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Written question asked by Baroness Shawcross-Wolfson (Conservative) on Wednesday, 13 May 2026, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 28 May 2026. It was answered by Lord Hermer (Labour) on Monday, 1 June 2026 on behalf of the Attorney General.

Government Departments: Artificial Intelligence

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hermer on 27 April (HL16377), whether the artificial intelligence tool developed by the Cabinet Office and No.10 to identify disproportionate reporting and consultation duties was piloted in any departments before being rolled out; and if so, what the results of that pilot were.

Answer

The AI tool was developed to identify reporting and consultation duties in the statute book. The tool does not indicate whether the duties are useful, or unnecessary. It was tested on a small data set across the statute book. The dataset included legislation from multiple departments and performed with very high accuracy, rather than being piloted on a single department. The tool has since been applied to the wider statute book.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL59
Session
2026-27
Related items
Subjects
Bureaucracy Government departments Public consultation Artificial intelligence
Link
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