Member

The Government have acknowledged that they remain in test-and-learn mode, as was said in previous days in Committee, but when is there an expectation that proof of concept is reached? By this I mean the point at which the experimentation part of the fraud detection process is concluded and fully tested, 100% comfort is given that the system—and that includes the automated systems—is fair and unbiased, and that it is foolproof and firewalled, for example against leaks of data beyond the intended destinations. Furthermore, further comfort must be given that on every occasion, a human will be there to ultimately assess and decide on cases; this is one of the key themes that have come out of the debate so far in Committee. Can the Minister give us some reassurance and the detail on the operational aspects here?