🔴Illinois HB 3773IN EFFECTUp to ~$70K/violation|🔴Texas TRAIGA (HB 149)IN EFFECTAG-enforced|🔴Utah AI Policy ActIN EFFECT$2,500/violation|⚠️Colorado AI Act (SB 205)Jan 1, 2027AG-enforced|⚠️California SB 942Aug 2, 2026$5K/day|⚠️EU AI Act Art. 50Aug 2, 2026€35M or 7% revenue|⚠️New York RAISE ActJan 1, 2027AG civil penalties|
Global AI lawFlag of United KingdomIn Effect (no dedicated AI Act)

AI Laws in United Kingdom

The UK has deliberately not enacted an EU-style AI Act. Instead, five non-statutory principles are applied by existing sector regulators — the ICO for data protection, the FCA for financial services, Ofcom for online safety. The AI Security Institute (renamed from the AI Safety Institute in February 2025) oversees frontier-model risk, and the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 reformed the rules on automated decision-making. A comprehensive government AI Bill has been signalled for 2026 but is not yet before Parliament.

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Applicable laws

📜 Pro-innovation AI regulation framework (2023 White Paper)
📜 Data (Use and Access) Act 2025
📜 UK GDPR & Data Protection Act 2018
📜 Online Safety Act 2023

Penalty: Up to GBP £17.5M or 4% of global turnover (ICO, under UK GDPR/DPA 2018)

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AI-specific legislation (4)

Updated July 16, 2026

Bills and instruments in United Kingdom whose own subject is artificial intelligence or automated decision-making, pulled automatically from the official legislature feed. See our scope definition.

Public Authority Algorithmic and Automated Decision-Making Systems Bill [HL]Bill
1st reading · Commons·→
Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill [HL]Bill
1st reading · Lords·→
Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill [HL]Bill
3rd reading · Lords·→
Artificial Intelligence (Regulation and Workers' Rights) BillBill
1st reading · Commons·→
Not counted as AI law

General legislation that applies to AI (1)

These are not AI statutes — they are data, consumer and digital rules that bind AI systems like any other technology. They carry real obligations, so we publish them; they are deliberately excluded from our AI-coverage counts.

Data (Use and Access) Act 2025Act of Parliament
Enacted (Royal Assent)·→
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Recent AI law developments in United Kingdom

Updated August 26, 2026

Recent news coverage of AI regulation and policy in United Kingdom. Headlines are aggregated automatically; follow each link for the full story.

Legal Teams Say They’re Not Adopting AI Because Of Confusion. What Would Actually Move Them Is Regulatory Guidance.US Embassy New Zealand · CC PDM 1.0 · via flickr
Legal Teams Say They’re Not Adopting AI Because Of Confusion. What Would Actually Move Them Is Regulatory Guidance.

Coverage from Mondaq on AI legislation and regulation relevant to United Kingdom.

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Geopolitical Obstacles to AI Regulation - logos-pres.mdNASA Goddard Photo and Video · CC BY 2.0 · via nasa
Geopolitical Obstacles to AI Regulation - logos-pres.md

Coverage from logos-pres.md on AI legislation and regulation relevant to United Kingdom.

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Drafting law in the age of AIdanxoneil · CC BY 2.0 · via flickr
Drafting law in the age of AI

Coverage from jamaica-gleaner.com on AI legislation and regulation relevant to United Kingdom.

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New California Law Requires AI Companies to Publish Detection Tools. Are They Complying?World Economic Forum · CC BY 3.0 · via wikimedia
New California Law Requires AI Companies to Publish Detection Tools. Are They Complying?

Coverage from KQED on AI legislation and regulation relevant to United Kingdom.

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Sanders Warns AI Bosses To Stand by Your Word or Face Senate ActionUS Embassy New Zealand · CC PDM 1.0 · via flickr
Sanders Warns AI Bosses To Stand by Your Word or Face Senate Action

Coverage from jp.ibtimes.com on AI legislation and regulation relevant to United Kingdom.

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High-risk industries to watch in United Kingdom

🏥 Healthcare
🏦 Finance
👔 HR & Hiring
🛡️ Insurance
⚖️ Legal
🎓 Education

US-based? Check your state laws too

If you're a US company serving United Kingdom customers, you need to comply with both your state's AI laws and United Kingdom regulation.

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