people are randomly selected , elctrol register, 1 in 6 chance , some people never called some called again and agian, no qualification are needed but have to be residence in the country for 5 years from age of 13 have to be on the electrol register. They are summoned by a letter which is sent through the post and they have to reply back if they dont it is a criminal offence and can be find £1000
jury can be defferd under certain circumstances such as hospital appointment or family wedding however they must give a date for when they are free in next 12 months of the original summons, by law you can only be defferd once, the decison is made by the jury central summoning bureau.
some people such as the member of the armed forces are excused and will not be required to complete jury service. Also those people who are ill and ineligibale for jury service and also people with certain criminal covictions, includes people who have served, or are serving prison sentences or community orders of varying degrees of seriousness and those on bail in criminal proceedings. A person will be disqualified for life if convicted and sentenced for 5 years or more in prison. The perosn is disqualified fro 10 years if they have served any sentence of imprisonment or being given a suspended sentence or a community order in the last 10 years you cant sit if your curantley on bail.
when a jury is required, a court official will choose a number of jurors usually 15 from those called for duty. only 12 are needed for the trial itself more people are taken in to court incase a juror is uable to sit e.g. he or she may know teh d involved.
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