Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 15337

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 are automated decision-making systems used in relation to civil service employment, including recruitment, performance management, discipline, or allocation of work.

Answer

Kate Dearden

The Department for Business and Trade does not currently use automated decision-making systems to make binding decisions relating to civil service employment, including recruitment, performance management, disciplinary processes or the allocation of work....

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