Christmas and New Year Bank Holidays- Bacs Processing Dates.

With the Christmas period approaching, ensure you have peace of mind going into the Bank Holiday’s by planning ahead with your Bacs submissions to allow for Bacs Bank Holiday processing dates.

Bacs processing works on a 3-day cycle:

Day 1: Input Day          →         Day 2: Processing Day             →         Day 3: Payment Day

You need to send your file to Bacs two working days prior to the payment date (day 3). If you have any questions about this, please let us know – or maybe it’s time to consider BACS accredited training.

With banks being closed on the 27th and 28th December, these dates are the latest you would need to submit your files to collect on the earliest possible dates:

With banks also being closed on 3rd January, these dates are the latest you would need to submit your files to collect on the earliest possible dates:

ClearDebit Bureau Customers :
Valid files uploaded before midday are submitted to Bacs the same working day as per the bureau agreement. Files uploaded after midday are submitted to Bacs the next available working day.
All files must be valid to be submitted to Bacs.