Jury service

Doing jury service 

You must do jury service when you are sent a jury summons form, unless you are allowed to delay it

You can either: 

You must reply within seven days. 

You can be fined up to £1,000 if you do not return the form or turn up for your jury service. 

The jury service will be as close as possible to where you live. 

The court will not pay you to do jury service, but you can claim expenses such as food, drink and travel. You can also claim for loss of earnings if your employer does not pay you during your jury service. 

You can watch a video about jury service (external link).  

When you are not allowed to do jury service 

In some circumstances you cannot be on a jury, for example if you have been in prison in the last 10 years. These are listed in the guide to jury summons (external link) which is sent to you with the form. 

How long jury service lasts

Jury service usually lasts up to ten working days but can be longer. 

You may be on a jury for more than one trial during your service.  

Find out more about Jury service (external link), please see GOV.UK's website.