Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 15334

Department for Business and Trade: Artificial Intelligence

Tabled: 2 July 2026

Answered: 10 July 2026

Question

Andy McDonald

Labour — Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what processes are in place to enable individuals to seek human review and to challenge decisions made by automated systems in the context of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.

Answer

Kate Dearden

The department does not currently have tools, products or processes that rely on automated decision making.The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 clarified safeguards relating to solely automated decision-making. Individuals who are subject to significant dec...

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