To ask if anyone has been excused from Jury Duty.....

[RolyWatts]

because they have no child care. Been asked to attend during the school holidays and I have no one else to watch my children. I looked at the exemptions sheet and it doesn't mention childcare. Just wondering if anyone else had encountered this and what you did?

I’d love to do it ,but I’ve never been asked

I was called when ds2 was 3ish months old. Phoned them and said I had a small baby and the lady in the phone told me as he was under 1 I was automatically deffered for 2 years.
Not sure if this is still the case. That was 9 years ago and I haven't been called since.

LoafofSellotape We all received a form to fill in before we started, stating they had a longer trial coming up (expected to be 6 - 8 weeks) with various questions we had to answer about why it would / wouldn't be possible for you to be selected for it.
You had to bring evidence if you claimed a booked holiday, exams, or hospital appointments etc.
They did say the fact you were needed at work or that you had dc weren't reasons, but I hope suspect they would have a "no reasons" pile, a "Genuinely can't do" pile and then also a pile of "it would be really helpful to not call any of these people" pile. I don't know, as I was lucky enough not to be called for a longer one.
On our first day, 15 people were picked and we were taken into a room and talked through it, and people were invited to say once again if there was a reason they might struggle, as they knew the case we were called for was likely to last about 7 days. Obviously you can't start a trial and then go home.