Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 15294

Civil Service: Artificial Intelligence

Tabled: 2 July 2026
Answered: 14 July 2026

Question

Grahame Morris

LabourEasington

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, to what extent are automated decision-making systems used in relation to civil service employment, including recruitment, performance management, discipline, or allocation of work.

Answer

Jake Richards
Reforms to the solely auromated decision-making (ADM) rules in the Data (Use and Access) Act make clear that these are decisions without any meaningful human involvement. This is to prevent ‘rubber stamping’ of decisions qualifying as having a ‘human in t...

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