Public F(AI)rness

To coincide with Public Sector AI Week 2025, Handley Gill’s specialist AI governance consultants consider how public law obligations apply to public authorities and other bodies carrying out public functions when using artificial intelligence (AI) and the measures they can take to demonstrate compliance and minimise the risk of judicial review challenge.

Nicola Cain9 March 2025Artificial Intelligence, AI, AI Regulation, AI Regulation White Paper, A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation, Public Law, Public Authority, Public Functions, AI in the Public Sector, PSED, Public Sector Equality Duty, Public Sector, AI Opportunities Action Plan, Public Sector AI Week, Humphrey, Judicial Review, Section 31 Senior Courts Act 1981, Section 84 Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015, Legality, Fairness, Transparency, AI Transparency, AI Fairness, Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standard, ATRS, Digital Regulation Co-operation Forum, DRCF, AI Treaty, Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights Democracy and the Rule of Law, OECD Principles for Trustworthy AI, UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, Human Rights, Human Rights Act 1998, Section 6 Human Rights Act 1998, European Convention on Human Rights, Article 14 European Convention on Human Rights, Article 14 ECHR, Section 149 Equality Act 2010, Equality Act 2010Comment

Tell me why!

When, to coin the Little Britain phrase, the “computer says no”, what information are individuals entitled to know? Handley Gill’s specialist data protection and responsible AI consultants summarise the ruling in C‑203/22 CK v Magistrat der Stadt Wien (commonly referred to as the Dun & Bradstreet case) determining how to comply with the obligation to provide meaningful information on automated decision-making.

Nicola Cain27 February 2025Data Protection, Personal Data, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, EU GDPR, Regulation (EU) 2016/679, UK GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION, UK GDPR, Algorithmic Decision Making, Automated Decision Making, Article 22 GDPR, Article 22 UK GDPR, Artificial Intelligence, AI, AI Regulation, Article 13(2)(f) GDPR, Article 13(2)(f) UK GDPR, Article 14(2)(g) GDPR, Article 14(2)(g) UK GDPR, Article 15(1)(h) GDPR, Article 15(1)(h) UK GDPR, Article 13 GDPR, Article 13 UK GDPR, Article 14 GDPR, Article 14 UK GDPR, Article 15 GDPR, Article 15 UK GDPR, Article 13(2) GDPR, Article 13(2) UK GDPR, Article 14(2) GDPR, Article 14(2) UK GDPR, Article 15(1) GDPR, Article 15(1) UK GDPR, Confidential Information, Trade Secrets, Artificial Intelligence Regulation, AI Governance, Artificial Intelligence Governance, AI Transparency, Artificial Intelligence Transparency, Algorithmic Transparency, Ethical AI, AI Safeguards, AI Guardrails, Machine Learning, Article 29 Working Party, European Data Protection Board, EDPB, Guidelines on Automated individual decision-making and Profiling for the purposes of Regulation 2016/679, C-203/22, Privacy Notice, Data Subject Rights, DATA SUBJECT ACCESS REQUEST, DSAR, SAR, SUBJECT ACCESS REQUEST, ICO guidance on automated decision-making and profiling, Information Commissioner's guidance on automated decision-making and profilingComment

The Secret Sauce

Handley Gill’s specialists responsible artificial intelligence (AI) consultants consider the implications of the new mandatory public sector algorithmic transparency recording standard for public sector bodies deploying AI models and other algorithmic tools, as well as for AI developers who wish to retain the confidentiality of their commercially sensitive AI models.

Public responsibilities

Handley Gill’s specialist responsible AI consultants analyse the proposed requirements for public authorities to comply with AI ethical principles set out in Lord Clement-Jones’ private members bill, the Public Authority Algorithmic and Automated Decision-Making Systems Bill.

Nicola Cain10 September 2024AI, Artificial Intelligence, AI Regulation, Public Authority Algorithmic and Automated Decision-Making Systems Bill, Public Sector, Private Members Bill, Public authority, Algorithmic Impact Assessment, AI Impact Assessment, AI Literacy, AI Transparency, AI Records, AI RegisterComment

Right my wrongs

As the Information Commissioner’s Office conducts the fourth part of its consultation on generative AI and data protection focusing on data subject rights, ‘engineering individual rights into generative AI models’, Handley Gill’s specialist data protection and artificial intelligence (AI) consultants comment on the issues arising and share their consultation response, as well as highlighting areas not currently addressed in the draft guidance.

Nicola Cain9 June 2024Data Protection, PERSONAL DATA, Data Privacy, UK GDPR, GDPR, UK GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION, General Data Protection Regulation, Information Commissioner, Information Commissioner's Office, ICO, Data Subject Rights, SUBJECT ACCESS REQUEST, DATA SUBJECT ACCESS REQUEST, Data Subject Rights Request, Article 12 UK GDPR, ARTICLE 12(5) UK GDPR, Article 12 GDPR, Article 12(5) GDPR, Article 13 UK GDPR, Article 13 GDPR, Article 14 UK GDPR, Article 14 GDPR, Article 14(5)(b) UK GDPR, Article 14(5)(b) GDPR, Article 15 UK GDPR, Article 15 GDPR, Article 16 UK GDPR, Article 16 GDPR, Right to Rectification, Article 17 UK GDPR, Article 17 GDPR, Right to Erasure, Right to be Forgotten, RTBF, Article 18 UK GDPR, Article 18 GDPR, Right to restriction of processing, Article 19 UK GDPR, Article 19 GDPR, Consultation, Consultation Response, Artificial Intelligence, AI, Generative AI, Generative Artificial Intelligence, Web Scraping, AI Training, AI Training Data, AI Transparency, AI Regulation, Generative AI & Data Protection, Engineering Individual Rights into Generative AI Models, Privacy Notice, Privacy PolicyComment

The Bill with the Holes?

Handley Gill’s consultants consider the new Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill, which would establish the AI Authority, impose a requirement to make regulations on AI Responsible Officers (AIROs) and impose notification and compliance obligations in relation to training data.

Nicola Cain26 November 2023Artificial Intelligence, AI, AI Regulation, Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill, HL Bill 11 2023-24, Artificial Intelligence Authority, AI Authority, Artificial Intelligence Responsible Officer, AI Responsible Officer, AIRO, AI Officer, AI Auditor, AI Audit, Regulatory Sandbox, AI Training, AI Training Data, Personal Data, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Rights, IP, IPR, Informed Consent, Lord Holmes of Richmond, House of Commons Science Innovation & Technology Committee, Department for Science Innovation & Technology, DSIT, Secretary of State for Science Innovation & Technology, AI Risk Assessment Framework, AI Risk Assessment, AIRA, AI White Paper, A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation, AI Guardrails, AI Transparency, AI Explainability, AI Fairness, AI Accountability, AI Governance, AI Safety, AI Contestability, AI Bias, AI Disctimination, Privacy, Misuse of Private Information, Equality Act 2010, Bletchley Declaration, HL Bill 76 2024-25Comment

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