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Home Office: Festivals and Special Occasions

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainHome OfficeTabled Answered 29 April 2025UIN 46328

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) religious and (b) cultural holidays are observed by their Department.

Answered by Dame Diana Johnson

The UK Civil Service only formally observes the government-set bank holidays.

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