Pledge or hedge?

Following the announcement of the snap General Election to take place on 04 July 2024, and the launch of the major parties’ manifesto pledges during London Tech Week 2024, Handley Gill analyses the manifesto pledges of the major UK-wide political parties and their implications for cyber security, data protection, online safety, artificial intelligence (AI), digital markets, content regulation, reputation management, open justice, access to information, human rights and ESG.

Nicola Cain13 June 2024General Election 2024, GE2024, Data Protection, UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations, PECR, Artificial Intelligence, AI, Human Rights, Human Rights Act 1998, ESG, Environment, Environmental, Environmental Social & Governance, Environmental Social & Corporate Governance, Cyber Security, Digital Markets, Digital Services, Social Media, Technology, Technology Regulation, TECH REGULATION, Online Safety, Online Safety Act 2023, Online Harms, Reputation Management, Defamation, Libel, Slander, Misuse of Private Information, SLAPPs, Advertising, Gambling, Access to Information, Freedom of Information Act 2000, Open Justice, Conservative Party, Labour Party, Liberal Democrats, Green Party, CONTENT REGULATION, PLATFORM REGULATION, Data Protection ReformComment

AI regulation in the UK: in out in out shake it all about

Handley Gill’s consultants analyse the Government’s response to its consultation on the White Paper ‘A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation’, published on 06 February 2024, and its implications for AI developers and UK creators, business and the public, identifying the steps the Government has committed to take.

Nicola Cain6 February 2024AI, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill, A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation, Department for Science Innovation & Technology, AI Governance, AI Regulation, AI Risk, AI Risk Assessment, AI Safety, EU AI Act, AI Act, AI Regulation White Paper, House of Lords Communications & Digital Committee, Large Language Models & Generative AI, Large Language Models, LLMs, Generative AI, Ofcom, Information Commissioner's Office, Information Commissioner, ICO, EHRC, Equality and Human Rights Commission, CMA, Competition & Markets Authority, Digital Markets Competition & Consumers Bill, Data Protection & Digital Information Bill, DPDI Bill, Data Protection, Discrimination, Bias, Cyber Security, Ofsted, Office for Product Safety & Standards, AI Regulatory Principles, 5 AI Regulatory Principles, Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation, CDEI, Responsible Technology Adoption Unit, Employment Law, HR, Human Resources, Recruitment, Automated Processing, Automated Decision Making, Safety Security & Robustness, Appropriate transparency and explainability, Fairness, Accountability & Governance, Contestability and redress, Copyright, Copyright Infringement, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Rights, IPR, Misinformation, Disinformation, Online Safety Act 2023, AI Management Essentials Scheme, AI Security, AI Safety Institute, Human Rights, Human Rights Act 1998Comment

Online Safety. This looks like a job for...

Handley Gill’s specialist online safety consultants respond to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology’s consultation on ‘Super-complaints: eligible entity criteria and procedural requirements’ under the Online Safety Act 2023. Ofcom will be responsible for considering super-complaints.

King's Speech 2023

Handley Gill’s consultants highlight and consider the content of the King’s Speech at the State Opening of Parliament 2023, and the implications for those with an interest in data protection, privacy, freedom of expression, online safety, cyber security, broadcasting and VOD regulation, digital markets regulation and/or artificial intelligence.

Nicola Cain7 November 2023King's Speech, King's Speech 2023, Kings Speech, Kings Speech 2023, Data Protection, Personal Data, State Opening of Parliament, 2023-24 Parliamentary Session, Data Protection Reform, Data Protection & Digital Information Bill, Data Protection & Digital Information (No.2) Bill, DPDI Bill, DPDI (No.2) Bill, DPDI2 Bill, DPDI(2) Bill, General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR, UK GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION, UK GDPR, King Charles III, DATA PROTECTION ACT 2018, Brexit, PECR, Privacy & Electronic Communications Regulations, Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill, Digital Markets Competition & Consumers Bill, Digital Markets Regulation, Draft Media Bill, DCMS Committee, Commons Culture Media & Sport Committee, Broadcasting, Public Service Broadcasting, PSBs, Broadcasting Regulation, Ofcom, Video on Demand, Video Streaming Sites, VOD, s.40 Crime and Courts Act 2013, Section 40 Crime and Courts Act 2013, Listed Events, Bill of Rights, Confidential Source, Injunction, Injunctive Relief, SLAPPs, Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation, Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Expression, Privacy, Criminal Justice Bill, Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill, Online Safety Act 2023, Encryption, Technology, Technology Regulation, TECH REGULATION, Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, CPTPP, Artificial Intelligence, AIComment

Feeling safer already?

The grant of Royal Assent to the Online Safety Act 2023 on 26 October 2023 starts the countdown to Ofcom’s Roadmap to Regulation for user-to-user services, search services, video sharing platforms and services with pornographic content. Handley Gill’s consultants have produced a visual timeline of Ofcom’s proposals for the implementation of the Online Safety Act 2023.

Nicola Cain26 October 2023Online Safety, Online Harms, eSafety, ONLINE SAFETY BILL, Online Safety Act 2023, OFCOM, Online Safety Regulator, Online Harms Regulator, Roadmap to Regulation, User to User services, User-to-User Services, Search Services, Video Sharing Platforms, Pornographic Content ServicesComment

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