Juries: Childcare
Commons · Question 81005 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by John Whitby
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2025 to Question 74400 on Juries: Childcare, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the amount jurors can claim for childcare to ensure that it
Answer
Answered by Sarah Sackman, 20 Oct 2025
Jurors can claim allowances to help cover additional costs arising from jury service, including the full additional cost of childcare within the overall daily financial loss allowance cap. Informal childcare can also be reimbursed at a set hourly rate, su...