Regulators AI News
26 October 2026RegulatorsArtificial intelligence in UK financial services – 2026 (fourth joint survey)— Bank of England19 October 2026RegulatorsAI in financial services: good practice and areas for improvement— FCA19 October 2026RegulatorsBuilding the future of finance in the age of AI (speech, Jessica Rusu)— FCA14 October 2026Competition and Markets AuthorityCMA strengthens proposals allowing people choice over their search service (AI assistants on choice screens; consultation closed 9 October)— GOV.UK (CMA)8 October 2026RegulatorsICO secures changes from leading AI developers as scrutiny extends to AI agents— ICO8 October 2026RegulatorsAgentic AI call for evidence opens (to 20 November 2026)— ICO8 October 2026RegulatorsAndrew Bailey speech at the İstanbul Economic Forum ("AI safety and financial stability are therefore becoming increasingly connected")— Bank of England7 October 2026RegulatorsBuilding trust and transparency into generative AI development (report; page metadata 13 October)— ICO6 October 2026RegulatorsGovernment backs recommendations of NHS doctors-led AI Commission; AI Airlock Phase 3 opens— DHSC / MHRA (GOV.UK)2 October 2026RegulatorsOfgem AI Reg Lab call updated: next session on agentic AI— Ofgem30 September 2026RegulatorsFrontier AI and the question of governance (Andrew Bailey)— Bank of England30 September 2026RegulatorsThe edge of regulation: the unregulated market, access to justice and AI (speech)— Legal Services Board26 October 2026RegulatorsArtificial intelligence in UK financial services – 2026 (fourth joint survey)— Bank of England19 October 2026RegulatorsAI in financial services: good practice and areas for improvement— FCA19 October 2026RegulatorsBuilding the future of finance in the age of AI (speech, Jessica Rusu)— FCA14 October 2026Competition and Markets AuthorityCMA strengthens proposals allowing people choice over their search service (AI assistants on choice screens; consultation closed 9 October)— GOV.UK (CMA)8 October 2026RegulatorsICO secures changes from leading AI developers as scrutiny extends to AI agents— ICO8 October 2026RegulatorsAgentic AI call for evidence opens (to 20 November 2026)— ICO8 October 2026RegulatorsAndrew Bailey speech at the İstanbul Economic Forum ("AI safety and financial stability are therefore becoming increasingly connected")— Bank of England7 October 2026RegulatorsBuilding trust and transparency into generative AI development (report; page metadata 13 October)— ICO6 October 2026RegulatorsGovernment backs recommendations of NHS doctors-led AI Commission; AI Airlock Phase 3 opens— DHSC / MHRA (GOV.UK)2 October 2026RegulatorsOfgem AI Reg Lab call updated: next session on agentic AI— Ofgem30 September 2026RegulatorsFrontier AI and the question of governance (Andrew Bailey)— Bank of England30 September 2026RegulatorsThe edge of regulation: the unregulated market, access to justice and AI (speech)— Legal Services Board
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THE REGULATORS' AI UNIVERSE — all members 177 AI entries156 connections
Information Commissioner's Office / Information Commission
INFORMATION COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE / INFORMATION COMMISSION — THE REGULATORS' AI UNIVERSE 31 AI entries24 connectionsNone in public registers4 upcoming dates0 news (30 days)
Competition & Markets Authority
COMPETITION AND MARKETS AUTHORITY — THE REGULATORS' AI UNIVERSE 21 AI entries20 connectionsNone in public registers4 upcoming dates1 news (30 days)
Ofcom
OFCOM — THE REGULATORS' AI UNIVERSE 12 AI entries9 connectionsNone in public registers5 upcoming dates0 news (30 days)
Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum
DIGITAL REGULATION COOPERATION FORUM — THE REGULATORS' AI UNIVERSE 9 AI entries8 connectionsNone in public registers1 upcoming dates0 news (30 days)
Equality & Human Rights Commission
EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION — THE REGULATORS' AI UNIVERSE 5 AI entries3 connectionsNone in public registers1 upcoming dates0 news (30 days)
Advertising Standards Authority
ADVERTISING STANDARDS AUTHORITY — THE REGULATORS' AI UNIVERSE 4 AI entries3 connections1 AI system in use1 upcoming dates0 news (30 days)
Financial Conduct Authority
FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY — THE REGULATORS' AI UNIVERSE 22 AI entries28 connections1 AI system in use0 upcoming dates0 news (30 days)
Bank of England & PRA
BANK OF ENGLAND AND PRA — THE REGULATORS' AI UNIVERSE 21 AI entries21 connectionsNone in public registers0 upcoming dates0 news (30 days)
MHRA
MHRA — THE REGULATORS' AI UNIVERSE 17 AI entries6 connectionsNone in public registers0 upcoming dates0 news (30 days)
Ofgem
OFGEM — THE REGULATORS' AI UNIVERSE 7 AI entries5 connectionsNone in public registers0 upcoming dates0 news (30 days)
Ofqual
OFQUAL — THE REGULATORS' AI UNIVERSE 2 AI entries1 connectionsNone in public registers0 upcoming dates0 news (30 days)
Ofsted
OFSTED — THE REGULATORS' AI UNIVERSE 5 AI entries4 connections2 AI systems in use0 upcoming dates0 news (30 days)
Other sector & professional regulators
OTHER SECTOR AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATORS — THE REGULATORS' AI UNIVERSE 21 AI entries8 connectionsNone in public registers0 upcoming dates0 news (30 days)

