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Following the passage of the Data (Use and Access) Act (DUAA), the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has updated its draft guidance on the use of storage and access technologies.
The ICO has published their new AI and biometrics strategy, ‘Preventing Harm, Promoting Trust’. Addressing the growing presence of AI and biometric technologies, the strategy emphasises that their successful deployment is contingent on public trust. This trust can be built through transparency, fairness, and appropriate governance and technical protections.
Ofcom has published its Strategic Approach to AI for 2025-26. The report outlines Ofcom’s plans both for regulating the technology’s deployment across sectors, and for its own use of AI within its operations.
As was widely anticipated, the 2025 Spending Review contained several headline announcements focused on tech, including a £2bn allocation for AI from 2026-27 to 2029-30 and up to £750m for “the UK’s most powerful supercomputer”.
With data security now recognised as a critical enabler of trustworthy AI, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre – in conjunction with the relevant American, Australian and Kiwi national cyber security agencies – has published guidance outlining best practices for securing data used train and operate AI systems.
