Recommendation 18

To ensure transparency, government bodies are required to disclose the use of algorithms, AI and machine learning through the Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standard (ATRS) hub.52 As at February 2026 the hub, which requires records of any such items used in decision making, recorded 110 being used in central government. Of these records, 11 mention ‘fraud’.53 None of the items the NAO report listed as good practice examples were recorded in the hub. DSIT reported that departments find the process challenging as they do not want to provide information that might help fraudsters, and it provides guidance on this subject.54 DSIT acknowledged that the ATRS hub was not a complete record, but told us that it was confident it had recorded the majority of cases.55