UK Regulators

Regulators are validation routes — sandbox participation, consultation responses, citations of RAIDT in regulator guidance.

ICO (Information Commissioner's Office) — AI guidance team

• Why relevant: New AI/biometrics strategy; ADM consultation March 2026; FOI/AI guidance May 2026
• How to engage: ICO Regulatory Sandbox; respond to consultations; AI specialists team via ico.org.uk
• URL: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-resources/artificial-intelligence/
• Action: Respond to ICO ADM consultation (open March 2026)

FCA (Financial Conduct Authority) — AI Lab

• Why relevant: AI Lab includes AI Live Testing — testing started late April 2026; supervisory technology track for innovators
• URL: https://www.fca.org.uk/firms/innovation/ai-lab
• Action: Phase 2 — engage via a financial-sector partner

MHRA — AI Airlock

• Why relevant: £3.6m three-year extension (£1.2m/year 2026–29); Phase 2 covers seven new technologies
• URLs: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ai-airlock-the-regulatory-sandbox-for-aiamd
• Action: Phase 2/3 — engage via a NHS / medical AI partner

SRA (Solicitors Regulation Authority)

• Why relevant: Active on AI in legal practice; SRA Innovate workspace
• URL: https://www.sra.org.uk/sra/research-publications/research-listing/
• Action: Phase 3 — via law-firm partner

EU AI Office

• Why relevant: Coordinates EU AI Act implementation; Code of Practice for GPAI; high-risk system deadlines August 2026 (and August 2027 for legacy regulated-product AI)
• How to engage: Stakeholder consultations; expert pool nominations
• URL: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/ai-office
• Action: Phase 3 — submit to expert pool; respond to consultations

OECD AI Policy Observatory

• URL: https://oecd.ai/
• Why relevant: OECD.AI Index Technical paper Feb 2026; "Governing with AI" call for case studies
• Action: Submit RAIDT as a case study to OECD if appropriate call

Engagement strategy

• Regulator engagement is policy work, not commercial — different rhythm to Big-4 outreach
• Consultation responses are public artefacts that demonstrate seriousness
• Sandbox participation typically requires a commercial partner

Action plan

• Phase 2 Week 5: ICO ADM consultation response submitted
• Phase 2 Week 9: NIST GenAI Profile working group contribution
• Phase 3: OECD case study submission

Notes

• See UK-Regulatory-Sandboxes in 02-Funding/UK-Public/ for the funding-side / sandbox detail
• Each regulator has slightly different engagement rules — verify before submitting