For UK businesses
Brexit didn't exempt UK businesses from the EU AI Act.
If you serve EU customers, the EU AI Act can apply to those activities. Plus, the UK is developing its own AI legislation. Here's what UK businesses need to know.
Check your UK + EU obligations →The EU AI Act still applies
Post-Brexit, UK businesses are not automatically subject to EU law. But if your business places AI on the EU market, deploys AI in EU operations, or produces AI output that is used in the EU, the EU AI Act can apply to those specific activities.
UK businesses using covered AI in interactions with EU customers may be in scope for Article 50 transparency obligations, including telling people when they are interacting with an AI system.
The UK AI Bill is incoming
The UK is developing its own AI regulation framework, with legislation anticipated in 2026/27. The final scope and timetable are not yet settled.
Businesses preparing for the EU AI Act will already have useful foundations in place — including system records, ownership, transparency notices, staff literacy, and human oversight.
NIS2 and DORA
UK businesses operating in EU markets can also face NIS2 cybersecurity requirements or DORA financial-services resilience obligations for their EU operations and supply-chain relationships.
The same incident processes, supplier records, governance evidence, and risk controls can often support more than one framework.