Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 15335

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, how his Department defines and ensures meaningful human involvement in decisions supported and made by automated systems in the context of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.

Answer

Kate Dearden

If the Department adopts automated decision-making (ADM), relevant legal requirements and associated guidance would be followed. The Government does not prescribe a single definition of meaningful human involvement, as this is context specific. Current IC...

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