🔴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|🔴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|
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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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Live legislative tracker

Updated July 12, 2026

AI and digital-regulation bills in motion and instruments in force in United Kingdom, pulled automatically from the official legislature feed. Each links to the authoritative record, with its current stage and status.

Public Authority Algorithmic and Automated Decision-Making Systems Bill [HL]Bill
1st reading · Commons·→
Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill [HL]Bill
1st reading · Lords·→
Data (Use and Access) Act 2025Act of Parliament
Enacted (Royal Assent)·→
Online Safety Act 2023Act of Parliament
Enacted (Royal Assent)·→
Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill [HL]Bill
3rd reading · Lords·→
Artificial Intelligence (Regulation and Workers' Rights) BillBill
1st reading · Commons·→
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Recent AI law developments in United Kingdom

Updated July 12, 2026

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

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Coverage from Live Law 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

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