Upcoming AI dates — Regulators

  1. 1 November 2026ofcomOnline Information Advisory Committee's first statutory reportreport · Ofcom
  2. 20 November 2026RegulatorsICO agentic AI call for evidence closesconsultation closes · ICO / Information Commission
  3. 25 November 2026RegulatorsOfgem AI Reg Lab on agentic AI in the energy sectorsandbox session · Ofgem
  4. 25 November 2026RegulatorsSupercharged Sandbox cohort 2 showcase, FCA Head Officeshowcase · FCA
  5. 22 December 2026Regulators"Beyond ADMET: AI for medicines safety" survey closes (5pm)consultation closes · MHRA and Regulatory Innovation Office
  6. 31 December 2026RegulatorsSupercharged Sandbox cohort 2 endssandbox ends · FCA
  7. 2026-11RegulatorsAI Airlock Phase 3: first wave of innovators selectedsandbox selection · MHRA
  8. late autumn 2026RegulatorsOfgem AI technical sandbox 12-month pilot (target start)launch · Ofgem
  9. by 2026-12RegulatorsMHRA draft guidance on managing changes to AI-enabled medical devicesguidance · MHRA
  10. 2026 (later in year)RegulatorsAI Consortium final publication of workshop outputsreport · Bank of England and FCA
  11. 2026 (later in year)RegulatorsTPR guidance on responsible AI adoption for schemes; TPR's internal AI approachguidance · The Pensions Regulator
  12. Q3 2026/27 (Oct–Dec 2026)RegulatorsORR updated guidance on ROGS and the Common Safety Method applied to AIguidance · ORR
  13. Q1 2027RegulatorsFCA AI Live Testing evaluation reportreport · FCA
  14. Q4 2026/27 (Jan–Mar 2027)RegulatorsORR reports on AI in interoperability authorisations and on sandboxes for AIreport · ORR
  15. Spring 2027RegulatorsFull implementation roadmap for the National Commission's recommendationsstrategy · DHSC and MHRA
  16. 2027RegulatorsMHRA consultation on qualifying and classifying AI-enabled devicesconsultation · MHRA
  17. date not announced (2026)icoDraft ADM and profiling guidance consultation (DUAA) — open/close dates not confirmedconsultation · ICO / Information Commission
  18. date not announced ("in the coming months", from 29 May 2026)icoNew ICO AI strategy setting out the 2026/27 AI workplanstrategy · ICO / Information Commission
  19. spring 2027 (secondary source)icoAppointment of a permanent Chair of the Information Commissionappointment · Government (DCMS)
  20. not foundicoCourt of Appeal hearing, Clearview AI v Information Commissioner (permission granted 19 Dec 2025)legislation · Court of Appeal
  21. by 2026-12-31cmaFinal decision on Google search choice screens conduct requirement (including AI assistants)regulator_action · CMA
  22. about 2026-12-17 (six months from 17 June 2026)cmaGoogle to implement fair ranking conduct requirement (including AI Overviews)deadline · CMA
  23. about 2027-03-03 (nine months from 3 June 2026)cmaGoogle to implement publisher conduct requirement (AI Overviews opt-out)deadline · CMA
  24. date not foundcmaBusiness and Trade Committee pre-appointment hearing for Doug Gurr as CMA Chair (if not yet held)appointment · House of Commons
  25. 2026-11ofcomCategory 1 and 2A services publish risk assessment summaries (subject to the register)deadline · Ofcom
  26. autumn 2026ofcomAdditional Safety Measures statementreport · Ofcom
  27. 2027-01ofcomApp stores statutory reportreport · Ofcom
  28. not announcedofcomUpdate or provisional decision in the X/Grok investigationenforcement · Ofcom
  29. not announceddrcfOutputs of the Authentication and Trust theme (call for input closed 14 Aug 2026)report · DRCF
  30. not foundehrcJudgment in R (Thompson and Carlo) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (heard 27–28 Jan 2026)legislation · Administrative Court
  31. —asaNone found.

AI Topics — Regulators

Regulation and Standards130
Data36
Competition and Markets28
Safety and Security23
Health and Care23
Public-Sector Adoption21
Online Safety17
Policing and Justice14
Investment and Growth13
International Cooperation9
Education and Skills8
Employment and the Labour Market7
Energy and Climate7
Compute and Infrastructure6
Transport4
Copyright and Creative Industries2
Welfare and Benefits2
Local Services1