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Campaigns: take action

FAIR runs a small number of focused, time-bound campaigns at any one time. Each one has a clear ask, a clear evidence base, and a clear set of things the public can do. We will not ask you to do anything that does not actually move the needle.

Last updated: 8 May 2026

Coming soon. Each campaign below will have its own micro-page with an evidence brief PDF, a "Why this matters" summary, a TheyWorkForYou-powered email-your-MP widget, an action counter, and a campaign blog. To be notified when a campaign opens for sign-on, subscribe to FAIR Briefings.

Campaign 1: Define "meaningful human involvement", properly

The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 gave the Secretary of State the power to define this term by regulation. Until they do, every UK automated decision sits in a legal grey area. Our ask: a robust statutory definition with a real appeal route.

Source: DUAA s.80 (UK GDPR Article 22D).

Campaign 2: Licensing-first AI copyright, before the next consultation closes

We are backing the Lords Communications and Digital Committee's HL Paper 267 recommendations: rule out the commercial TDM-with-opt-out model, mandate granular transparency on training data, close the gap on style imitation and digital replicas, and create an enforceable licensing market for UK rights-holders.

88% of online respondents to the December 2024 - February 2025 Government consultation backed licensing in all cases; only 3% backed the Government's preferred opt-out option. The 18 March 2026 Written Ministerial Statement formally dropped the opt-out and announced four follow-up workstreams.

Campaign 3: Possession offence for nudification tools

The Crime and Policing Act 2026 (Royal Assent 29 April 2026) banned the supply of nudification tools but not their possession. We are campaigning to close that gap, working with the IWF, NSPCC, and 5Rights.

Campaign 4: Mandatory transparency on UK public-sector AI

Make the Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standard mandatory and enforced. As of April 2025, the DWP was still "finalising publication" of its algorithmic transparency records. The Public Law Project has shown that compliance across Whitehall is patchy.

Campaign 5: A statutory right to be told when AI is used in your healthcare

Submission to the MHRA National Commission into the Regulation of AI in Healthcare. The Commission closed its call for evidence on 2 February 2026 and is due to report in summer 2026. The British Medical Association voted to oppose the NHS Federated Data Platform rollout at its June 2025 representatives' meeting.

What "taking action" with FAIR looks like

  • Read the brief. Each campaign has a four-page evidence brief written for a non-specialist reader.
  • Email your MP. We will provide a TheyWorkForYou-backed widget with a draft you can edit. Personal emails carry far more weight than templated ones; the widget exists to make the first sentence easy.
  • Sign an open letter. For high-profile campaigns we will run a public sign-on with named signatories.
  • Respond to the next Government consultation. We track open consultations in FAIR Briefings and provide a draft response you can adapt.
  • Tell us what is happening. The strongest evidence we can put in front of policymakers is what is actually happening to people in this country. Report your experience.
Why we do not ask for petition signatures alone. The Government's own analysis shows large templated petitions have little legislative weight. A smaller number of well-evidenced individual emails to specific MPs with relevant constituency interests is much more effective. That is the model FAIR uses.

The Foundation for Artificial Intelligence Rights (FAIR) is a UK organisation. Charitable application in progress with the Charity Commission for England and Wales.