Scrutiny mounts over the use of AI and machine learning by the Department for Work and Pensions, Home Office, and NHS, including concerns regarding a £330m Palantir data contract.

The entities involved

• Department for Work and Pensions →

  United Kingdom government ministerial department

  • Burnham has succeeded Starmer as Labour leader and PM, appointing Pat McFadden to run the DWP and John Healey to oversee policy implementation, including PIP threshold changes.Mon 17:27
  • The DWP commissioned the Milburn Review on young people amid reports of rising NEET figures.Mon 15:35
• Home Office →

  United Kingdom government ministerial department

  • Home Office seeks planning permission for asylum centre in Bicester, Linton-on-Ouse, and Barnham.Mon 14:31
  • Calum Miller, MP for Bicester, urged transparency on the asylum plan and requested an independent review by NISTA.Mon 14:31
• National Audit Office →

  an independent Parliamentary body in the United Kingdom

  • The Department for Transport is working with industry expertise, including CES, and the National Audit Office to assess infrastructure needs and targets, supported by government funding for the EV sector.Sun 05:56
  • The National Audit Office reviewed business support schemes and found that tax reliefs lack economic objectives, utilizing official ONS subsidy data.Thu 18:30