United Kingdom · Policy / Strategy
United Kingdom — A Pro-Innovation Approach to AI Regulation
Issued by Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).
Summary
The UK white paper set out a pro-innovation, sector-led approach to AI regulation. Rather than proposing a single central AI statute, it assigned responsibility to existing regulators to apply cross-sector principles within their own domains. The framework identified five principles: safety, security and robustness; transparency and explainability; fairness; accountability and governance; and contestability and redress. The approach treated AI risk as context-specific and argued that sector regulators were best placed to interpret and manage risks in areas such as finance, data protection, and health.
Why it matters
Decentralised regulatory model; existing regulators apply AI principles; five cross-sector principles; context-specific risk management; non-statutory guidance; sector-led oversight through regulators such as the FCA, ICO, and HSE.
Topics
Record metadata
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Europe
- Document type
- Policy / Strategy
- Status
- Published
- Publication date
- 29 March 2023
- Last updated
- 27 June 2026
- Language
- English
- Original source
- View original source
Citation export
Plain citation
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, A Pro-Innovation Approach to AI Regulation, 29 March 2023.
BibTeX
@misc{uk_pro_innovation_approach_ai_regulation_white_paper,
title = {United Kingdom — A Pro-Innovation Approach to AI Regulation},
author = {Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)},
year = {2023},
howpublished = {Global AI Governance Archive},
url = {https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ai-regulation-a-pro-innovation-approach}
}See the citation guide for style-specific examples.
Recorded cross-references
- EU Artificial Intelligence Act
- Singapore — National AI Strategy 2.0
- Canada — Voluntary Code of Conduct
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