Sector Networks (KTP / Pilot Anchor Partners)

Sector network bodies open doors to multiple individual organisations via a single touchpoint.

NHS Transformation Directorate / National AI Team

• Status: NHS AI Lab functions transitioned into the National AI Team within NHS England Transformation Directorate
• Why relevant: £150m AI framework agreement live
• URL: https://transform.england.nhs.uk/ai-lab/
• Engagement: Via NHS England Digital Transformation team and AI Knowledge Repository
• Action: Phase 1 Week 4 (already planned: outreach email)

HDR UK (Health Data Research UK)

• Why relevant: Cohort-based federated data; relevant for clinical AI assurance pilots; RAIDT could be evaluated against Trustworthy Research Environments (TREs)
• URL: https://www.hdruk.ac.uk/
• Action: Phase 2/3 — engagement when health-AI focus solidifies

UK Finance — AI working group

• Why relevant: Trade body for banks/FS; PRA/FCA/BoE roundtables on AI governance Feb 2026; coordinates industry response on SS1/23 Model Risk Management
• URL: https://www.ukfinance.org.uk/policy-and-guidance/policy/artificial-intelligence-machine-learning
• Engagement: Run-level evidence directly addresses regulator concerns about scaling MRM to GenAI
• Action: Phase 2 — engage via partner bank or via UK Finance directly

Association of British Insurers

• URL: https://www.abi.org.uk/
• Why relevant: AI-driven pricing increasingly under scrutiny in 2026

The Law Society — Technology & Innovation

• URL: https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/topics/research/lawtech-and-the-future-of-law

SRA Innovation

• URL: https://www.sra.org.uk/solicitors/resources/innovate/

Dstl — AI community / AiTASHA programme

• Why relevant: EPSRC partnership on AI/quantum/computing; AiTASHA programme on AI for human-centred analysis (1,500+ collaborative research hours)
• URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/defence-science-and-technology-laboratory
• Engagement: Via DASA Open Calls and Dstl academic engagement team

Department for Education — AI in Education

• URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/generative-artificial-intelligence-in-education
• Why relevant: EdTech AI assurance gap is acute; KTP partner candidates among MATs and EdTech vendors

The Investment Association — RegTech

• URL: https://www.theia.org/

Engagement strategy

• Sector bodies open multiple doors with one touch
• Position RAIDT as solution to a sector-wide problem (not vendor pitch)
• Speak at sector body events when invited

Action plan

• Phase 1 Week 4: NHS Transformation engagement (already planned)
• Phase 2: UK Finance, ABI, Law Society contacts
• Phase 3: DfE, Investment Association, Dstl

Notes

• Sector body engagement compounds — once introduced, future events follow
• Most accessible: NHS Transformation, UK Finance, BCS-style professional bodies