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Women Jurors (Morris Committee Proposal)

Volume 727: debated on Thursday 28 April 1966

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asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recommendations he will make concerning women jurors following the Morris Report on the Reorganisation of Juries.

The Government intend to introduce legislation on the lines proposed by the Morris Committee. This will have the effect, amongst other things, of greatly increasing the number of women qualified for jury service.