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1694299

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Juries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the support that is available to jurors who have been adversely affected by sitting on a jury.
tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
tabling member printed	Sarah Dyke
uin	17471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>Juries are a vital part of our criminal justice system, and jury service is an important civic duty. We want to do everything we can to help jurors feel supported as they undertake this important role.</p><p> </p><p>If any aspect of jury service has left a juror feeling distressed, they are encouraged to speak to their GP and/or the Samaritans. Their GP can help them to access counselling services and the Samaritans can provide support over the telephone, email or through a local Samaritan branch. A leaflet entitled ‘Supporting You Through Jury Service’ which offers further advice to jurors is available in courts.</p><p> </p><p>Our courts request regular feedback from jurors through Juror Experience Surveys to better understand jurors’ needs which finds most jurors enjoy completing jury service. We are using this research alongside the extensive academic research available and experience from other jurisdictions to inform our approach. We are aware that a small minority of jurors suffer adverse effects and are working to understand their specific needs to ensure that the support we offer is appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 11/03/2024 17:11:39 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4995 label Biography information for Sarah Dyke

1666931

registered interest
date	24/10/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Juries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when the loss of earnings allowance for those on jury service was last increased; and what plans they have, if any, to increase the allowance to bring it into line with the national minimum wage.
tabling member printed	Lord Norton of Louth
uin	HL10786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 26/10/2023 11:00:02 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	3187 label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth

1613044

registered interest
date	20/04/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Juries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the findings of a study by Royal Holloway, University of London of religious bias in jury outcomes with regard to different choices of oath; and whether they have any plans to update existing rules or guidance.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL7331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2023 answer text <p>Trial by jury is a fundamental part of our justice system, and the Government is committed to ensuring juries are as representative as possible of the public at large. Juries are selected completely at random in order to ensure that a cross-section of society is reflected in their make-up. Successive academic studies have shown that juries deliver fair and impartial results.</p><p>We continually monitor proceedings in the criminal courts to ensure fair trials for defendants. There are currently no plans to change the rules or guidance around swearing an oath or making an affirmation in court.</p> answering member printed Lord Bellamy question first answered 27/04/2023 15:50:14 answering member 4941 label Biography information for Lord Bellamy
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1271567

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Juries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what the average wait time between charge and sentence for crimes tried by jury was (1) in each year from 2008 to 2019, and (2) in each month of 2020.
tabling member printed	Baroness Taylor of Bolton
uin	HL11503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2020 answer text <p>The average number of days taken from charge to completion for crimes tried by jury in the Crown Court in England and Wales between the period of 2008 to 2019 has been provided in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>The average waiting time between charge and completion for crimes tried by jury in the Crown Court in England and Wales in each month of 2020 is not available at this time. This is due to MoJ changing its data gathering, access and release practices due to the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p> </p></td><td rowspan="3"><p><strong>Number of defendants whose cases have completed <sup>5</sup></strong></p></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="3"><p><strong>Charge to completion</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>Mean</p></td><td><p>Median</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010 Q2-Q4</p></td><td><p>72,916</p></td><td><p>204</p></td><td><p>174</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>92,813</p></td><td><p>210</p></td><td><p>178</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>82,214</p></td><td><p>212</p></td><td><p>179</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013 <sup>7</sup></p></td><td><p>76,134</p></td><td><p>196</p></td><td><p>165</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>76,531</p></td><td><p>206</p></td><td><p>174</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>76,818</p></td><td><p>232</p></td><td><p>189</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>69,563</p></td><td><p>234</p></td><td><p>186</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>64,592</p></td><td><p>224</p></td><td><p>178</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>64,852</p></td><td><p>239</p></td><td><p>188</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>57,463</p></td><td><p>226</p></td><td><p>178</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>1) Includes cases with an offence to completion time greater than 10 years but excludes a small number of cases with identified data quality issues and breaches. 2) Includes all for trial criminal cases (triable-either-way and indictable only cases) which have received a verdict and concluded in the specified time period in the Crown Court. This data also includes cases where the prosecutor has chosen not to continue with the prosecution. Not all cases included in this data will have gone to a full jury trial, for example where the defendant has pleaded guilty before their trial date.</p><p>3) Only one offence is counted for each defendant in the case. If there is more than one offence per defendant that completes on the same day, a set of validation rules applies to select one offence only and these relate to the longest duration, seriousness and the lowest sequence number of the offence.</p><p>4) Data from Q1 2018 to Q4 2019 are not comparable with previous periods and there is a requirement to break the series. The data from Q1 2018 onwards has been revised following the identification of defendant attrition through the timeliness process, as a result these defendants have been put back into the analysis. It is our intention to investigate the more efficient and effective way to provide robust and reliable back series in future.</p><p>5) The number of defendants shows the number whose cases have completed and where it has been possible to match from initial appearance at magistrates’ court to completion in the Crown Court. The match rate is typically between 90-95%, as for some cases, it is not possible to match defendants through the system and these cases are excluded.</p><p>6) Timeliness figures are only available from April 2010, so data for 2010 is presented above for Q2 to Q4 only.</p><p>7) Committal proceedings were abolished nationally on 28th May 2013. Triable-either-way cases are now sent rather than committed for trial.</p> answering member printed Baroness Scott of Bybrook question first answered 23/12/2020 12:39:14 answering member 4553 label Biography information for Baroness Scott of Bybrook
tabling member	407 label Biography information for Baroness Taylor of Bolton

