In a message dated 09/06/2005 14:19:56 GMT Daylight Time, jbwillerton@tiscali.co.uk writes: Which department was that? I worked in the Ministry of Defence and its predecessors for 37 years and never heard of anyone claiming exemption. I certainly did jury service, as did several colleagues. >Sorry but historically and not so long ago at least some departments of civil servants were instructed to claim exemption. I was myself. Currently they do not, are not entitled to and this has been the case for a few years but go back certainly 30 years and this was the case. I was employed by HM Customs & Excise and was not allowed to sit on a jury. This ruling was changed a few years ago. Alan
It was the Inland Revenue and we were instructed to make the claim. It was still in force in 1971 when I started work in this department and continued for a while but I can't remember how long. We had to put a tick some box or other on some form - I think it may have been the electoral roll. I was somewhat disappointed that I would never be called which is why I remember it. That was in my youth! Mature reflection leads me to being relieved I was never called upon to sit in judgement on another. Ros ----- Original Message ----- From: <AlanMCraven@aol.com> To: <SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 3:22 PM Subject: Re: [SoG] qualification for jury service? > > In a message dated 09/06/2005 14:19:56 GMT Daylight Time, > jbwillerton@tiscali.co.uk writes: > > Which department was that? I worked in the Ministry of Defence and its > predecessors for 37 years and never heard of anyone claiming exemption. > I certainly did jury service, as did several colleagues. > > > > >Sorry but historically and not so long ago at least some departments of > civil servants were instructed to claim exemption. I was myself. Currently > they do not, are not entitled to and this has been the case for a few years > but go back certainly 30 years and this was the case. > > > > > > I was employed by HM Customs & Excise and was not allowed to sit on a jury. > This ruling was changed a few years ago. > > Alan >