending too much time looking down at their devices and not up at each other.
Timeline
| 15 May 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 15 Nov 2025 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
42
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Opened
15 May 2025
Closed
15 Nov 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 21 Aug 2026.