Question follow-through · 14846
Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, given the passage of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, how individuals are informed that decisions affecting them have been taken, in whole or in part, by automated means.
About this written question
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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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Recorded timeline
1 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, given the passage of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, how individuals are informed that decisions affecting them have been taken, in whole or in part, by automated means.
6 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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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...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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