Department for Transport written question – answered at on 6 July 2026.
Grahame Morris
Labour, Easington
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, given the passage of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 what internal guidance her Department issued on the potential impact of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 on automated decision-making.
Grahame Morris
Labour, Easington
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what safeguards she has implemented to ensure compliance with statutory requirements relating to automated decision-making, including rights to information, human review and challenge in the context of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.
Grahame Morris
Labour, Easington
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how individuals are informed that decisions have been taken in (a) whole and (b) part by automated means in the context of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.
Grahame Morris
Labour, Easington
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what processes are in place to enable individuals to seek human review and to challenge decisions made by automated systems in the context of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.
Simon Lightwood
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The Department's Personal Information Charter sets out how individuals will be informed about decisions that have been made partially or wholly by automated means, the safeguards, and the information rights that apply.
The Department also has an internal data protection policy which was updated to reflect the changes introduced by the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 and provides guidance to the Department on its obligations when using automated decision making.
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