Question follow-through · 7378
Recruitment: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the Government is taking to help ensure that automated and remote recruitment processes do not act as a barrier to entry-level employment for young people with no prior work
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 8 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 10 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 15 Jun 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the Government is taking to help ensure that automated and remote recruitment processes do not act as a barrier to entry-level employment for young people with no prior work
10 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Jun 2026
Answer published
Most AI systems are already regulated at the point of use by our existing expert regulators. The ICO has recently closed a consultation on their draft guidance about automated decision-making, including profiling. Government has previously published Respo...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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