Source · Select Committees · Work and Pensions Committee
Recommendation 15
15
Deferred
Develop an ethical AI framework for employment support in collaboration with the sector.
Conclusion
DWP should work with the employment support sector to develop a framework for the ethical use of AI in employment support. (Recommendation, Paragraph 78) ‘Good jobs’ not ‘any jobs’
Government Response Summary
The government acknowledged the value of the voluntary sector and stated it is actively collaborating with its representatives, and it is developing a mapping tool to audit and understand outreach partnership activity across its Jobcentre network, but it did not address the recommendation to develop an ethical framework for AI in employment support.
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
DWP recognises the invaluable part played by the voluntary and community sector in supporting customers alongside DWP and agrees that forming a more coherent view of the current position is useful. As part of the extensive engagement we are undertaking to inform the creation of a new Jobs and Careers service, we are actively collaborating with representatives from the voluntary and community sector and will continue to do so. We are keen to learn from the sector and incorporate its valuable insights into the department’s work. DWP recognises the importance of accurate data to support and inform decision making and is developing a mapping tool to understand and baseline outreach partnership activity delivered across our Jobcentre network. The mapping tool will serve as a foundational audit tool, enabling DWP to catalogue and assess existing outreach partnerships across the Jobcentre network, and standardise data collection. It will provide an overview of all outreach levers in place to support local leaders in the identification of further opportunities to explore in their communities alongside good practice to share. This is key to inform and shape a more Flexible Delivery Network which aims to tackle economic inactivity by bringing DWP support directly into local communities, working closely with local partners and employers to meet the needs of the community, providing the right support at the right time in the right place.