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Flag Etiquette
What times should I fly the Flag?
The Union flag should be flown on Government Buildings from 8am until
sunset.
Which is the superior position?
The Union flag must always be flown in a superior position ie:
i) the highest flagpole
ii) the centre flag pole where there is an odd number of poles of the same
height
iii) the left centre flag pole viewed from the front of the building, where
there is an even number of the same height.
What is half mast?
Half-mast means the flag is flown two-thirds of the way up the flagpole with
at least the height of the flag between the top of the flag and the top of
the flagpole.
If more than one flag is flown they should all be raised at half-mast or not
flown at all.
Flags of foreign nations should not be flown unless their country is also
observing mourning.
Can I fly the Red Ensign on Merchant Navy Day?
Merchant Navy Day, on 3rd September, is not one of the appointed days for
flying the Union flag from Government Buildings which has been agreed by the
Royal Household. It is a specific event that has its own flag so Government
Departments with an interest in Merchant Navy Day may fly the Red Ensign
from their buildings on 3rd September.
Which way round should I fly the Union flag?
The Union flag must be flown the correct way up. This is with the wider
diagonal white stripe above the red diagonal strip in the half nearest to
the flag pole.
When can I fly the Union flag?
There are 18 fixed days each year on which the flag should be flown on
Government buildings. A Government building for this purpose is generally
accepted to mean a building owned or used by the Crown and predominately
occupied or used by Civil Servants or her Majesty’s Armed Forces.
Individuals, local authorities and other organisations may fly the Union
flag whenever they wish, subject to compliance with any local planning
requirements.
Do I need planning permission?
You need planning permission from your local council to erect a flagpole.
Once this has been obtained, no permission is necessary to fly National
Flags.
Under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, flags come with the definition
of "advertisement". Their display is controlled by the Town and Country
Planning (Control of Advertisements) Regulations 1992.
However, under Schedule 2 of the Regulations, the national flag of any
country, and this includes the Union flag, is exempt from advertisement
control provided each flag is flown from a single vertical flagstaff and
neither the flag nor the flagstaff display any advertisement additional to
the design of the flag.
Do I need permission to fly the European Union Flag?
Yes - the European Union Flag is not currently classified as a national flag
under the current regulations. All Government departments that fly the
European Union Flag on Europe Day should contact their local planning
authority to establish how to obtain advertising consent to fly the European
Union Flag on 9th May.
Days for Hoisting Flags on Government Buildings
From 8am till sunset
20 January Birthday of the Countess of Wessex
6 February Her Majesty's Accession
19 February Birthday of the Duke of York
1 March St David’s Day (in Wales only, see note 1)
10 March Birthday of The Earl of Wessex
13 March Commonwealth Day (second Monday in March)
21 April Birthday of Her Majesty The Queen
23 April St George’s Day (in England only, see note 1)
9 May Europe Day (see note 4)
2 June Coronation Day
10 June Birthday of The Duke of Edinburgh
17 June Official Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday
17 July Birthday of The Duchess of Cornwall
15 August Birthday of The Princess Royal
12 November Remembrance Day (second Sunday, see note 2 )
14 November Birthday of The Prince of Wales
20 November Her Majesty’s Wedding Day
30 November St Andrew’s Day (in Scotland only, see note 1)
The day of the opening of a Session of the Houses of Parliament by Her
Majesty (see note 3 )
The day of the prorogation of a Session of the Houses of Parliament by Her
Majesty (see note 3 )
Notes
1. Where a building has two or more flagstaffs the appropriate National flag
may be flown in addition to the Union flag but not in a superior position
2. Flags should be flown at full mast all day
3. Flags should be flown on this day even if Her Majesty does not perform
the ceremony in person. Flags should only be flown in the Greater London
area
4. The Union flag should fly alongside the European flag. On Government
buildings that only have one flagpole, the Union flag should take precedence
Rules for Hoisting Flags on Government Buildings
The following regulations are circulated by Her Majesty’s Command to the
Government Offices concerned
Dates on which flags are to be flown?
The dates named on the accompanying Schedule.
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport will inform you of any other
occasions where Her Majesty has given a special command.
How the Union flag should be flown
The broader diagonal white stripe should be at the top left hand side of the
flag nearest the flagpole.
Provincial buildings
The Schedule applies to Provincial as well as to London buildings (please
see notes 1 and 4). Where it has been the practice to fly the flag daily, as
in the case of some Custom Houses, this may continue.
Definition of a Government building
A Government building for the purposes of flag flying is a building that is
owned by the Crown or where the majority of occupants are civil servants.
Occasions on which the union flag is to be flown at half mast (half mast
means the flag is flown two-thirds up between the top and bottom of the
flagstaff)
a) from the announcement of the death of The Sovereign, except on
Proclamation Day, when they are flown at full mast from 11am to sunset;
b) the funeral of members of the Royal Family, subject to special commands
from Her Majesty in each case;
c) the funerals of foreign Rulers, subject to special commands from Her
Majesty in each case;
d) the funerals of Prime Ministers and ex-Prime Ministers of the United
Kingdom, subject to special commands from Her Majesty in each case;
e) the Department for Culture, Media and Sport will inform you of any other
occasions where Her Majesty has given a special command.
Rules when days for flying coincide with days for flying flags at half-mast
To be flown at full mast:
a) although a member of the Royal Family, or a near relative of the Royal
Family, may be lying dead, unless special commands are received from Her
Majesty to the contrary;
b) although it may be the day of the funeral of a foreign Ruler.
If the body of a very distinguished subject is lying at a Government Office
the flag may fly at half-mast on that office until the body has left
(provided it is a day on which the flag would fly) and then the flag is to
be hoisted right up. On all other public buildings the flag will fly as
usual.
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