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Question follow-through · 107739

Immigration: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department uses artificial intelligence for decision making on immigration applications.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
22 Jan 2026
Target answer date
26 Jan 2026
Answer
30 Jan 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 22 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department uses artificial intelligence for decision making on immigration applications.

  2. 26 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 30 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    Where appropriate, we use AI to improve productivity and effectiveness in our public services. All applications made under the Immigration Rules are considered and decided by trained human decision-makers.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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