Written questions

Artificial Intelligence: Recruitment

2026-05-31 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · HL531 · Official question

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the use of artificial intelligence-powered recruitment and candidate screening tools complies with equality and anti-discrimination legislation.

Answer

Most AI systems are already regulated at the point of use by our existing expert regulators. The Equality and Human Rights Commission has provided guidance for businesses on how to the Equality Act 2010 applies to employers. The ICO has also recently clos...