Commentary on Sections Juries Section 11: Chief Electoral Officer to provide additional information to Juries Officer
47.Currently the Chief Electoral Officer provides the Juries Officer with the name and address of those persons listed in the jurors lists prepared in accordance with Article 4 of the Juries (Northern Ireland) Order 1996. Section 11 amends Article 4 of the 1996 Order so as to require the Chief Electoral Officer to also provide the date of birth and national insurance number of each person on the list. The purpose of this amendment is to enable the Northern Ireland Court Service to carry out routine criminal record checks to prevent disqualified persons from serving as jurors. Section 11 also amends Articles 4 and 6 of the 1996 Order to provide that this additional information shall be included in any divisional jurors list or jury panel.