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Police use of artificial intelligence (AI): factsheet

This factsheet summarises Home Office measures to support police forces in England and Wales to adopt AI responsibly.

• From: Home Office
• Published: 9 June 2026

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Police forces in England and Wales use artificial intelligence (AI) for a variety of activities. This fact sheet provides details on the government’s policy towards police use of AI. It covers:

• who is responsible for what
• government funding and approach
• what the new National Centre for AI in Policing, “PoliceAI”, will and will not do

Published 9 June 2026