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Ministry of Justice: Artificial Intelligence

Asked by Lee AndersonReform UKMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 9 September 2025UIN 73679

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, for what purposes their Department has used artificial intelligence in the last year.

Answered by Alex Davies-Jones

Over the last year, the Ministry of Justice has begun using artificial intelligence to boost staff productivity, reduce administrative burdens, and deliver better justice outcomes. Through the ‘AI for All’ initiative, all staff now have access to a secure AI assistant to support with day-to-day tasks. The tool Justice Transcribe, which is part of the Prime Minister’s AI Exemplars Programme, uses speech recognition to transcribe probation meetings, reducing the note-taking burden on frontline staff and enabling more meaningful engagement with those they supervise. These initiatives form part of the wider AI Action Plan for Justice, which sets out the Ministry of Justice's longer-term vision for the responsible and ethical adoption of AI across the justice system.

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