Frequently asked questions

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What powers the tools, how we handle your data, what stays free, and where the law comes from. Still stuck? Talk to us and a founder will reply within 48 hours.

About Blueline AIHow it works and what model it usesOpen source and commercialisationAccuracy, safety and your dataUpcoming and partnerships

About Blueline AI

What is Blueline AI?

Blueline AI is a set of free tools that help police officers with the written side of the job. Describe an incident in plain words and the tools draft a structured report, suggest the charges that may apply, and list the evidence worth gathering. Every legal reference is drawn from official primary legislation, not invented by the model.

Who is it for?

Front line officers, detectives and custody staff who lose hours to paperwork, and recruits learning the law for the first time. The Pocket Card reference is useful to any serving officer.

Which places do you cover?

The United Kingdom, treating Scotland, England and Wales as the separate legal systems they are, the United States at federal and state level, and Canada. Coverage depth varies by area, and we are widening it over time.

How it works and what model it uses

What AI model powers the tools?

The tools use large language models through the Anthropic Claude API to turn your notes into readable drafts. The important part is what sits around the model: a structured legislation layer we built that supplies the actual statutes and checks citations against official primary sources. The model handles the writing. The legislation layer keeps the law accurate. That separation is the whole point, because a general model left on its own will confidently invent statutes.

Does the AI decide the law by itself?

No, and this matters. The model drafts language, but the statutes, sections and legal references come from our verified legislation data, drawn from sources such as legislation.gov.uk, the Cornell Legal Information Institute and the Department of Justice Canada. If a citation cannot be grounded in a real source, it should not appear. You should still check every reference before you rely on it.

Are you building your own models?

Yes. Through 2026 we are training small language models for law, one per territory, so a model focused on one jurisdiction can be verified and corrected in a way a single giant model never can. Small models can also run on modest hardware without sending sensitive data to a third party.

Open source and commercialisation

Is Blueline AI open source?

The work is largely open source. We publish the code behind our legislation engine and the small language models on GitHub, because trust in police technology has to be earned in the open. If a tool tells an officer what the law is, anyone should be able to inspect how it got there and check the source for themselves.

Why give it away for free?

Access to justice should not depend on budget. Smaller departments, legal aid organisations and ordinary members of the public all benefit when accurate, jurisdiction specific legal tools are open and free. Keeping the core open also keeps us honest, because our claims about accuracy can be checked by anyone.

Will it always be free?

The tools on this site are free today and we intend to keep the core free. Commercialisation may be a future pivot, most likely paid features for agency wide deployments, integrations or dedicated support, rather than charging individual officers. If that ever changes we will say so clearly and in advance. The open source foundation is not going away.

Can I contribute?

Yes. Developers, legal professionals and officers are all welcome to contribute code, flag inaccuracies in statute coverage, or help extend the engine to new jurisdictions. Get in touch and we will point you to the repository.

Accuracy, safety and your data

How accurate is it, honestly?

The legislation references are grounded in official sources, which is a deliberate defence against the well documented problem of AI inventing law. But no AI tool is perfect, and the drafting model can still phrase things poorly or miss context. Treat every output as a first draft to review, never as a finished legal document. The responsibility for the final report and any charging decision always rests with you, your supervisor and, where relevant, the prosecutor or CPS.

Is it legal advice?

No. Blueline AI is a drafting and reference aid. It does not provide legal advice and does not replace professional judgement, force policy or training. Always follow your own force's current guidance.

What happens to what I type?

Your notes are processed to produce the draft and are not stored by us afterwards. There is no database of your reports on our servers. As a firm rule, do not enter real names, case numbers or other sensitive identifiers. Use the tools before anything goes into your force's own systems, and paste the finished, checked version there yourself.

Who is accountable for the final report?

You are. The tools help you think and draft faster, but every fact, every citation and every charging decision must be checked and owned by the attending officer and the chain of command. Blueline AI is the assistant, not the decision maker.

Upcoming and partnerships

Are RMS and CAD integrations coming?

We are developing integrations so a finished, reviewed report can move into records management and dispatch systems without copying and pasting. We will announce these when they are ready. If you would like early access, get in touch.

Do you work with forces and departments?

Yes. We are looking for a small number of police forces, sheriff's departments and agencies to run free pilots with, in exchange for honest feedback. A pilot costs nothing and shapes the product around real operational needs.

How do I get in touch?

Email info@bluelineai.com. Messages go straight to the founders and we reply within 48 hours.

Still have a question?

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