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Justice-sector AI / United Kingdom

HM Courts & Tribunals Service

Court administration. 3 official records: 2 official announcement, 1 pilot report. Status as the body states it: new AI tool 1 · new study will explore 1 · piloted 1.

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Use case / toolKindRecordStatus as statedDate
AI trial-listing support toolA Ministry of Justice announcement says a new AI tool will assist judges in listing trials and getting cases heard sooner for victims. The source presents the listing tool as part of a set of technology projects intended to address criminal court delays.AnalyticsOfficial announcementnew AI tool2026-06-08
AI court transcript studyA Ministry of Justice announcement says HMCTS will lead a new study into AI court transcripts. The source says the study will explore how AI can transcribe court hearings and could provide faster and cheaper access to court records for victims and others.TranscriptionOfficial announcementnew study will explore2026-04-13
Intelligent document processing for paper formsThe Ministry of Justice AI action plan says HMCTS piloted machine-learning and computer-vision technology to extract and analyse information from paper-based forms. The plan says the pilot enabled faster processing, fewer exceptions and lower configuration costs, with scaling subject to funding.Document automationPilot reportpiloted2025-07-31