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Artificial Intelligence: Regulation

Asked by Dr Ellie ChownsGreen PartyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 8 January 2026UIN 101287

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department plans to establish a statutory regulatory framework for artificial intelligence relating to (a) data governance, (b) privacy and (c) copyright.

Answered by Kanishka Narayan

The UK already has a range of statutory frameworks that apply to AI. Existing rules that apply to AI systems include data protection, competition, equality legislation, the copyright framework, and other forms of sectoral regulation.

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