You have been taken to this page as you have selected a court which requires you to submit a paper expenses claim to claim expenses from attending as a juror.
For help in completing the claim or if you have any questions please contact the court which asked you to attend for jury service
You are not paid for jury service, but you are allowed to claim expenses. A maximum amount can be claimed and these rates are decided by Scottish Ministers. The maximum amounts which can be claimed are shown below. A juror cannot be paid more than these maximum amounts.
What can I claim?
You may be able to claim six kinds of expenses:
Travel
For the cost of transport to and from court;
Subsistence
For the extra cost of meals etc that you buy while attending court;
Loss of earnings or benefits
Childminding
For the extra cost of childminding and babysitting
Adult carer allowance
For the extra cost of caring for a dependant adult
Other expenses
you may be entitled to claim for any other unusual expenses
What conditions apply and what are the maximum amounts that can be claimed?
Travel
This expenses is for the cost of travelling from your home to court. (Please note: you may not claim travelling expenses from any address other than your own unless you have permission from the court in advance). The amount depends on whether you used public or private transport (please see the table below).
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Public transport: You must include your tickets/receipt of purchase along with your claim form as evidence of your journey. Please note that if you are travelling by rail, you will only be able to claim a standard class fare.
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Own transport: If you have travelled by motor car or motorcycle, you will normally only be able to claim the public transport rate of payment, unless the clerk of court accepts that you used your own transport because there was no alternative public transport. In this case the standard rate may be payable. The rates are given in the table below. Please note: parking costs will normally only be paid where public transport is unavailable or unsuitable for your personal needs.
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Taxi: If you consider that you need to use a taxi, you must agree this with the clerk of court before you attend for jury service. The clerk of court will need to agree that no other kind of transport is available to you or that a journey using public transport would take an unreasonable time. If travel by taxi is approved, you must include a receipt showing the fare which you paid.
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Type of Transport
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Allowance
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Public
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The cost of the ticket
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Private – Public transport rate
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Motor car/ motorcycle
Bicycle
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31.4p per mile
9.6p per mile
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Private – Standard rate
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Motorcycle
Motor car
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33p per mile
47.1p per mile
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Taxi
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Fare paid
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Subsistence
This allowance is for the extra expense of meals and other out of pocket expense you pay while attending court (please see the table below). You cannot claim this allowance if the court has provided, or offered to provide, your meals or refreshments.
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Hours away from home/business
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Allowance
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10 hours or less
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£5.71
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Over 10 hours
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£12.17
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Loss of Earnings
For the period you serve as a juror, you are entitled to claim if:
- Your employer does not pay you; or
- You suffer financial loss – for example, you are self-employed and suffer loss of earnings or have to pay someone to substitute for you while you are away, however we will not be able to pay you for both loss of earnings and for someone to substitute for you.
You can claim the actual amount you have lost on the basis of net earnings (after tax and National Insurance have been deducted). If you are self-employed, Inland Revenue rules mean that this will be based on your gross earnings and you will be responsible for declaring the money you get along with your business’s other income. In both cases the amounts you can claim are subject to the following limits:
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Amount of lost earnings
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Allowance
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4 hours of less
More than 4 hours (for the period
from day 1 up to day 5)
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£32.47
£64.95
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Whole day rate (for the period from day 6 up to day 100)
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£129.91
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Whole day rate (for each day following 100 days)
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£230
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To claim loss of earnings, you should first ask your employer to fill in and stamp the Certificate of Loss of Earnings. If your employer does not have an official stamp, another piece of evidence will be required before payment can be made (for example headed notepaper or an invoice).
If you are self employed, you will need to provide evidence of your earnings, such as an Inland Revenue self-assessment tax return or certified accounts for the previous year to support your claim.
Loss of Benefit
You may be able to apply for loss of benefit if your benefit is withdrawn during your period of jury service. You should contact your local benefits office to advise them of the requirement for you to attend for jury service. If they tell you that they are going to withdraw your benefit during your period of jury service, you should ask the benefits office to complete a Certificate of Loss of Benefit which should be submitted alongside your claim. Without this certificate being completed and produced, payment cannot be made.
Childminding/dependant adult carer expenses
These expenses are for the extra expenses of employing a childminder or a carer for a dependant adult. If you normally employ a childminder or carer, we will only pay the allowance, if court attendance means you have to employ them for long than usual. Please make sure that you and your childminder/carer fill in the Childminding / Adult Carer Certificate and submit it with your claim. The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service set the childminding/carer allowance. If you are claiming for a registered carer for a dependant adult a maximum of £6 per hour can be claimed. If your childminder/carer is not registered, we will only be able to pay £1 per hour per child/adult. Without this certificate being completed and produced, payment cannot be made.
Other expenses
You may be entitled to claim for any other unusual expenses. Please make sure that you attach evidence to verify them.
How will I receive payment?
Paper expenses claim should be returned to the court that asked you to attend for jury service. The claim will be checked and verified. If the claim is accepted payment will be sent to you by cheque within 2 working days of the claim being accepted.
How do I Claim Expenses?
In order to claim expenses you should read the ‘Guide to applying for expenses for jury service - Paper Based Claim’ and fill in the Expense Claim Form.
Please note that if you are claiming any of the following expenses the additional certificates must also be included with your form:
Please also remember to include any receipts/tickets for any other expenses you are claiming e.g. travel/other expenses.
If you fail to include any certificates or receipts this may delay your claim being processed and your claim may not be paid if they cannot be produced.
To apply for Paper Expenses click the following;
Expense Claim Form
Guidance and forms are available to assist you in completing your claim and can be found below;
Guide to applying for expenses for jury service - Paper Based Claim – Paper Based Claim
Certificate Loss of Earnings
Certificate of Loss of Benefit
Childminding / Adult Carer Certificate