Jury Eligibility Criteria Consultation

Overview

There is currently a wide range of automatic exemptions which apply to those people who can be selected for Jury duty. The Government is considering removing a large number of automatic exemptions, so more people would be eligible to serve on a jury. While certain professions would no longer be automatically exempt from jury eligibility, individual circumstances will still be considered when a person is called for jury service, and exemptions are likely be granted on a case-by-case basis where there is a valid reason to do so, as currently happens.

Why your views matter

This consultation seeks to gain your views as part of a substantive review of jury eligibility criteria to ensure the selection criteria for jury eligibility remains fair, inclusive and reflective of the Island’s community.

Through this review process, the Isle of Man Government aims to strengthen the integrity and representativeness of the jury system. Your contribution to this consultation will help shape the future of the overall justice system on the Isle of Man.

Privacy Notice

This consultation is anonymous. Your response will be published as part of a larger summary response document.

If you submit a response, by clicking 'Submit Response' you will give us permission to analyse and include your response in our results. After you click Submit, you will no longer be able to go back and change any of your answers. However, there is an option for you to provide an email address and if you do provide this it will only be used to send a receipt and a link to a PDF copy of your response.

The Cabinet Office would encourage that no personal data is provided however any personal data erroneously or intentionally provided will be anonymised before a response is published and will not be shared beyond the Policy Development Team. Any personal data will be deleted once the consultation exercise has been completed.

Please read our Privacy Policy for more details and your rights (opens in a new tab).

Reasonable adjustments and alternative formats

The Department is committed to equal opportunities and our aim is to make our documents easy to use and accessible to all.

We will take steps to accommodate any reasonable adjustments and provide such assistance as you may reasonably require to enable you to access or reply to this consultation.

If you would like to receive this document as a paper copy, in another format or need assistance with accessing or replying to this consultation, please email Matthew.Cover2@gov.im or telephone +44 1624 686771.

Responding to this consultation and questions

You can respond to this consultation online by clicking on the 'Online Survey' link below. Alternatively you can download a paper version of this consultation in the 'Related' section below and email it to Matthew.Cover2@gov.im.