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National Police Memorial Day

The National Police Memorial Day organization states that the service is held on the nearest Sunday to 29 September and lists the 2026 service for Sunday 27 September in Belfast.

Date / ruleNearest Sunday to 29 September; 27 September in 2026
ScopeUnited Kingdom
VerificationOfficial Organizer Current Verified
PortabilityEdition Specific
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-07
Target-year policyRefresh Edition
Next date this engine can safely resolveTuesday, September 29, 2026See everything on September 29 →
Authority summary

What is National Police Memorial Day?

The National Police Memorial Day organization states that the service is held on the nearest Sunday to 29 September and lists the 2026 service for Sunday 27 September in Belfast.

Date and recurrence

Nearest Sunday to 29 September; 27 September in 2026

The stored date is verified for a specific edition only. It is not projected into another year without a fresh authoritative source.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is United Kingdom. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Classification

Topic and context

Civic, Remembrance & History →
Accuracy controls

What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
  • Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
  • Remembrance Civic Context Care.
Provenance

Sources

Source policy →
  1. National Police Memorial Day — official siteOfficial Memorial Organization
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is National Police Memorial Day?

Nearest Sunday to 29 September; 27 September in 2026 The stored recurrence guidance is: Refresh the authoritative target-year edition/schedule; current stored evidence: Nearest Sunday to 29 September; 27 September in 2026.

Does National Police Memorial Day fall on the same date every year?

No. The stored date is edition-specific and must be refreshed for another year.

Is National Police Memorial Day an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: United Kingdom. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes National Police Memorial Day?

The stored designation basis is: The National Police Memorial Day organization states that the service is held on the nearest Sunday to 29 September and lists the 2026 service for Sunday 27 September in Belfast.. Supporting provenance includes National Police Memorial Day — official site. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is National Police Memorial Day international or country-specific?

This authority record is country-scoped to United Kingdom. Its fuller verified scope is: United Kingdom.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.

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