A bill to make provision for the regulation of artificial intelligence; and for connected purposes.
House of Lords
30 April 2026
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The bill would create an AI Authority to regulate AI across the UK, coordinate regulators, and run testing sandboxes to manage risks while supporting innovation. It sets safety and ethics rules—such as transparency, fairness, accountability, governance and non-discrimination—requires compliance with data protection and equality laws, and allows independent audits and informed public engagement. It would be implemented by regulations across the UK and may require organisations to appoint AI officers and manage training data and IP with informed consent, with Parliament overseeing certain regulatory steps.
The bill is currently at 1st reading in the Lords (as of 4 March 2025). The document trail does not show any amendments or committee recommendations yet; the next step is the 2nd reading.
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4 Mar 2025
The 2024-26 session of Parliament has prorogued and this bill will make no further progress.
The bill would create an AI Authority to regulate AI in the UK, align regulators, run AI testing sandboxes, and undertake horizon-scanning and public engagement to manage risks while supporting innovation. It sets safety and ethics principles—transparency, fairness, accountability, governance, and non-discrimination—requires compliance with data protection and equality laws, requires sensible handling of training data and IP with informed consent, and allows independent audits. It would be implemented by regulations across the UK, include duties such as AI officers in companies, and require parliamentary oversight for certain regulatory steps.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
