Question follow-through · 15967
Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how individuals are informed by his Department that decisions affecting them have been taken, in whole or in part, by automated means.
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- Answering body
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Tabled
- 6 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 8 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 13 Jul 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
6 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how individuals are informed by his Department that decisions affecting them have been taken, in whole or in part, by automated means.
8 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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13 Jul 2026
Answer published
There is no automated decision making in DCMS affecting individuals. Any automated outputs are always verified, edited, reviewed and owned by a human. Our training and guidance to staff reinforce these principles.Processing of personal data through part a...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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