Mr. Barry Lowry:

We are aligning the use of AI and any technologies at all with our life events programme. The life events programme is based on understanding every user journey in using government services. That will include the most vulnerable people. For example, one of the life events is the birth of a child. The birth of children happens to people regardless of social status, ethnicity, religion or any of those things. It is about understanding the specific needs of people and the journey they have to go on to get their government entitlements and be supported through particular life events.

That process takes account of every element of social need. It meets exactly the same principles as the fundamental human rights legislation it was set up to meet. It achieves the same outcomes but in a different way.