Written questions

Police: Artificial Intelligence

2026-05-13 · Home Office · HL155 · Official question

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to set national standards and oversight for the use of AI chatbots by police forces in non-urgent queries, including safeguards for vulnerable users.

Answer

The Police Reform White Paper published in January set out the Government’s commitment to strengthen transparency around police use of AI in England and Wales. Through the establishment of Police AI, the new National Centre for AI in Policing, and an inve...