For jurors
Travel costs
You can only claim travel expenses to and from your home address and the inquest venue.
We will reimburse:
- bus fares and standard class rail fares. You must provide us with your tickets
- car mileage at 45p per mile. You must provide us with a fuel receipt containing a VAT number
- car parking charges, unless free parking is available at the inquest venue. You must provide your tickets or email receipts
- taxi fares if you are ill or disabled. You must agree to this claim with the coroner before the inquest and provide us with receipts for each journey
The Coroner's Office will verify mileage claims via an online mapping service.
Subsistence allowance
We do not provide refreshments at inquests, so a subsistence allowance is available. You can only claim for the actual cost.
| Attendance | Maximum amount |
|---|---|
| Under 10 hours per day | £5.71 |
| Over 10 hours per day | £12.17 |
Loss of earnings
You must be fit and alert to carry out jury service.
To ensure you have a break from either jury service or your job, we recommend that you:
- do not work night shifts
- do not work weekends
You can only claim for your actual loss of earnings.
You may be able to claim for any additional loss of earnings through your home or personal insurance cover.
If you are employed
Your employer must allow you to have time off work to attend jury service.
To claim for loss of earnings as an employee, you must provide us with your employer's email address. We will email with them a separate form to complete. They must complete this for us to approve your claim.
| Attendance | Maximum amount |
|---|---|
| Up to 10 days and under 4 hours per day | £32.47 |
| Up to 10 days and over 4 hours per day | £64.95 |
| Over 10 days and under 4 hours per day | £64.95 |
| Over 10 days and over 4 hours per day | £129.91 |
If you are self-employed
We will reimburse you to compensate for your loss of profits. For tax purposes, you should treat these as business receipts.
You must provide us with proof of your self-employment, showing a direct relationship between you and your business. We will accept:
- a letter from your accountant or HMRC confirming that you are self-employed
- a copy of your subcontractor's certificate issued by HMRC
- copy of any licence you require to carry out your business
- a letter from the company to which you are subcontracting, confirming that you are self-employed
If you cannot provide any of these, we will not accept your claim.
| Attendance | Maximum amount |
|---|---|
| Up to 4 hours per day | £32.47 |
| Over 4 hours per day | £64.95 |
Childcare and carer expenses
You can claim for the cost of an Ofsted-registered childcare provider or carer while you give evidence at the inquest.
You cannot claim childcare and carer costs if you are already claiming for loss of earnings.
| Attendance | Maximum amount |
|---|---|
| Up to 4 hours per day | £32.47 |
| Over 4 hours per day | £64.95 |
Other costs
You must agree all other costs with the coroner before the inquest.