Establish accountability and governance for AI

Practical action

Name an accountable owner for each AI system and record decisions in a governance log.

Who does it apply to?

All organisations developing or deploying AI.

Actors

Provider / developerDeployer / user organisation

Sectors

Cross-sector / all sectors

Use cases

AI in public servicesGenerative AI and foundation models

Which controls meet this duty?

Satisfies: the control, operated properly, does the work the duty asks for. Supports: it contributes but the duty needs more. Each control page lists every other duty it serves, so work done once can be counted once.

• satisfiesPolicyExecutive sponsor for AI · annual
  AI governance policy and accountability structure

  Serves 16 recorded duties · evidence: AI policy, Board or executive approval of the AI policy, AI governance forum minutes

  Clear lines of accountability and a governance decision log.

• supportsProcessAI governance lead · continuous
  AI system inventory and classification

  Serves 11 recorded duties · evidence: AI system register, Risk-tier classification sign-off, AI intake and classification procedure

  Named owner for each AI system.

Templates that cover this duty

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• AI System Inventory

  Register · XLSX and DOCX · v6

• AI Acceptable Use Policy

  Policy · DOCX · v1

• AI Governance Policy and RACI

  Policy · DOCX and XLSX · v5

• ISO/IEC 42001 Gap Assessment and Statement of Applicability

  Assessment · XLSX · v3

All 9 templates that cover it →

What evidence would a reviewer expect?

Framework mappings

Original editorial crosswalks. They cite clause numbers only and reproduce no standard text; confidence reflects how direct the mapping is.

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Frequently asked questions

Cite this record

AIPolicyTracker (2026). “Establish accountability and governance for AI (UK AI regulation framework)” [AIPT-OBL-0075, verified 26 September 2026 by Bhaskar Bhatt]. https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-OBL-0075 (accessed 27 October 2026). Data licensed CC BY 4.0.

Permanent id AIPT-OBL-0075: it never changes or gets reused, and its address keeps working if this page moves.

Cite the official text alongside it: A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation, UK Government, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ai-regulation-a-pro-innovation-approach.

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Change history

Similar obligations in other instruments

• Use high-risk AI as instructed, monitor it and inform affected people — EU AI Act, European Union
• Providers must meet the full set of provider duties for high-risk AI — EU AI Act, European Union
• Providers must supply conformity evidence and log access to authorities on request — EU AI Act, European Union
• Non-EU providers must appoint an EU authorised representative for high-risk AI — EU AI Act, European Union
• Deployers, distributors and importers must assume provider duties when they rebrand or substantially modify high-risk AI — EU AI Act, European Union
• Law-enforcement deployers must obtain authorisation for post-remote biometric identification and report annually — EU AI Act, European Union
• Providers of GPAI models must notify the Commission within two weeks of meeting the systemic-risk threshold — EU AI Act, European Union
• Non-EU providers of GPAI models must appoint an EU authorised representative — EU AI Act, European Union