Eligibility
You are eligible for jury service if:
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You will be at least 18 years old, and under 70 years old, on the day that you start your jury service; and
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You are registered as a parliamentary or local government elector; and
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You have lived in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man for any period of at least 5 years since you were 13 years old.
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Most people qualify for Jury Service, but there are circumstances which may disqualify you. These are listed below. If you are unsure of whether any of these apply to you or not, please contact the Jury Central Summoning Bureau.
Age
You do not qualify if you are under 18 or over 69 years of age on the date you are due to start your jury service.
Bail and convictions
You do not qualify for jury service:
- if you are currently on bail in criminal proceedings
- if you have ever been sentenced:
- to imprisonment, detention or custody for life
- to be detained during Her Majesty's pleasure or during the pleasure of the Secretary of State
- to imprisonment for public protection or detention for public protection,
- to an extended sentence under section 227 or 228 of the Criminal Justice Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, or
- to imprisonment or youth custody for 5 years or more
- if you have in the past 10 years in the United Kingdom the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man:
- served any part of a sentence of imprisonment, or a sentence of detention, or
- had passed on you a suspended sentence of imprisonment or had made in respect of you a suspended order for detention
- if you have in the past 10 years in England and Wales:
- had made in respect of you a community order under section 177 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, a community rehabilitation order, a community punishment order, a community punishment and rehabilitation order, a drug treatment and testing order or a drug abstinence order, or
- had made in respect of you any corresponding order under the law of Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man or any of the Channel Islands.
Mental Disorders/Mental Health Problems
If you are in any doubt whether the following list applies to you, please talk to your doctor or ask a family member, friend or neighbour to explain it to you. You
do not
qualify for jury service if:
- you suffer from, or have suffered from, a mental disorder / mental health problem and because of that condition:
you are currently a resident in a hospital or other similar institution; or - you regularly visit a medical practitioner for treatment
- you are in guardianship under section 7 of the Mental Health Act 1983
- a judge has decided that you are not capable of managing and administering your property or affairs because of mental disorder/mental health problem