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Public Bodies: Artificial Intelligence

Lords · Question HL8257 · Tabled 9 Jun 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 23 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Baroness Hamwee

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to review the legal framework governing the role of automation in public decision-making, and if not why; and what assessment they have made of whether people subject to decisions by public bodies should b

Answer

Answered by Lord Vallance of Balham, 23 Jun 2025

The government is committed to the safe and ethical adoption of AI, including automated decision-making (ADM). We offer relevant guidance in, for example, the AI Playbook. Additionally, government has been working with the Information Commissioner’s Offic...