AI Action Plan Explorer
The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) is at the forefront of responsible AI adoption across government. One year on from publishing the AI Action Plan for Justice, this explorer highlights progress against our ambitions. We are committed to being transparent about how we use AI and will continue to work with industry, academia, civil society and the wider public sector to realise its benefits safely and responsibly.
- Year One snapshot
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Evaluate success regularly and adjust our approach as we go
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Year 1 progress
In Year 1, we developed an AI Lifecycle, designed for departmental use, to support a more consistent approach to developing, evaluating and improving AI products. It helps teams define what success looks like from the outset, build evaluation into the development and use of AI, and use evidence to inform decisions about whether products should change, scale or stop.
Alongside this, the MOJ now requires all AI tools to be rigorously tested for bias, accuracy, reliability, fairness and security before they can be scaled and deployed more widely, with ongoing monitoring as they mature. We have also brought in dedicated evaluation resource for Justice Transcribe, helping us understand how it performs in practice, the experience of users and whether it is delivering the intended benefits.
Year 2 priorities
In Year 2, our focus will be on embedding the AI Lifecycle more consistently across the department and developing clearer standards and approaches for evaluating AI products over time. This will include more consistent measurement of user experience, performance and impact, alongside continued monitoring of bias, accuracy, fairness and reliability.
We will also develop a central service for measuring user experience consistently across digital services, helping teams gather comparable evidence and use it to improve, scale or stop AI interventions.
1. Strengthen Our Foundations
We will strengthen AI leadership, governance and ethics, data and digital infrastructure, and procurement to support AI adoption.
7 actions, 0 case studies: 5 Progressing, 1 Mature, 1 Complete.
2. Embed AI Across the Justice System
We will develop a suite of core AI products to address common, cross-cutting challenges across justice, using a clear “Scan, Pilot, Scale” approach.
12 actions, 13 case studies: 3 Early Stage, 3 Progressing, 5 Mature, 1 Complete.
3. Invest in Our People & Partners
We will invest in talent, training and workforce planning to accelerate AI adoption and transform how we work. We also plan to strengthen our partnerships to support AI-driven legal innovation.
5 actions, 2 case studies: 2 Progressing, 3 Mature.
Actions in 2. Embed AI Across the Justice System
Action 12 of 12- 2.1Mature
Scale AI productivity tools across the system to free up time
1 case study - 2.1.1Complete
Equip every staff member with a secure AI assistant
- 2.1.2Mature
Accelerate insight with AI-powered search and knowledge retrieval
2 case studies - 2.1.3Mature
Use speech and translation AI to free frontline staff from admin burdens
3 case studies - 2.1.4Progressing
Automate repetitive admin tasks with AI-powered agents
2 case studies - 2.1.5Mature
Support the use of AI coding assistants to accelerate development and modernise legacy systems
- 2.2Progressing
Explore how AI can improve scheduling and make better use of resources
1 case study - 2.3Early Stage
Explore AI solutions for personalised education and learning
- 2.4Early Stage
Explore how public facing AI assistants could improve access to justice
1 case study - 2.5Early Stage
Improve policy and strategic decision making through AI
- 2.6Mature
Improve decision making through non-generative AI
3 case studies - 2.7Progressing
Evaluate success regularly and adjust our approach as we go
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About this snapshot
This explorer will not be updated in real-time. It represents a snapshot of our Year One progress ( to ) against the AI Action Plan for Justice, accurate as of .
In Year One, we committed to establishing strong foundations, building capability and delivering early wins. In Year Two, our priority is to scale what works to improve outcomes more widely across the justice system. All future work will be taken forward in line with appropriate engagement and consultation requirements, including with trade unions where relevant.