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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how does the Department define and ensure meaningful human involvement in decisions supported or made by automated systems.

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
2 Jul 2026
Target answer date
7 Jul 2026
Answer
9 Jul 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 2 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how does the Department define and ensure meaningful human involvement in decisions supported or made by automated systems.

  2. 7 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 9 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology does not currently use solely automated decisions-making (ADM) with legal or similarly significant effects on individuals. However, should the department decide to use solely ADM in the future, it must...

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