Question follow-through · 17528
Police: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential for artificial intelligence technology to allow police forces to securely integrate information from across agencies to identify risk and suppo
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 9 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 13 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 20 Jul 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential for artificial intelligence technology to allow police forces to securely integrate information from across agencies to identify risk and suppo
13 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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20 Jul 2026
Answer published
The Government does not determine which technology police forces procure or deploy. This is a matter for operationally independent Chief Constables, held accountable by directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners.The Home Office does recognise the imp...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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