Question follow-through · 110982
Law and Order: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what standards her Department sets for the ethical and technical assurance of AI systems used in law enforcement.
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 4 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 9 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 18 Feb 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what standards her Department sets for the ethical and technical assurance of AI systems used in law enforcement.
9 Feb 2026
Target answer date
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18 Feb 2026
Answer published
Although ethical decisions around AI are the responsibility of individual Chief Constables and heads of law enforcement agencies, the Home Office is taking steps to ensure these decisions are evidence-based and transparent.The Covenant for Using Artificia...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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