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🔴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 (5)

Updated October 13, 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·→
The Data Protection Act 2018 (Code of Practice on Artificial Intelligence and Automated Decision-Making) Regulations 2026UK Statutory Instrument
In force·→
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 (4)

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.

The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2026UK Statutory Instrument
In force·→
Data (Use and Access) Act 2025Act of Parliament
Enacted (Royal Assent)·→
Data (Use and Access) Act 2025Act of Parliament
In force·→
The Immigration (Biometric Information etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2025UK Statutory Instrument
In force·→
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Recent AI law developments in United Kingdom

Updated August 31, 2026

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

The Future Of AI Regulation In Healthcare: What The MHRA's Call For Evidence And AI Sandbox Tell UsDaneel Ariantho · CC BY-ND 2.0 · via flickr
The Future Of AI Regulation In Healthcare: What The MHRA's Call For Evidence And AI Sandbox Tell Us

Coverage from Mondaq 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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