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HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Artificial Intelligence

Commons · Question 116609 · Tabled 27 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 9 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by James McMurdock

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Deputy Prime Minister sets out vision for the justice system, published on 24 February 2026, what steps he is taking to ensure that AI court assistance do

Answer

Answered by Sarah Sackman, 9 Mar 2026

HMCTS is developing and piloting AI-enabled support for operational activity such as listing in a way that retains appropriate human oversight and accountability for decisions. In line with HMCTS Responsible AI principles, any work to scale AI-enabled too...