What age must a person be to qualify for Jury Service?
Between the ages of 18-75 years old
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What must a person be registered as to qualify to be a juror?
They must be registered on the electoral register
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How long must a person be a resident of the UK for to be qualified to be a juror?
Must be a resident in the UK for 5 years from there 13th birthday consecutively
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What is the act which ammended the age set for jurors?
Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015
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What is the act that sets out the qualifications to be a juror?
Juries Act 1972
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Why may you be permenantly disqualified from jury service?
For serious crimes such as murder
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Why may you be disqualified from jury service for 10 years?
For less serious crimes or ever served a prison sentance or a community order
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Who else is disqualified at present?
Anyone on bail
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Why may someone be excused from jury service?
If they have a pre-booked holiday, illness (including mental illness which is defined under the Criminal Justice Act 2003), examination or in the armed forces.
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How do jurors become aware that they have been selected?
They are sent a letter at random in the post
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What are the two types of vetting done on the jurors?
Police checks and Political Vetting
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What are political checks?
Made to eliminate those who are disqualified as they have a criminal record
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What is political vetting?
It is wider checks made on a jurors background and political affiliations - it is controversial
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What are the three types of ways the jury can be challenged?
To the array, for cause and the prosecutions right to 'stand by' jurors
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What is challenging to the array mean?
Challenging the whole jury because it has been formed in an unrepresentive and biased way
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What is the case that illustrates to the array?
R v Fraser - a defendant of ethnic minority successfully challenged an all white jury
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What is challenging for cause?
Challening the right of an individual juror to sit on the jury
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What does it mean when the prosecution have the right to 'stand by' jurors?
The prosecution can send a juror to the back of the list of potential jurors with no reason needed but the juror could still be used if there isnt enough jurors
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What must a person be registered as to qualify to be a juror?
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They must be registered on the electoral register
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What is the act which ammended the age set for jurors?
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