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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...