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To ask to be excused, reply to your jury summons explaining your reasons in detail. You can appeal if your request to change the date of your jury service or be excused is refused. Write to the Jury Central Summoning Bureau, including:. Jury Central Summoning Bureau jurysummoning justice. To help us improve GOV. Mobile phones and computers aren't allowed in the jury room. You'll also be instructed not to look in the media for any information about the case in question.
The court's permission is needed if anyone, for example the media or members of the public, wants to use text-based devices to communicate directly from the court. You may not leave the court during the lunch break. You must remain with the other members of the jury.
When the jury has retired to reach a verdict and hasn't reached one by the end of the day, it's possible that the judge or sheriff will ask you to go to a hotel. The rules about confidentiality still apply in overnight accommodation. It is contempt of court, punishable by imprisonment or a fine, for you to discuss, for example, statements made or votes cast by members of the jury, even long after the trial has ended.
It's also contempt of court for anybody to try to obtain such information from a juror. It's a criminal offence to intimidate, bully or attempt to influence you when you're serving on a jury. If anyone tries to do this, you must report what has happened to the clerk of court. If you feel threatened at any time by a gesture, word or action, you should inform any court official or police officer immediately.
Before you're asked to leave the courtroom to decide the verdict, the judge will address you in what is known as a 'charge'. You'll be told what evidence you must consider in coming to the verdict and you may be given instructions, or 'directions', about how to consider that evidence. In trials for rape or sexual assault, the judge may speak about the reasons a victim may have for delaying the reporting of the crime, or about why there may be a lack of physical resistance or force used.
Force is not a legal requirement for the crime of rape - the victim may be asleep or unconscious, for example. When the jury reaches an agreement, either as a majority or unanimously, you return to court to give the verdict.
In a criminal trial, there are three verdicts open to the jury: guilty, not guilty and not proven. Not guilty and not proven both mean that the accused can't be tried again for that offence unless there's compelling new evidence, the original trial was tainted with intimidation or harassment of witnesses, or the accused admits guilt after the trial.
If the verdict on any charge is guilty, there must be at least eight jurors in favour of that verdict. The judge decides on the sentence for the accused although may not do so immediately. In a civil trial, the jury will be asked if they have reached a verdict. If they have, they will then be asked a number of questions, for example is the pursuer liable and if so, to what extent. You won't be paid for jury service but you may be reimbursed, subject to a maximum daily amount, for:.
You can find a full list of what you can claim and how much is covered in the guide to applying for expenses on the Scottish Courts and Tribunals website. You can claim for loss of earnings or expenses at the end of the period of jury service. The expenses claim form is available on the Scottish Courts and Tribunals website.
Payment is made by a crossed cheque sent to your home address within seven to ten working days. If you've attended the court but not been selected, you're entitled to claim expenses subject to the specified limits.
You can either claim expenses before leaving the court or send your form at a later date. You can claim the cost of the journey between your home and the court, for example the cost of a return bus or train fare.
If you travel by bike or private car, you can claim a maximum rate per mile. In an emergency or when there's no public transport, the court may pay the cost of a taxi. You should keep any tickets and evidence of transport costs and include these with the claim form. This allowance is for the extra expense of meals and other out-of-pocket expenses you pay for while attending court. You can't claim this allowance if the court has provided, or offered to provide, your meals or refreshments.
For the period you serve as a juror, you are entitled to claim if either of the following happens:. An employer is not obliged to pay their employee while they're on jury service unless this is specified in the contract of employment. There's more information for employers on the Scottish Courts and Tribunals website. To claim loss of earnings, in addition to the claim form, you'll need to ask your employer to fill in a certificate of loss of earnings and stamp it with an official stamp.
You can download the certificate of loss of earnings from the Scottish Courts and Tribunals website. You can get National Insurance credits if you don't have these paid during your jury service. You must write to your local HM Revenue and Customs office before the end of the benefit year after the tax year in which jury service occurred.
For example, if your jury service was in November , the tax year ends in April and the next benefit year ends on 1 January If you employ a babysitter or childminder while serving on the jury, you'll be reimbursed only if the childminder is not part of your normal childcare arrangements, or the hours you need to have covered are more than usual.
A certificate from the babysitter or childminder stating their hourly rate must accompany the expenses claim form. This certificate is available in the guide to applying for expenses on the Scottish Courts and Tribunals website. If you employ a carer for an adult you care for while serving on the jury, you'll be reimbursed only if the carer is not part of your normal care arrangements, or the hours you need to have covered are more than usual. A certificate from the carer stating their hourly rate must accompany the expenses claim form.
Travel, subsistence and childcare reimbursements are ignored as income for means-tested benefits. You may be able to apply for loss of benefits if your benefits are withdrawn during your jury service. You should contact your local benefits office to inform them of your jury service.
If they say that they're going to withdraw your benefit during your jury service, you should contact the court to request a certificate of loss of benefit, which you should ask the benefits office to complete. Without this certificate being completed and the required evidence being produced, payment can't be made. You cannot be required to look for work if you are a juror and getting Universal Credit. You should tell your work coach so that your claimant commitment can be updated.
You can keep getting Income Support while on jury service because you're not required to be available for work. Some jurors may be working less than 16 hours as well as getting Income Support. If you're not paid your earnings while on jury service, you can claim a loss of earnings allowance.
As the Department for Work and Pensions treats the allowance in the same way as earnings, no adjustment is normally needed to Income Support. A juror who is required to attend court can be treated as available for work for a maximum of eight weeks. This applies to both contribution-based and income-based JSA. If jury service lasts more than eight weeks, your Jobcentre Plus office should complete a loss of earnings certificate to allow you to apply for reimbursement.
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