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United Kingdom: Data Protection Act 2018 (Code of Practice on Artificial Intelligence and Automated Decision-Making) Regulations

Progress

Current status
adopted
12 May 2026 in force
16 Apr 2026 adopted

Scope

Implementers
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

12 May 2026
in force

Data Protection Act (Code of Practice on Artificial Intelligence and Automated Decision-Making) Regulations enter into force

On 12 May 2026, the Data Protection Act 2018 (Code of Practice on Artificial Intelligence and Automated Decision-Making) Regulations enter into force. The regulations require the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) to develop a code of practice …

Source
Event type order
Action type implementation
Government branch executive
Government body central government
16 Apr 2026
adopted

Secretary of State issued Data Protection Act 2018 (Code of Practice on Artificial Intelligence and Automated Decision-Making) Regulations

On 16 April 2026, the Secretary of State issued the Data Protection Act 2018 (Code of Practice on Artificial Intelligence and Automated Decision-Making) Regulations. The regulations place a duty on the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) to deve…

Source
Event type order
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body central government