Can schools and GP surgeries in Birmingham close on day of the Queen’s funeral?

The bank holiday will be on 19 September and would affect businesses as well
Asmita Sarkar
By Asmita Sarkar
Published 13th Sep 2022, 10:29 BST

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A bank holiday was declared for Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral next week on Monday, 19 September.

King Charles III announced the bank holiday on the day his mother would reach her final resting place.

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The bank holiday will be on 19 September and would affect businesses as well. Millions of people will be off work so they can pay respects to the longest-reigning monarch of the UK. She will be laid to rest in Westminster Abbey and the funeral will begin at 11am.

A rehearsal is held early in the morning outside the Houses of Parliament for the ceremonial procession to transfer the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II on September 13, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)A rehearsal is held early in the morning outside the Houses of Parliament for the ceremonial procession to transfer the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II on September 13, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)
A rehearsal is held early in the morning outside the Houses of Parliament for the ceremonial procession to transfer the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II on September 13, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)

Will schools be closed?

Schools will be closed on 19 September, the Government has announced. “We are not asking them to remain open on the day of the bank holiday,” the statement read.

The statement also said that the government wants to help give as many people as possible the opportunity on the day of the State Funeral to mark Her Majesty’s passing and commemorate her reign. She reigned for more than seven decades.

Will GP Surgeries be closed?

GPs will be allowed to close on Monday for the funeral.

NHS England said in a statement that primary care professionals and their teams will want to pay their respects on this day wherever possible and contractually may be supported to do so with the declaration of the bank holiday.

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While “GP practices will be contractually able to close on this day for their core services as it is a confirmed bank holiday, ICBs will need to urgently work to ensure sufficient out-of-hours (integrated urgent care) services capacity is in place during what would have been core hours to meet patient’s urgent primary medical care needs,” said Dr. Ursula Montgomery, Director of Primary Care, NHS England, in a statement.

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