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Home Office: Artificial Intelligence

2026-05-31 · Home Office · 5372 · Official question

Catherine West

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that the use of Artificial Intelligence for age-verification in Home Office applications will not increase incorrect decisions that could result in harm to children.

Answer

Assessing age is a complex task, and there is no one single or combination of techniques able to determine chronological age with precision. The Home Office wants to improve decision accuracy and safeguard vulnerable people. The Home Office has announced ...