The British Sleep Society position statement on Daylight Saving Time in the UK

Crawford, M. R., Winnebeck, E. C., von Schantz, M., Gardani, M., Miller, M. A., Revell, V., Hare, A., Horton, C., Durrant, S. and Steier, J. (2024) The British Sleep Society position statement on Daylight Saving Time in the UK. Journal of Sleep Research. ISSN 1365-2869

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Abstract

There is an ongoing debate in the UK and in other countries about whether twice-yearly changes into and out of Daylight Saving Time (DST) should be abolished. Opinions are divided about whether any abolition of DST should result in permanent Standard Time, or year-long DST. The British Sleep Society (BSS) concludes from the available scientific evidence, that circadian and sleep health are affected negatively by enforced changes of clock time (especially in a forward direction) and positively by the availability of natural daylight during the morning. Thus, our recommendation is that the UK should abolish the twice-yearly clock change and reinstate Standard Time throughout the year.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	This is a published open access article available at https://doi.org/10.1111/jsr.14352.
Divisions:	School of Social Science
Depositing User:	Caroline Horton
Date Deposited:	15 Oct 2024 11:17
Last Modified:	25 Oct 2024 11:36
URI:	https://bgro.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/1168

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