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UK AI Regulation Framework

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United Kingdom
vWhite paper CP 815 (March 2023) with government response CP 1019 and initial guidance for regulators (February 2024); non-statutory; no AI statute as at September 2026
4 domains
12 controls

The UK's non-statutory, principles-based approach to AI regulation (white paper March 2023, government response and guidance for regulators February 2024): five cross-sectoral principles (safety, security and robustness; appropriate transparency and explainability; fairness; accountability and governance; contestability and redress) that existing regulators interpret and apply in context, expectations of regulators, government central functions, and voluntary measures for highly capable general-purpose AI. There is no AI statute; principles are not duties on firms. 12 leaves read against the documents.

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UK AI Regulation Framework is a compliance framework from United Kingdom with 4 domains and 12 controls that map to 130 other frameworks. The largest domains are The five cross-sectoral principles (for regulators to apply) – UK AI Regulation Framework (5 controls), Expectations of regulators – UK AI Regulation Framework (3 controls), Government central functions – UK AI Regulation Framework (3 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.

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Framework Domains (4)

Expectations of regulators – UK AI Regulation Framework

3 controls
Controls in the Expectations of regulators – UK AI Regulation Framework domain of UK AI Regulation Framework: 3 controls
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uk-ai-regulation-framework::R1Regulators: interpret and apply the principles within their remits
uk-ai-regulation-framework::R2Regulators: collaborate and issue joint guidance
uk-ai-regulation-framework::R3Regulators: publish strategic approaches to AI and monitor their own effectiveness

Government central functions – UK AI Regulation Framework

3 controls
Controls in the Government central functions – UK AI Regulation Framework domain of UK AI Regulation Framework: 3 controls
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uk-ai-regulation-framework::C1Central function: monitoring, evaluation and coherent implementation
uk-ai-regulation-framework::C2Central function: cross-sector risk assessment and horizon scanning
uk-ai-regulation-framework::C3Central function: support for innovators, education and international interoperability

Highly capable general-purpose AI – UK AI Regulation Framework

1 controls
Controls in the Highly capable general-purpose AI – UK AI Regulation Framework domain of UK AI Regulation Framework: 1 controls
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uk-ai-regulation-framework::G1Highly capable general-purpose AI: voluntary measures and possible binding requirements

The five cross-sectoral principles (for regulators to apply) – UK AI Regulation Framework

5 controls
Controls in the The five cross-sectoral principles (for regulators to apply) – UK AI Regulation Framework domain of UK AI Regulation Framework: 5 controls
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uk-ai-regulation-framework::P1Principle 1: Safety, security and robustness (non-statutory, applied by regulators)
uk-ai-regulation-framework::P2Principle 2: Appropriate transparency and explainability (non-statutory, applied by regulators)
uk-ai-regulation-framework::P3Principle 3: Fairness (non-statutory, applied by regulators)
uk-ai-regulation-framework::P4Principle 4: Accountability and governance (non-statutory, applied by regulators)
uk-ai-regulation-framework::P5Principle 5: Contestability and redress (non-statutory, applied by regulators)

Your Compliance Coverage

If you comply with UK AI Regulation Framework, you already cover:

Singapore Government Instruction Manual on ICT&SS Management (IM8)

18%

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SASB Standards

18%

3 controls mapped

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SSAE 18 - Attestation Standards (SOC Reporting)

18%

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Maps to 130 other frameworks

17 total controls
Singapore Government Instruction Manual on ICT&SS Management (IM8)
3 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
18%
SASB Standards
3 source controls mapped|8 target controls covered
18%
SSAE 18 - Attestation Standards (SOC Reporting)
3 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
18%
SOC for Cybersecurity - Cybersecurity Risk Management Examination
3 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
18%
Singapore AI Governance Framework
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
Vietnam PDPD
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
12%
Vietnam Law on Cybersecurity (No. 116/2025/QH15)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
12%
Vermont Data Privacy and Online Surveillance Act
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
12%
US Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) - Higher Education Safeguards Rule
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
12%
UNICEF Policy Guidance on AI for Children (2021)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
12%
UK FCA/PRA Operational Resilience Framework
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
12%
UK Defence Standard 05-138 - Cyber Security for Defence Suppliers
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
12%
NIST SP 800-190
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
12%
PCI PIN Security
2 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
12%
PCI P2PE
2 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
12%
US Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSC) Manufacturer and Importer Duties
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
12%
Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 (SOCI)
2 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
12%
ISO/IEC 23894:2023
2 source controls mapped|8 target controls covered
12%
ISO/IEC 29134:2023
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
12%
ISO/IEC 27557:2022 - Organisational Privacy Risk Management
2 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
12%
Telecommunications Sector Security Reforms (TSSR)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
12%
PCI SSF
2 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
12%
South Korea ISMS-P
2 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
12%
FFIEC IT Examination Handbook
2 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
12%
WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
12%
UK Security and Emergency Measures Direction (SEMD) - Water Industry
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
12%
ISO 22000:2018
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
12%
BS 65000:2014 - Guidance on Organizational Resilience
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
12%
FedRAMP High
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
12%
FedRAMP Moderate
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
12%
Barbados Data Protection Act 2019
2 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
12%
South Korea Korea Internet Self-Governance Organisation (KISO) Code of Ethics
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
12%
NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0
2 source controls mapped|8 target controls covered
12%
Switzerland New Federal Act on Data Protection (nFADP/nDSG, 2023)
2 source controls mapped|15 target controls covered
12%
ISO/IEC 27031:2011
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
12%
RICS Rules of Conduct and Global Professional Standards
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
12%
AICPA Privacy Management Framework (PMF)
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water Sector (American Water Works Association)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
12%
UK Age Appropriate Design Code (Children's Code)
2 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
12%
APRA CPS 234
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
12%
GDPR
2 source controls mapped|8 target controls covered
12%
Saudi Arabia PDPL
2 source controls mapped|8 target controls covered
12%
Bahrain PDPL
2 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
12%
ISO 27799:2025
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
ASIS SPC.1-2009 - Organizational Resilience Standard
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
South Africa Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
12%
SOC 2
2 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
12%
UK Open Banking Standard
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
12%
ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
12%
ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
12%
DAMA-DMBOK2 - Data Management Body of Knowledge (2nd Edition)
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
ISO/IEC 25012:2008 - Data Quality Model
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
12%
IEC 60601-1 - Medical Electrical Equipment Safety
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
6%
NSA Guidance for Transition to Quantum-Resistant Cryptography
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
6%
ISO/IEC 27043:2015
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
6%
ISO/SAE 21434
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
6%
ISO/IEC 27019:2024
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
6%
ISO 14064 - Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Verification (Parts 1-3)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
6%
ISO/IEC 27010:2015
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
6%
21 CFR Part 211 - Current Good Manufacturing Practice
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
6%
NIST SP 1800-32
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
6%
API 1164
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
6%
IEC 62443
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
6%
FDA Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
6%
EASA Part-IS - Information Security in Aviation
1 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
6%
SQF Code Edition 9 - Safe Quality Food
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
6%
UAE Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) Regulations
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
6%
Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) - Responsible Minerals Assurance Process
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
6%
SANS Incident Handler's Handbook and PICERL Methodology
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
6%
IEC 62304:2015 Medical Device Software Lifecycle Processes
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
6%
ISO 26262:2018 - Functional Safety for Road Vehicles
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
6%
IAIS Insurance Core Principles (ICPs)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
6%
Annex 11 to EU GMP - Computerised Systems
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
6%
Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Programmes - Global Standards
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
6%
APRA CPS 230 Operational Risk Management
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
6%
Solvency II
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
6%
APRA SPS 220 Risk Management (Superannuation)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
6%
AML/CTF Act 2006 (Australia)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
6%
TISAX - Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
6%
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5
1 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
6%
BSI IT-Grundschutz
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
6%
ISO 20400:2017 - Sustainable Procurement
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
6%
ISO 22320:2018
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
6%
ISO 22313:2020 - Guidance on Business Continuity Management Systems
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
6%
Kuwait National Cybersecurity Framework
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
6%
ISO 28001:2007 Supply Chain Security Management
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
6%
Automotive SPICE (ASPICE) v4.1 - Process Assessment Model
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
6%
AS9100D - Aerospace Quality Management System
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
6%
NFPA 1600 - Standard on Continuity, Emergency, and Crisis Management
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
6%
ISO/IEC 27003:2017
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
6%
ISO 15189:2022 - Medical Laboratories Requirements for Quality and Competence
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
6%
FBI CJIS Security Policy
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
6%
Aged Care Quality Standards 2019 (repealed edition)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
6%
Singapore Cybersecurity Act 2018
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
6%
ICAO Annex 17 - Aviation Security (AVSEC)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
6%
ISO/IEC 29147:2018
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
6%
USMCA Chapter 19 - Digital Trade (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
6%
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - E-Commerce Chapter
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
6%
Austria Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz, DSG, amended 2018)
1 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
6%
Armenia Law on Protection of Personal Data (2015)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
6%
ISO/IEC 27400:2022
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
6%
Albania Law No. 124/2024 on Personal Data Protection
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
6%
Azure Security Benchmark
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
6%
ISO/IEC 29100:2024
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
6%
Australian Privacy Principles (APPs)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
6%
APPI
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
6%
Azerbaijan Law on Personal Data (2010)
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
6%
Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act (RIDTPPA)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
6%
Sweden Data Protection Act (Dataskyddslag, 2018:218)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
6%
Uganda Data Protection and Privacy Act (2019)
1 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
6%
COSO Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
6%
Estonia Personal Data Protection Act (Isikuandmete kaitse seadus, 2019)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
6%
Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
6%
ISO 26000:2010
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
6%
ISO/IEC 27011:2024
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
6%
Nebraska Data Privacy Act
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
6%
TEFCA - Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
6%
CISA Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPG) 2.0
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
6%
NIST SP 800-124 Revision 2 - Guidelines for Managing the Security of Mobile Devices
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
6%
Regulation on the European Health Data Space (EHDS)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
6%
ISO 45001:2018
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
6%
ISO 14001:2015
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
6%
IEC 62351 - Power Systems Communication Security
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
6%
US EPA Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - Cybersecurity Requirements
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
6%
ISO/IEC 27007:2020
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
6%
COBIT 2019
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
6%
ITIL 4
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
6%
ISO/IEC 20000-1:2018
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
6%
ISO/IEC TR 24028:2020
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
6%
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What is UK AI Regulation Framework and who does it apply to?

UK AI Regulation Framework is a compliance framework from United Kingdom with 4 domains and 12 controls. The UK's non-statutory, principles-based approach to AI regulation (white paper March 2023, government response and guidance for regulators February 2024): five cross-sectoral principles (safety, security and robustness; appropriate transparency and explainability; fairness; accountability and governance; contestability and redress) that existing regulators interpret and apply in context, expectations of regulators, government central functions, and voluntary measures for highly capable general-purpose AI. There is no AI statute; principles are not duties on firms. 12 leaves read against the documents. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

What does UK AI Regulation Framework actually require?

UK AI Regulation Framework has 12 controls organised across 4 domains. The largest domains are The five cross-sectoral principles (for regulators to apply) – UK AI Regulation Framework (5 controls), Expectations of regulators – UK AI Regulation Framework (3 controls), Government central functions – UK AI Regulation Framework (3 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.

If I already comply with another framework, how much of UK AI Regulation Framework do I already cover?

UK AI Regulation Framework maps to 130 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are Singapore Government Instruction Manual on ICT&SS Management (IM8) (18% coverage), SASB Standards (18% coverage), SSAE 18 - Attestation Standards (SOC Reporting) (18% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.

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