UK AI datacentre policy: 137 business meetings, no environmental groups consulted
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An investigation by Spotlight on Corruption finds UK ministers, permanent secretaries and directors general met 137 businesses about datacentre policy between July 2024 and June 2026.
In the same period, senior officials met two community groups and no environmental organisations while developing the AI growth zones policy, the group says.
The group also reports that 38 ministers, senior civil servants and special advisers moved to AI companies between July 2024 and September 2026.
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AIAn investigation by Spotlight on Corruption found UK ministers, permanent secretaries and directors general met 137 businesses about datacentre policy between July 2024 and June 2026. Senior officials met two community groups and no environmental organisations while developing the AI growth zones policy. The group also reported that 38 ministers, senior civil servants and special advisers moved to AI companies between July 2024 and September 2026.
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