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.

This explorer will not be updated in real-time. It represents a snapshot of our Year One progress (30 July 2025 – 30 July 2026) against the AI Action Plan for Justice, accurate as of 24 September 2026.

In Year One, we committed to establishing strong foundations, building capability and delivering early wins.

Explore our selection of case studies to discover how AI is being applied across the justice system.

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.

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Scale an AI & Data Ethics Framework to build and buy responsibly

Read the full detail of action 1.4 on GOV.UK. (opens in a new tab)

Year 1 progress

In Year 1, the MOJ AI and Data Science Ethics Framework (opens in a new tab), developed by Justice Digital, Data & Science (JDDS) in partnership with the Alan Turing Institute, provided a clear and consistent foundation for the responsible development and use of AI and data science capabilities. Adoption of the framework has been mandated across Justice Data programmes from January 2026.

The MOJ has also made it mandatory for all AI tools to be rigorously tested for bias, accuracy, reliability, fairness and security before they can be scaled and deployed more widely. Ongoing monitoring is also required.

Year 2 priorities

In Year 2, we will focus on embedding consistent use of the framework more widely across the MOJ.

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