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AI Opportunities Action Plan

In forceStrategyNon-binding

Independent report by Matt Clifford, published by DSIT, with 50 recommendations for government (the government set out its response separately) to expand compute, data access, AI adoption in the public sector and regulator-led sandboxes, within the UK’s non-statutory, regulator-by-regulator approach to AI. A one-year-on progress report was published in January 2026.

Why it matters

The UK still has no horizontal AI statute; existing regulators (ICO, FCA, CMA, Ofcom, MHRA) apply current law to AI, guided by this plan.

What it requires

Regulatory sandboxGovernment use of AI
SourceGOV.UK: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ai-opportunities-action-plan Checked against the source on 4 Oct 2026. No AI bill was included in the King’s Speech of 13 May 2026.

Cite this record

WTA-R-GB-0002: AI Opportunities Action Plan. Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. wheresthe.ai, https://wheresthe.ai/rule/gb-ai-opportunities-action-plan-2025/ (checked 4 Oct 2026).

History

  • Summary changed from Government plan (with 50 recommendations accepted)… to Independent report by Matt Clifford, published by DSIT, with 50 recommendations for government (the government set out its response separ...…

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