Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 14797

Ministry of Justice: Artificial Intelligence

Tabled: 1 July 2026
Answered: 14 July 2026
Named Day

Question

Grahame Morris

LabourEasington

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether significant Automated Decision-Making is taking place or planned within his Department, and if he will make a statement.

Answer

Jake Richards
The UK’s data protection legislation applies to the private and public sector alike. Where significant decisions are taken solely based on automated processing, Departments must provide safeguards including rights to information, challenge and human inter...

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