Closed petition If England win the world cup, the Monday should be made a bank holiday for 2018

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• 29 December 2018

  Petition closed

• 19 July 2018

  Government responded to this petition

  The Government would like to congratulate the England team on its sterling performance in the World Cup. The Government has no plans for a bank holiday.

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  The Government is committed to bringing people together in strong, united communities. We encourage and support people to have shared aspirations, values and experiences. Sporting events such as the World Cup contribute towards this objective. We regret however that we cannot agree to create new bank or public holidays to mark the success of sporting events.

  The Government regularly receives requests for additional bank and public holidays to celebrate a variety of occasions. However, the current pattern is well established and accepted.

  Whilst an additional bank holiday may benefit some communities and sectors, the cost to the economy of an additional bank holiday remains considerable. The most recent estimate following an Impact Assessment for the additional holiday for the Diamond Jubilee is that a bank holiday (across the UK as a whole) costs employers around £1.2bn.

  Workers in the UK are entitled to 28 days holiday each year. Employers are under no legal obligation to grant time off for public holidays. However, Government's policy is to encourage employers to respond flexibly and sympathetically to any requests for leave, bearing in mind business needs. Acas provides detailed guidance about holiday entitlement on its website.

  Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

• 18 July 2018

  Parliament did not debate this petition

  The Petitions Committee has decided not to schedule a debate on this petition.

  Gareth Southgate and the England team did a fantastic job, but sadly they didn’t win the World Cup. So there wouldn’t be much to gain from debating this petition.

  More than 200,000 people signed the petition in less than two weeks – it’s the biggest petition we have open at the moment. That’s a sign of the fantastic support from fans that the team enjoyed throughout the World Cup.

  You can start and sign petitions about the issues that matter to you at petition.parliament.uk

• 10 July 2018

  This petition will be considered for debate in Parliament

  This petition got more than 100,000 signatures meaning the Petitions Committee will consider it for debate in Parliament.

• 9 July 2018

  Government will respond to this petition

  This petition got more than 10,000 signatures meaning that government will respond to it.

• 29 June 2018

  Petition published

  This petition can now be signed.

  If this petition gets 10,000 signatures, government will respond to it.

  If this petition gets 100,000 signatures, it will be considered for debate in Parliament.

  This petition will stay open until 29 December 2018.