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Who is entitled to serve on a jury?

Section 1 of the Juries Act 1974 (JA 1974) states that everyone is entitled to serve on a jury provided that:

1. •

   the person is registered as a parliamentary or local government elector

2. •

   is not less than 18 nor more than 75 years of age

3. •

   they have been ordinarily resident in the UK, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man for any period of at least five years since attaining the age of 13, and

4. •

   and they are not disqualified from jury service

The upper age limit for jurors was increased from 70–75 by section 68 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (CJCA 2015) which makes amendments to JA 1974, ss 1(1)(a) and 3(1).

Those who are disqualified from jury service are identified in JA 1974, Sch 1 (Pts 1 and 2):

1. •

   a  person for the time being liable to be detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 (MeHA 1983)

2. •

   a person for the time being resident in a hospital on account