Juries: Allowances
Commons · Question 46761 · Tabled 22 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 2 May 2025
Question
Asked by Melanie Onn
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent steps her Department has taken to help ensure that individuals carrying out jury duty do not experience financial hardship.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Sackman, 2 May 2025
Jury service is a vital civic duty, and the Government is committed to ensuring jurors feel supported throughout their service. Jurors can claim subsistence and travel expenses, as well as a loss of earnings allowance from the court. The jury summoning pr...