Cabinet Office: Artificial Intelligence
The question
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has used artificial intelligence to assist with drafting (a) legislation and (b) policy in the past 12 months.
Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds
The drafting of primary and secondary legislation is the responsibility of a large number of officials across government departments. A range of tools are used to assist with this drafting, including AI which is most commonly used to check, critique, and otherwise interrogate drafts. Work is continuously underway to identify ways of improving the efficiency of this work, including collaboration between departments to share ideas and emerging practices.
While AI can be used to assist with the drafting of legislation, the production of the draft remains the responsibility of a lead human drafter to meet the high standards expected of Government legislation. It is Parliament's responsibility to scrutinise and amend legislation as it sees necessary.
More widely, His Majesty’s Government has issued cross‑government guidance and training to civil servants supporting the safe and responsible use of generative AI. The AI Knowledge Hub was launched in May 2025. This includes core principles and relevant guidance for civil servants and supersedes the AI Playbook for Government.
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