AI and data laws

311 moving · 704 enacted

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AI Opportunities Action Plan

Independent report led by Matt Clifford, adopted by the government, setting out 50 recommendations to expand AI infrastructure, drive AI adoption across the economy and improve public services.

AdoptedIntroducedCommitteeFloorLawAdopted

AI Opportunities Action Plan published with a government responseJan 13, 2025 1 year ago

Body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Timeline

  1. Jan 13, 2025 1 year ago

    AI Opportunities Action Plan published with a government response

United Kingdom
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British Data Centre Covenant

The UK government unveiled a covenant setting local job, community investment, and water protection standards for data centers seeking faster grid connections.

Proposed
United Kingdom

Artificial Intelligence (Consent and Misuse) Bill

A bill to make provision about a requirement for consent to generate a likeness of a person using, or with the assistance of, artificial intelligence; to make further provision relating to that requirement; to make provision about civil action in circumstances where that requirement is not met; to m

In committee
United Kingdom
United Kingdom2026 c. 20

Crime and Policing Act 2026

Broad criminal justice Act that among other things creates offences for making, possessing or supplying AI tools designed to generate child sexual abuse images, possessing guidance on creating such images, and making or supplying purported intimate image (nudification) generators.

In force
United Kingdom

Report and impact assessment on copyright and artificial intelligence

Statutory report under sections 135 and 136 of the Data (Use and Access) Act responding to the 2024 to 2025 consultation, stating that a broad text and data mining exception with opt-out is no longer the government's preferred approach and committing to further evidence gathering and work on input transparency.

Adopted
United Kingdom
United Kingdom2025 c. 18

Data (Use and Access) Act 2025

Reforms UK data protection law, creates frameworks for digital verification services and smart data, restructures the Information Commissioner's Office, adds an offence of creating or requesting intimate images of adults without consent, and requires government reports on copyright and AI.

In force

Change log

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Summaries of public legislative records, executive actions and court rulings, for reference, not legal advice. Check the official page linked on each item. First seen 2026-09-27. Checked against the official source.