A quiet day for regulatory activity with 6 items tracked across 2 domains. Developments covered: Guidance: UK CertifID Trust Mark: Usage Guidelines for digital verification service providers (AI Governance, UK); Social Media Platforms (Ofcom Licensing) Bill [HL] (Online Safety and Child Protection, UK); Why the EU age-verification tool does not solve privacy concerns (Data Protection, Privacy and Surveillance, EU); THE HACK: EU monitoring OpenAI safety incidents (AI Governance, EU); The hidden risks of shadow AI (Cybersecurity and Operational Resilience, UK).
This call for evidence seeks practical examples of how personal and non-personal data regulation interacts with AI and other data-intensive technologies, and insights on how techno
Packaging and packaging waste – rules on national registers of producers Environment
This consultation invites views on how consumer protection for home upgrades should be reformed to support delivery of the Warm Homes Plan . In most cases, work on government schem
Artificial intelligence strategy for the cultural and creative sectors Culture and media
Data protection law enforcement – application and functioning of EU rules Justice and fundamental rights
Packaging and packaging waste – sustainability criteria for plastic recycling technologies Environment
Conditions for importing recycled materials into the EU for use in packaging Environment
Plastic packaging – harmonisation of rules for calculating and verifying recycled content in plastic packaging Environment
Packaging and packaging waste – conditions for importing recycled materials into the EU for use in packaging Environment
Competitiveness in the single banking market Banking and financial services
This consultation: considers a number of developments in the vehicle regulations within the EU and internationally asks for views on our intended approach to incorporate these into
European Health Data Space – technical requirements for HealthData@EU Public health
Ofcom opened a consultation-type item: Call for Input: Strengthening the UK’s radio spectrum regulatory framework for innovation
Ofcom opened a consultation-type item: Consultation - Enabling drone innovation and security
Crypto asset markets – evaluation of the EU legal framework Banking and financial services
Following publication of the Smart Data strategy 2035 , we are considering how Smart Data schemes should be prioritised, designed and delivered in practice. As the Smart Data progr
Ofcom opened a consultation-type item: Consultation: Fraudulent Advertising Codes of Practice
Ofcom opened a consultation-type item: Consultation: Giving users more choice, control and trust in their online experience
Having a strong and vibrant payments sector is vital for economic growth. The UK’s payment services regulatory framework has played a crucial role in cementing the UK’s role as a l
Signals help explain where regulation, markets and technology may be moving. They are not obligation evidence.
Context signals
Data Protection, Privacy and Surveillance
Compliance teams evaluating age assurance solutions under emerging EU legislative requirements should scrutinise whether vendor 'privacy-preserving' claims withstand technical review.
AI Governance
EU regulatory monitoring of OpenAI safety incidents indicates that enforcement attention on frontier AI providers is live, not theoretical.
Cybersecurity and Operational Resilience
Organisations must audit unsanctioned AI tool use by staff to prevent data exfiltration and supply chain exposure under existing UK cyber and data obligations.
Health Data, Medical Devices and Life Sciences
Rising opt-out rates could undermine NHS research data pipelines and complicate governance obligations around meaningful patient consent under UK GDPR.