Calculate UK working days and court deadlines.
Count UK working days or use the available court rules. Check which dates count, review holidays and court closures, and download a record of your calculation.
For England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
UK Holidays and Significant Dates
Find a deadline or count the days between two dates. Choose the starting date and counting rules that apply.
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Choose your settings, then press Calculate.
Count forwards or backwards from a date, or find the working days between two dates. Choose bank holidays for England & Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland, and set whether the first and last dates count. For deadlines in stages, you can calculate up to six linked periods, each with its own settings.
UK counting tools
UK bank holidays vary by region. Courts can have their own closures and counting rules too. Choose the settings that apply, then check the result.
For court deadlines, select the relevant counting profile and, where available, the court or office calendar. The result shows the selected rules and any adjustment to the final date. Establish the starting date and period from the applicable rule, order or contract before counting.
Worked example · Scotland
If the filing rule lets you file on the next day the court is open, a local court closure can change the deadline. These examples use the same count for two courts.
Start date excluded · Final day included
Closed on 6 July
Moves to the next day the court is open
Try the Edinburgh exampleOpen on 6 July
Initial date stays the same
Try the Judicial Office exampleThis example assumes a filing period of six calendar days after 30 June 2026, excluding the start date and including the final day. It also assumes the applicable rule lets you file on the next day the court is open if the initial filing date falls on a court closure. Confirm those inputs and the filing rule before using a result.
The calculator shows the selected calendar and any final-day adjustment, so you can check why the dates differ.
Source: SCTS public and privilege holidays 2026, revised v2 calendar.
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