identity at jury service

I have jury service starting tomorrow and 2 questions.

1. for identity would a passport that's out of date be good enough because all it says is a full passport?

2. if I'm starting jury service on a wednesday will i finish it after 10 working days on a tuesday or the friday before so I've only done it for 8 days?

thanks

mc

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Reply 1

JohnnySPal

1. I don't know, to be honest. It might be best to be on the safe side, after all it's "one of the most important civil duties that anyone can be asked to perform". Can't you present any other form of ID, say a (provisional) driver's licence? The list of acceptable ID doesn't really cover young people, blummin' idiots.

2. They do ask for you for 10 days. However if you have, say, one day left and you're not serving on a trial then they'll most likely tell you you're not required to come in for your final day. I got the last two days off, so in fact I did only serve for eight days.

Bear in mind though that you could very well end up on a "big" trial that might last more than two weeks, so there's a chance (albeit a much slimmer one) that you might serve for more than 10 working days. If it's a really big trial they'll ask all the jurors there whether they can or can't do it, but ultimately they'll have to pick someone. When I served a few months ago 12 of the poor sods were eight weeks into a trial already!

I'll give you one random tip: Turn up in what the chuff you like! I decided to wear a shirt and trousers for my first day. Every other day I was in jeans and t-shirt :p:

Reply 2

natsing

Oh I loved doing Jury Service, I used my driving licence as my passport is also out of date, but if you take your birth certificate along with an out of date passport this should be fine.

You may not get picked for trial, and if you don't you will be excused for a few days until the next trial and you'll be recalled (normally by text), you could possibly not sit a trial at all, but you will likely get at least one, I got two, both fascinating cases.

One tip for you, take a book or two, or some entertainment, as there is a lot of sitting around waiting between court sittings and waiting to be picked, and it can be very dull. Also take money, as the drinks machines cost, which they don't tell you til you arrive!