Question reference: S6W-15950
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 14 March 2023
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Current status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 March 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what data it holds on how many people have been excused as of right from jury duty in the past year, and, of those, how many were excused because they had (a) already served on a jury in the last five years and (b) been cited but not selected in the last two years.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not hold this data. Court operational matters, including the system and arrangements for jury service, fall within the remit of the independent Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS).