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Asylum: Artificial Intelligence

Asked by Carla DenyerGreen PartyHome OfficeTabled Answered 20 April 2026UIN 125725

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the guidance entitled AI Playbook for UK Government, published on 10 February 2025, whether this guidance was used in the context of AI tools for asylum casework.

Answered by Alex Norris

We follow and abide by Government and Home Office guidance for all AI development, however the development and delivery of the Asylum project pilots predated the AI Playbook.

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