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HM Prison and Probation Service: Artificial Intelligence

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 5 February 2025UIN 27101

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what purposes His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service has used artificial intelligence in the last 12 months.

Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is at the heart of the Government’s plan to kickstart an era of economic growth, transform how we deliver public services, and boost living standards for working people across the country.

Staff in His Majesty’s Prison and Probation service are part of a controlled pilot that is testing the use of Microsoft 365 Copilot.

All use of artificial intelligence in the Ministry of Justice is undertaken in line with the Ministry’s AI Ethics Framework and aligned with the Generative AI Framework for government and the Algorithmic Transparency Reporting Standard.

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