Statistics related to the jury service

​​​​​Request ​782741442 ​

Provide any anonymised and aggregate statistical data held by the Courts Service or Judicial Greffe relating to jury service in Jersey, covering recent years (for example, the last 5–10 years), including: 

1. The number of individuals summoned for jury service

2. The number of individuals who ultimately served on juries
   

3. A breakdown of the above figures by gender
   

Response 

1 The Court Service can confirm that the number of individuals called for jury service for 2025 was 2815. Figures for previous years can be found in the annual reports available on the Courts.je website Judicial Greffe Reports and Documents. Article 23 of the Freedom on Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies in respect of the previous years 2021 to 2024.

2 The numbers of individuals who ultimately served on juries each year for the previous 5 years is shown in the table below. 

​3 We do not hold records of the gender of individuals called for jury service and are therefore unable to provide a breakdown of the figures by gender. Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 therefore applies. 

Articles applied 

Article 3 - Meaning of “information held by a public authority"

For the purposes of this Law, information is held by a public authority if –

(a) it is held by the authority, otherwise than on behalf of another person; or

(b) it is held by another person on behalf of the authority. 

Article 23 - Information accessible to applicant by other means 

(1) Information is absolutely exempt information if it is reasonably available to the applicant, otherwise than under this Law, whether or not free of charge.

(2) A scheduled public authority that refuses an application for information on this ground must make reasonable efforts to inform the applicant where the applicant may obtain the information.​