UK AI governance

Turn AI governance principles into operating evidence.

The UK uses a regulator-led framework built around safety, transparency, fairness, accountability and contestability. Corsift helps organisations operate and evidence relevant controls; it does not certify legal compliance.

Start with the duties that already apply.

Existing law and sector rules

Data protection, equality, consumer, employment, financial-services and sector requirements may already apply to an AI use case.

Named human accountability

Material AI-assisted work needs an owner, an appropriate reviewer, an escalation path and a record of the final decision.

Known data and model boundaries

Organisations should understand which data reaches which provider, what controls apply, and what evidence can be reconstructed later.

There is no single August 2026 “UK AI Act” deadline. August 2026 is associated with the EU AI Act rollout. UK obligations depend on the use case, sector and laws already in force; obtain legal advice for your circumstances. Read the UK government principles guidance and the European Commission AI Act overview.

What Corsift can evidence

Governance evidence snapshots

Generate system and use-case registers, data-flow documentation, risk-register drafts, policy summaries and audit evidence from the tenant configuration at that point in time.

Controlled AI Access

Centralised controls govern model access, policy assignment, connector availability and use cases. SSO and directory lifecycle controls are available on the Enterprise plan.

Pre-provider content controls

Corsift-controlled prompts, extracted documents, imported connector content and assembled chat context can be allowed, redacted or blocked before provider delivery. Provider-hosted web search remains a documented boundary.

Aligned to UK AI Regulatory Principles

Safety
Policy controls, use-case records and reviewable failure evidence
Transparency
Model attribution, policy decisions, workflow review and exportable audit records
Fairness
Documented model choice and human review support assessment of outcomes
Accountability
Role-based access, named reviewers, admin oversight and governance reporting
Contestability
Retained prompts, outputs and reviewer decisions support challenge and correction

Built for teams that need a visible control process

Compliance Officers

Map approved AI use cases, inspect policy and audit evidence, and export a governance snapshot for internal or external review.

IT Leaders

Provide a sanctioned multi-model workspace with central controls, SSO and directory lifecycle options, connector boundaries and usage reporting.

Legal & DPO Teams

Review documented data flows, configured content controls, retention rules and audit exports alongside your own legal assessment.

Separate product evidence from customer responsibility

Area Corsift records or controls Your organisation remains responsible for
Use-case governance Use case, workflow version, policy assignment and audit events Lawful purpose, risk classification, owner and acceptance criteria
Provider delivery Allowed model, controlled context decisions and documented boundaries Provider due diligence, contractual terms and permitted data
Human review Workflow output, reviewer, approval or rejection and feedback Professional judgement, escalation and the final business decision
Audit evidence Tamper-evident events, plan-based retention and exports Monitoring, periodic review, legal holds and responding to findings
Governance documents Generated register, data-flow, risk, policy and audit snapshots Validation, amendment, approval and submission to any authority

Make your AI control process reviewable.

Book a 30-minute governance review. We will map one use case, identify the evidence Corsift can produce, and clearly mark what remains your organisation's responsibility.