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  "record": {
    "id": "16885810-5d48-42bd-91b1-3ed6d8a2e5f2",
    "code": "PAI-16885810",
    "force": "Police Service of Northern Ireland",
    "country": "United Kingdom",
    "country_code": "uk",
    "is_country": true,
    "region": "Northern Ireland",
    "technology": "DOC Defender document redaction",
    "technology_slug": "ai-assisted-redaction",
    "vendor": "",
    "vendor_slug": "",
    "programme": "",
    "status": "operational",
    "stage": "in-use",
    "evidence": "foi",
    "evidence_is_claim": false,
    "since": "",
    "legal_basis": "",
    "oversight": "PSNI AI Steering Group, chaired by an Assistant Chief Constable",
    "notes": "PSNI's response to freedom of information request FOI/16629, published on 4 February 2026 in answer to a question on its use of artificial intelligence, lists a tool called DOC Defender that redacts personal information from documents. The response gives no start date, supplier or detail of how the tool works, and does not say how much of the redaction is automated. It sits alongside the voice-to-text transcription tool recorded separately. The force says an AI Steering Group created in 2025 must approve AI projects before they proceed, and that an in-house AI assessment tool is being developed to check projects against defined principles.",
    "source": "PSNI FOI disclosure log FOI/16629, 4 February 2026",
    "source_url": "https://www.psni.police.uk/foi-disclosure-log/use-artificial-intelligence",
    "last_checked": "2026-11-05",
    "record_url": "https://www.policeainews.com/tracker/record/16885810-5d48-42bd-91b1-3ed6d8a2e5f2"
  },
  "licence": "https://www.policeainews.com/data#licence"
}