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UK Campaign to Stop Killer Robots in Parliament


The UK Campaign to Stop Killer Robots works with UK political parties and parliamentarians to build cross-party awareness of the challenges posed by autonomous weapons systems. We collaborate with MPs and Peers to stimulate parliamentary debate on autonomous weapons systems and make the case for the UK Government to support the creation of a legally binding treaty to regulate these weapons.

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What is the UK government’s current position?

The UK does not support the negotiation of a legally binding instrument on autonomous weapons systems. It has voted in favour of resolutions on addressing the challenges posed by autonomous weapons systems but has previously stated that a new international instrument on the issue is not required.

Publications that provide indications of current official UK policy regarding killer robots:

Parliamentary Activity

As a coalition of UK-based NGOs, tech experts and academics who are concerned with the risks associated with growing autonomy in weapons systems, we regularly submit evidence to relevant UK Parliament Committees providing recommendations on the necessary regulation and safeguards to ensure an ethical and safe use of emerging military technologies.  

Read the UK Campaign’s submission to the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee’s Inquiry on ‘Tech and the future of UK foreign policy.’

Science and Technology Committee Evidence
Foreign Affairs Committee Evidence

Integrated Review & the risks of AI Weapons

A Briefing by the UK Campaign to Stop Killer Robots, April 2021.

Read the briefing
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Correspondence between the UK campaign and the government

Over the years, the UK Campaign regularly communicated with the UK government in order to call on the UK to take action to facilitate an international treaty to regulate autonomy in weapons systems. Examples include: