Selection process

Selection process

• 1) CC official responsible for summoning enough jurors to try cases

• 2) the official arranges for the names to be selected at random from electoral register

• 3) more than 12 will be summoned in case of disqualification

• 4) those summoned must notify the court if they can’t attend

• 5) all other summoned should attend court. Trials usually 2 weeks.

Vetting

• Once a list of potential jurors is know, both prosecution and defence have a right to see the list.

• They can be vetted in two forms: DBS, and Authorised Jury Check

• DBS: simple background check

• AJC: more extended to political affiliations and such following ABC trial

Challenging

• before jurors are sworn in, both parties can challenge legitimacy of jurors in 3 ways:

• 1) To the array - s5 Juries Act; jury is biased or unrepresentative (Romford Jury in Old Bailey)

• 2) For cause - challenging individuals right to be on jury (disqualified)

• 3) Prosecution right to stand by - put a juror on the end of a jury list as a reserve

Appointment

• Then jurors are to swear an oath that they will faithfully try the defendant according to the evidence