Written Question·Home Office·UIN 17528

Police: Artificial Intelligence

Tabled: 9 July 2026
Answered: 20 July 2026

Question

Luke Akehurst

LabourNorth Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential for artificial intelligence technology to allow police forces to securely integrate information from across agencies to identify risk and suppo

Answer

Sarah Jones
The Government does not determine which technology police forces procure or deploy. This is a matter for operationally independent Chief Constables, held accountable by directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners.The Home Office does recognise the imp...

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