Question follow-through · 14843

Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, given the passage of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, under what statutory authority are significant Automated Decision-Making being made or intended to be made.

answeredCabinet Office

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Answering body
Cabinet Office
Tabled
1 Jul 2026
Target answer date
6 Jul 2026
Answer
14 Jul 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 1 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, given the passage of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, under what statutory authority are significant Automated Decision-Making being made or intended to be made.

  2. 6 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 14 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    To the extent that the Cabinet Office relies on automated decision making, we rely on our prerogative powers as a Crown department rather than specific legislation. Article 22C of the UK GDPR contains safeguards specific to solely automated decision-makin...

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