Justice-sector AI / United Kingdom
Ministry of Justice
Ministry of JusticeJustice ministry. 7 official records: 4 official announcement, 3 transparency record. Status as the body states it: production 2 · to be developed and tested 1 · public-beta 1 · will now launch 1 · developing 1 · used 1.
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Hugging Face| Use case / tool | Kind | Record | Status as stated | Date |
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| AI legal assistants for justice staff and professionalsA Ministry of Justice announcement says AI legal assistants will be developed and tested to speed up justice and cut delays. The source says the projects will be developed with legal experts and AI developers, alongside case-management changes intended to move cases faster. | Generative AI | Official announcement | to be developed and tested | 2026-06-08 |
| nDelius contact log semantic searchThe GOV.UK Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standard entry lists Ministry of Justice's nDelius contact log semantic search at phase "public-beta". The record says: We have built a search tool to help probation practitioners more efficiently find information within offender reports (Delius contacts). | Search and retrieval | Transparency record | public-beta | 2025-10-08 |
| Splink master recordThe GOV.UK Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standard entry lists Ministry of Justice's Splink master record at phase "production". The record says: Splink is an open source Python library for probabilistic record linkage. | Record linkage | Transparency record | production | 2025-10-06 |
| Secure AI assistants for staffMicrosoft; OpenAIThe Ministry of Justice AI action plan says staff AI assistants are moving from pilots to an “AI for All” launch. It describes secure assistants for drafting, summarising, inbox management, redaction and reports, with access for every ministry staff member planned by December 2025. | Generative AI | Official announcement | will now launch | 2025-07-31 |
| Digital Justice System AI assistant for child arrangementsThe Ministry of Justice AI action plan says the Digital Justice System initiative is developing an AI chatbot for child arrangement disputes. The source says the chatbot is trained on GOV.UK content and gives guidance on alternative routes to dispute resolution that may reduce unnecessary court applications. | Chatbot | Official announcement | developing | 2025-07-31 |
| Data First SplinkThe GOV.UK Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standard entry lists Ministry of Justice's Data First Splink at phase "production". The record says: Data First provides academic researchers with datasets across the Justice system (courts, prisons and probation) where individuals can be identified with a single, universal ID. | Record linkage | Transparency record | production | 2024-12-17 |
| Intelligent search across prison inspection reportsA GOV.UK case study says the Ministry of Justice used natural language processing to compare prison reports. The source says a neural network grouped words with similar meanings to create an intelligent search tool for staff reviewing reports from prison and related oversight bodies. | Search and retrieval | Official announcement | used | 2019-06-25 |