Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department has taken to ensure that human oversight of automated decisions is (a) substantive and (b) effective.

There is no automated decision making in DCMS affecting individuals. Any automated outputs are always verified, edited, reviewed and owned by a human. Our training and guidance to staff reinforce these principles.

Processing of personal data through part automation is subject to a Data Protection Impact Assessment, confirming the lawful basis for processing, as well as human oversight and accountability on any output.