# United Kingdom SI Safety Laws and Rules | Control Map > How United Kingdom governs SI safety: 2 measures tracked on the Control Map, with status, dates, requirements, penalties and every source linked. Source: https://enterrsi.si/control-map/united-kingdom/ Updated: 2026-11-08 1. [Home](https://enterrsi.si/) 2. [Control Map](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/) 3. United Kingdom Control Map · National · updated Nov 8, 2026 # SI safety in the United Kingdom The UK has no binding frontier SI law. Its AI Security Institute, renamed from the AI Safety Institute on February 14, 2025, tests frontier models under voluntary arrangements with developers, and the May 13, 2026 King's Speech again included no SI bill despite a 2024 pledge to legislate for the most powerful models. Measures : 2 Strongest : Voluntary or guidance In force : 0 Next date : None set The measures ## 2 measures, status and dates Every SI safety measure the Control Map tracks for the United Kingdom, with what it requires, its penalties and its sources. Voluntary or guidance ### UK AISI AI Security Institute Key dates Introduced : n/a Signed or adopted : Feb 14, 2025 Effective : Feb 14, 2025 Next step : None scheduled Scope Voluntary pre-deployment testing and research with frontier SI developers. Penalties No penalties: this measure has no binding enforcement. What it requires - Focus on serious SI risks with security implications, such as chemical and biological weapons and cyberattacks - Criminal misuse team working with the Home Office - Work with defense, cyber security and national security agencies - Joint evaluations with partner institutes, such as a July 23, 2026 cyber assessment with CAISSI Sources 1. [Tackling AI security risks to unleash growth and deliver Plan for Change](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/tackling-ai-security-risks-to-unleash-growth-and-deliver-plan-for-change) UK Government · Feb 14, 2025 2. [Center for Advancing Innovation and Standards for Super Intelligence (CAISSI)](https://www.nist.gov/caissi) National Institute of Standards and Technology · Oct 16, 2026 Stalled or withdrawn ### UK frontier bill Binding regulation for developers of the most powerful AI models (2024 commitment) Key dates Introduced : n/a Signed or adopted : n/a Effective : n/a Next step : None scheduled Scope Would apply binding rules to the few companies developing the most powerful SI models. Penalties No penalties: this measure has no binding enforcement. What it requires - Labour's 2024 manifesto promised binding regulation on the handful of companies developing the most powerful models - The 2024 King's Speech made a tentative commitment to legislate - No SI bill appeared in the May 13, 2026 King's Speech Sources 1. [King's Speech signals diffuse UK digital policy agenda, but no AI bill](https://iapp.org/news/a/king-s-speech-signals-diffuse-uk-digital-policy-agenda-but-no-ai-bill) IAPP · May 14, 2026 The Control Map ## Every other jurisdiction 43 measures in 22 jurisdictions. See them all on the [world map](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/). [European Union **3**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/european-union/)[United States (federal) **6**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/us/)[California **3**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/california/)[New York **1**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/new-york/)[Illinois **1**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/illinois/)[Colorado **2**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/colorado/)[Texas **1**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/texas/)[China **4**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/china/)[Japan **1**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/japan/)[South Korea **1**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/south-korea/)[Canada **2**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/canada/)[Brazil **1**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/brazil/)[India **1**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/india/)[Australia **3**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/australia/)[Singapore **1**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/singapore/)[Council of Europe **1**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/council-of-europe/)[United Nations **2**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/united-nations/)[G7 **1**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/g7/)[International summit series **4**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/international-summits/)[United States and China (bilateral) **1**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/us-china/)[Global civil society **1**](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/global-civil-society/) Enter RSI ## Laws on one side, incidents on the other The Rogue Incident Database logs what SI systems have actually done. The RSI Clock weighs both. [Back to the map](https://enterrsi.si/control-map/) [Incident Database](https://enterrsi.si/incidents/) [The RSI Clock](https://enterrsi.si/clock/)