Jury service
How to claim expenses
Make your claim for expenses at the end of your jury service - and no more than 12 months after your jury service started.
You鈥檒l usually be paid 7 to 10 working days after submitting your claim form.
The court may be able to pay your expenses during the trial if it鈥檚 likely to last a long time or if you鈥檙e facing financial hardship. Ask jury staff for more information.
Food, drink and travel expenses
Fill in the claim form you received at the start of jury service. Return it to the court with the relevant receipts.
Loss of earnings
What you need to do depends on whether you are employed or self-employed.
If you鈥檙e an employee
Your employer needs to fill in a loss of earnings form if they鈥檝e told you they are not going to pay you during jury service. Bring it to court on your first day of jury service.
If you鈥檙e self-employed
Fill in a self-employed loss of earnings form. You鈥檒l need to include evidence of lost earnings, such as your most recent tax return.
Care and childcare expenses
You and the carer need to fill in the care expenses form to claim for costs outside of your usual care arrangements.
If you鈥檙e using a registered childminder, they need to write their Ofsted number on the form. If a family member or friend is looking after your children, they must write a letter saying how many hours they鈥檝e cared for your child.
Bring your child鈥檚 birth certificate or passport to court during your service or attach a copy to the claim form.
Return the form to the court with evidence of the cost of care, for example invoices or receipts.
Questions about expenses
Contact the court where you did jury service if you have questions about expenses.