Lord Carlile of Berriewasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the average cost of allowances and any other payments made to (a) a juror and (b) a district judge in the last financial year for which figures are available. [HL1349]
§ The Lord ChancellorJurors can claim financial loss allowance, travel and subsistence, within specified maxima, for the time they spend at court. The payments made will vary according to the personal circumstances of each individual. There is no information available on the number of people who actually serve on juries each year and so it is not possible to produce an average figure.
62WAThe current salary for district judges (magistrates' courts) and district judges (county courts) is £79,767. All district judges appointed to the London area receive an additional London allowance of £2,000 and a London salary lead of £2,000. District judges may, in certain circumstances, claim travel and night subsistence allowances from my department when sitting away from their principal court. District judges (magistrates' courts) may also receive expenses from their relevant magistrates' courts committee (MCC) when travelling within the MCC area to which they are assigned or from the senior district judge's office when travelling outside their MCC area at the request of the senior district judge (chief magistrate). Information about these is not held centrally by my department. It is not possible, therefore, to produce an average figure.
Details of the rates payable to both jurors and district judges will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.