A Bill to provide that any criminal proceedings set down for trial may not be adjourned by reason of absence of or discharge of a juror where the number of members of the jury is not reduced below nine; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Sally JamesonLabour (Co-op)
1 May 2026
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The Bill would prevent a criminal trial from being adjourned simply because a juror is absent or discharged, provided the jury still has at least nine members. In effect, trials could continue with a nine-or-more member jury rather than waiting for every juror to attend.
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22 Apr 2026
The 2024-2026 session of Parliament has come to an end so the House of Commons is now prorogued until the next session begins on 13 May 2026. Prorogation is the formal end to the parliamentary year.
This Bill will therefore make no further progress.
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