data protection

The MoD said that records held in The National Archives contain personal information and early release of those documents would breach their data protection rights.

She contacted the Information Commissioner's Office, the regulatory body which advises on data protection rights established by UK law.

"You are also tied to data protection, so you can't go and discuss the murder or suicide you just attended," she added.

"We recognise the importance of data protection and take our obligations to you and our regulators seriously, particularly as a member-owned organisation."

"Organisations who want to use people's personal details to train or use generative AI models need to comply with all their data protection obligations, and take the necessary extra steps when it comes to processing the data of children."