Know your rights

If a UK organisation has made an automated decision about you

Under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (new UK GDPR Articles 22A to 22D, in force 5 February 2026), you have the right to: be told meaningful information about the decision; make representations about it; obtain human intervention from someone with the authority to change it; and contest it. The Government can make further regulations defining "meaningful human involvement" - we are tracking those at our Campaigns page.

Authoritative sources: DUAA s.80 on legislation.gov.uk; ICO guidance on automated decision-making.

If your work has been used to train an AI model without permission

UK copyright law currently does not have a clear answer - see the Getty Images v Stability AI ruling of 4 November 2025. The Government dropped its proposed opt-out exception in March 2026 and is now consulting on alternatives. In the meantime, you can deploy machine-readable rights reservations using robots.txt and C2PA Content Credentials. If you are a member of a creator's union (Society of Authors, Writers' Guild of Great Britain, Equity, Musicians' Union, BECTU, NUJ), they can advise on individual disputes.

Authoritative sources: Government Written Ministerial Statement, 18 March 2026; Lords Communications and Digital Committee, HL Paper 267, 6 March 2026.

If a deepfake or non-consensual intimate image has been made of you

Creating a non-consensual intimate image is a criminal offence in England and Wales as of 6 February 2026 (Sexual Offences Act 2003 as amended by the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025). Making and supplying nudification tools is a criminal offence under the Crime and Policing Act 2026. Report to the police via 101, the Revenge Porn Helpline on 0345 6000 459, or the Internet Watch Foundation where children are involved.

If a UK public service has used AI on you without telling you

You can ask under the Algorithmic Transparency Recording Standard whether the body has registered the system - though compliance is patchy (the Public Law Project has shown that Whitehall has not consistently complied with the central register). You can also send a Subject Access Request under UK GDPR to find out what data has been processed about you.

If your child's school is using AI in a way that worries you

Schools must follow the Department for Education's June 2025 generative AI policy paper, KCSIE, and (for assessments) JCQ guidance. You can raise concerns with the school first, then the academy trust or local authority, then Ofsted.

If you are worried about AI in your healthcare

Some NHS trusts use AI for diagnostic support, triage, and administrative tasks. The MHRA's National Commission into the Regulation of AI in Healthcare closed its call for evidence in February 2026 and is due to report in summer 2026. There is currently no statutory right to be told when AI is used in your care - which is one of the things FAIR is campaigning to change.

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