Question follow-through · 15295
Artificial Intelligence: Civil Service
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, to what extent are automated decision-making systems used in relation to civil service employment, including recruitment, performance management, discipline, or allocation of work.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 2 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 6 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 9 Jul 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
2 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, to what extent are automated decision-making systems used in relation to civil service employment, including recruitment, performance management, discipline, or allocation of work.
6 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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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...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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