Government Departments: Artificial Intelligence
Lords · Question HL16377 · Tabled 14 Apr 2026 · Attorney General · Official record
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Baroness Shawcross-Wolfson
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Ministerial Statement by Lord Hermer on 26 March (HLWS1472), which departments will be required to use artificial intelligence to "identify existing disproportionate reporting and consultation duties
Answer
Answered by Lord Hermer, 27 Apr 2026
The AI tool has been developed centrally by Cabinet Office and No.10 to identify consultation and reporting duties. We expect all departments to use the tool to identify existing disproportionate reporting and consultation duties, unless there is a justif...