Bacs Christmas and New Year processing dates
21 November 2018
With Christmas fast approaching, Bacs has highlighted the extra non-processing days during this holiday period.
There are additional Bacs non-processing days over the Christmas and New Year period, which are detailed in the table below. To ensure your payments are made on time, Bacs is asking to please submit your files as early as possible.
A reminder that you can submit files up to 30 calendar days in advance of the processing date. If you cannot submit in advance, Bacs recommend early submission on the input day (from 07:00 onwards).
|
PAYMENT ARRIVAL DATE |
PROCESSING DATE |
LATEST SUBMISSION DATE |
|---|---|---|
|
Monday 24 December |
Friday 21 December |
Thursday 20 December |
|
Thursday 27 December* |
Monday 24 December |
Friday 21 December |
|
Friday 28 December |
Thursday 27 December* |
Monday 24 December |
|
Monday 31 December |
Friday 28 December |
Thursday 27 December* |
|
Wednesday 2 January |
Monday 31 December |
Friday 28 December |
|
Thursday 3 January |
Wednesday 2 January |
Monday 31 December |
|
Friday 4 January |
Thursday 3 January |
Wednesday 2 January |
*Consult your sponsor for entry date and processing day arrangements for accounts held in Northern Ireland.
Please ensure your software reflects non-processing days. If you do not know how to do this, contact your software supplier.
For the full list of non-processing days, see Bacs processing calendars.