§ Bob RussellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he received prior to the inclusion in the Criminal Justice Act 2003 of the provision that police officers would no longer be exempt from jury service. [181751]
§ Ms BlearsThe Government consulted on the new jury service provisions contained in the Criminal Justice Act 2003 as part of the wider consultation on Lord Justice Auld's Review on the Criminal Courts of England and Wales.
The Department for Constitutional Affairs also consulted on the guidance that was issued to the Jury Central Summoning Bureau prior to the commencement of these provisions.