Use of automated decision-making and automated decision support tools

Please provide information relating to your organisation’s use of automated decision making (ADM) and automated decision support tools and systems.

1. Copies of any inventory that the authority has of tools, artificial intelligence or software algorithms used to assist in decision-making.

Devon County Council does not hold such an inventory.

2. If not included in the above, the names of any such tools.

Whilst Devon County Council does not hold an inventory of artificial intelligence or software algorithms that assist decision making, we can confirm that the Council is currently undertaking a pilot of Microsoft Copilot.  The intention of this pilot is to evaluate the effectiveness of this solution, with a view to determining whether this should be rolled out for wider use across the Council.

3. Where a process contains ADM or is partially supported by automated tools, any Equality Impact Assessments that have been carried out.

Whilst Devon County Council is conducting a pilot of the Microsoft Copilot artificial intelligence solution, there are no current intention for this to be used to deliver automated decisions.  On this basis, the Council has not currently completed an Equality Impact Assessment.

4. Where a process contains ADM or is partially supported by automated tools, any Data Protection Impact Assessments that have been carried out.

Devon County Council does not hold a record that such solutions are in use to deliver automated decisions.  As such, the Council has not completed a Data Protection Impact Assessment to cover this type of processing of personal data.