A Bill to regulate the use of automated decision-making in the public sector; to require a public authority to complete an algorithmic impact assessment in prescribed form where it procures or develops an automated decision-making system; to establish a Minister for standards in algorithm use; and for connected purposes
House of Lords
28 April 2022
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This bill would regulate how the public sector uses automated decision-making. It requires a formal algorithmic impact assessment whenever a public authority procures or develops an automated decision-making system, in a prescribed form. It would also create a Minister for standards in algorithm use to oversee these standards.
The bill is at the very start of its passage, having been introduced and given its first reading in the House of Lords. No further stages have taken place yet.
Generated 21 February 2026
29 Nov 2021
First reading took place on 29 November. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.
Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.
The 2021-2022 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
