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Public Consultation: Artificial Intelligence

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 22 April 2026UIN 126088

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to his Department’s press release entitled Ministers rip up consultation culture, published on 26 March 2026, what criteria will be used by AI systems to determine whether consultation requirements shou

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

AI tools are being used to identify statutory requirements to consult. Decisions remain the purview of Ministers.

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