# Use AI in ways that are fair and do not discriminate unlawfully

- **Record type**: Obligation
- **Instrument**: A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation (white paper and government response)
- **Jurisdiction**: United Kingdom
- **Category**: governance_accountability
- **Binding**: No
- **Provision**: Principle 3, Part 3

## In brief

Use AI in ways that are fair and do not discriminate unlawfully is a voluntary measure under the UK AI regulation framework in the United Kingdom (Principle 3, Part 3). AI systems should not undermine legal rights, discriminate unfairly or create unfair market outcomes. The record carries 1 evidence example and mappings to 1 framework.

## What the duty requires

AI systems should not undermine legal rights, discriminate unfairly or create unfair market outcomes. The Equality Act 2010 and UK GDPR fairness principle make key parts of this binding.

## What an organisation does about it

Test for disparate outcomes across protected characteristics before and after deployment.

## Controls that meet this duty

- Accuracy, robustness, fairness and security testing (satisfies): https://aipolicytracker.org/controls/accuracy-robustness-security-testing
- Data governance and dataset documentation (supports): https://aipolicytracker.org/controls/data-governance-and-dataset-documentation
- AI impact and fundamental-rights impact assessment (supports): https://aipolicytracker.org/controls/ai-impact-assessment

## Parent instrument

- A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation (white paper and government response)
  - Record: https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/uk-ai-regulation-white-paper
  - Context file: https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/uk-ai-regulation-white-paper.md

## Provenance

- **Permanent id**: AIPT-OBL-0074 (https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-OBL-0074; never changes or gets reused)
- **Record page**: https://aipolicytracker.org/obligations/uk-principles-fairness
- **Official source**: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ai-regulation-a-pro-innovation-approach
- **Provision**: Principle 3, Part 3
- **Review status**: verified
- **Confidence**: high
- **Facts last confirmed**: 2026-09-26
- **Confirmed by**: Bhaskar Bhatt (see https://aipolicytracker.org/reviewers)
- **Retrieved**: 2026-10-27
- **Licence**: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- **Cite as**: AIPolicyTracker (2026). "Use AI in ways that are fair and do not discriminate unlawfully (UK AI regulation framework)" [AIPT-OBL-0074, verified 26 September 2026 by Bhaskar Bhatt]. https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-OBL-0074 (accessed 27 October 2026).

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