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AI Opportunities Action Plan

In forceStrategyNon-binding

Government plan (with 50 recommendations accepted) 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.

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AI Opportunities Action Plan. Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). Status: In force. wheresthe.ai, https://wheresthe.ai/rule/gb-ai-opportunities-action-plan-2025/ (verified 4 Oct 2026).

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