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Asylum and Visas: Artificial Intelligence

Asked by Stephen GethinsScottish National PartyHome OfficeTabled Answered 4 July 2025UIN 62640

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department accepts documents for (a) visa and (b) asylum applications translated by artificial intelligence.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

Whilst the Home Office is committed to using technology and innovation to make the asylum system more efficient, the Home Office does not currently use Artificial Intelligence to translate documents submitted as evidence in asylum claims.

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