Question follow-through · 51977
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology what safeguards are in place to ensure that his officials do not input (a) sensitive and (b) classified information into artificial intelligence tools.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 13 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 15 May 2025
- Answer
- 21 May 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology what safeguards are in place to ensure that his officials do not input (a) sensitive and (b) classified information into artificial intelligence tools.
15 May 2025
Target answer date
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21 May 2025
Answer published
All civil servants are trained in appropriate information management practices for handling sensitive or classified information. We draw on a range of resources, published on GOV.UK, to inform our AI usage. For example the AI Playbook for the UK Governmen...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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