The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) has published its ‘AI action plan for justice’, detailing the potential artificial intelligence (AI) has in helping reduce court backlogs, increase prison capacity, improve rehabilitation outcomes and enhance victim services. Implementation of the plan will be led by its Justice AI Unit, which was established in late 2024, with input from its Data Science, Digital and Transformation teams.

The policy paper focuses on three AI priorities: strengthening the MOJ’s foundations, embedding AI across justice services, and investing in the people who will deliver this transformation. The MOJ intends to deliver these priorities over a three-year period through the ‘Scan, Pilot, Scale’ approach used in the UK government's AI Opportunities Action Plan.