Compliance / Standards / Evidence

AI regulation and compliance

Understand how AI laws, regulatory guidance and management-system standards translate into practical organisational obligations and evidence.

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Illustration of compliance concepts

Frameworks and regulatory areas

EU

EU AI Act

Risk-based legal requirements; obligations depend on the system, role, use case and applicable dates.

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UK

UK AI regulation

Sector-led UK regulatory expectations, privacy, equality, consumer protection and other applicable rules.

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NIST

NIST AI Risk Management Framework

A voluntary risk management framework organised around Govern, Map, Measure and Manage.

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ISO

ISO/IEC 42001

AI management system standard covering organisational governance and continual improvement.

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Privacy

Data protection and privacy

Personal data, lawful processing, impact assessment, minimisation and accountability.

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Sector

Sector-specific obligations

Requirements vary across financial services, healthcare, employment and public services.

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A practical compliance workflow

1. Scope

Record geography, provider/deployer role, purpose, affected people and system characteristics.

2. Determine applicability

Identify potentially relevant laws, standards and supervisory expectations; obtain qualified legal review.

3. Map controls

Link obligations to owners, procedures, tests and retained evidence.

4. Review continuously

Reassess after significant changes, incidents and regulatory updates.

Content is general educational information. It does not determine whether a particular AI system is legally compliant.

Interactive shiftedAI tools

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Lifecycle assurance

SDLC Control Explorer

Filter controls by delivery stage and domain; export the evidence checklist.

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Regulatory discovery

Compliance Navigator

Identify the questions to investigate for your jurisdiction and use case.

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Risk management

Risk Register Builder

Build and export a lightweight AI risk register in your browser.

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