1054688

registered interest
date	04/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Juries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were successful in an application to be exempt from jury duty in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	216191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>The number of people who were successful in an application to be exempt from jury duty in each of the last three years was 99,873 in 2016, 107,417 in 2017 and 109,342 in 2018. Any request for excusal is reviewed by a Jury Summoning Clerk. Although a civic duty to attend if summoned, there are various reasons why it would not be appropriate for prospective jurors to attend jury service, including medical conditions, language difficulties and care for dependents.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 12/02/2019 17:22:58 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

837758

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Juries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department provides to people selected for jury service to ensure that they understand their duties as jurors.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	126789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2018 answer text <p>There is a range of guidance material available to jurors.</p><p> </p><p>Upon confirming their jury service, jurors are sent an information pack, which, alongside practical information, includes a booklet called, ‘Your Guide to Jury Service’ which sets out what happens during jury service and what is expected of a juror. This booklet is also available online.</p><p> </p><p>All jurors are shown a short film entitled, ‘Your Role as a Juror’ on their first day of jury service which explains what they should expect and what their role is. This is also available online.</p><p> </p><p>Once summoned, a juror can contact the Jury Central Summoning Bureau if they are unsure of any aspect of their jury service, or once at court can speak to court staff. Further information and guidance for jurors can also be found on the gov.uk website.</p><p> </p><p>The Lord Chief Justice has recently introduced a new notice to be handed to jurors when they are sworn in which details their legal responsibilities and the possible penalties of failing to adhere to them. The new notice is being rolled out on a staged basis across all Crown Court centres with a view to completion in 2018-19.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 14/02/2018 13:27:59 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

513270

registered interest
date	15/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Juries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information his Department holds on the (a) gender, (b) age and (c) ethnicity of people who have served on juries.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	34213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2016 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Service does not collect the information requested.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 20/04/2016 14:14:42 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

443315

registered interest
date	07/01/2016
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Juries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2016 to Question 20564, how many people were charged with jury (a) intimidation and (b) tampering in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	21435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2016 answer text <p>Section 51 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 creates two offences:</p><p>S.51(1) creates an offence directed at acts against a person who assists in an investigation of an offence or who is a witness or potential witness or juror or potential juror whilst an investigation or trial is in progress</p><p>S.51(2) creates an offence directed at acts against a person who assisted in an investigation of an offence or who was a witness or juror after an investigation or trial has been concluded.</p><p>The records held by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) identify the number of offences in which a prosecution commenced and reached a first hearing in the magistrates’ courts, rather than the number of defendants prosecuted. A single defendant may be prosecuted for multiple offences.</p><p>The number of offences charged under s.51(1) and s.51(2) are as follows:</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>2014-2015</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 51(1)</p></td><td><p>Intimidate a witness / juror</p></td><td><p>3,275</p></td><td><p>2,630</p></td><td><p>2,148</p></td><td><p>2,066</p></td><td><p>2,202</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 51(2)</p></td><td><p>Do an act which harmed a witness / juror</p></td><td><p>102</p></td><td><p>166</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>109</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 51(2)</p></td><td><p>Threaten a witness / juror</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p>118</p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>129</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The proportion of CPS cases that result in a guilty plea has increased from 67.2% in 10/11 to 74.5% in 14/15 which means that there are fewer cases that are likely to be subject to the sorts of acts covered by s.51(1) during the course of the prosecution.</p><p>Also, s.51(1) covers intimidation of juror or potential jurors. The number of crown court trials have also been reducing over the period in question by 9.5%, again resulting in fewer cases where S.51(1) offences are likely to apply.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 13/01/2016 15:14:30 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

439446

registered interest
date	17/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Juries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many incidents of jury (a) intimidation and (b) tampering were recorded in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	20564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 05/01/2016 14:44:35 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter