Regulation & Policy

What regulators, government and competition authorities mean for businesses using AI.

IT staff inspecting network equipment with a laptop, accompanying analysis of the UK cyber security bill.

Regulation & Policy

UK cyber bill leaves AI safeguards unresolved for businesses

Ministers promise legislation where needed, but officials have yet to commit to AI-specific amendments. Businesses face an unresolved question over what they might have to report—and to whom.

By Priya Sandhu · 15 Oct 2026 · 5 min read

Office staff reviewing compliance documents beside a laptop, accompanying analysis of UK Data Act changes.

Regulation & Policy

UK Data Act rollout: what businesses must check now

Most data-protection changes took effect in February 2026; the regulator’s restructuring followed in September. Businesses must distinguish commencement dates from earlier forecasts.

By Siobhan Clarke · 15 Oct 2026 · 6 min read