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Department for Transport: Artificial Intelligence

Asked by Grahame MorrisLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 7 July 2026UIN 15285

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how does the Department define and ensure meaningful human involvement in decisions supported or made by automated systems.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

What constitutes meaningful human involvement will vary depending on the specific use case, so the Department considers and assesses the nature of human involvement in decisions supported or made by automated decisions on a case-by-case basis supported by relevant guidance.

The Department has developed guidance on Responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI) usage for staff and follows the AI Playbook for UK Government that requires us to have meaningful human control at the right stages, including human validation of any high-risk decisions influenced by AI and having strategies for meaningful intervention.

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