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Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill [HL] (Lord Holmes of Richmond) (Draft, no legal force): House of Lords Private Member's Bill sponsored by Lord Holmes of Richmond to make provision for the regulation of artificial intelligence.
6 instruments (6 current) · 0 obligations · 20 claims · 3 milestones
Instruments
- Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill [HL] (Lord Holmes of Richmond) Draft, no legal force
House of Lords Private Member's Bill sponsored by Lord Holmes of Richmond to make provision for the regulation of artificial intelligence. Parliament's stages page lists a first reading in the Lords on 4 March 2025 and a second reading with "Date to be announced"; the Bill Papers page shows it in the 2024-26 session. A tracker reports it fell at the end of the session on 30 April 2026; Parliament's own pages do not state this.
- Artificial Superintelligence Bill (Commons Private Member's Bill, Alex Sobel) Draft, no legal force
Commons Private Member's Bill under the Ten Minute Rule, introduced by Alex Sobel MP, that would prohibit the development, deployment and operation of artificial superintelligence systems and set up monitoring and control powers. UK Parliament's Bill Papers page records it as a Ten Minute Rule Bill in the 2026-27 session; BBC Parliament covered its introduction on 8 September 2026; second reading is listed by a tracker for 13 November 2026.
- Council of Europe Framework Convention on AI and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law (CETS 225) Adopted 2024-09-05; entry into force not recorded
International treaty opened for signature at Vilnius on 5 September 2024; the UK is among the signatories but the Convention has not yet entered into force.
- EU Artificial Intelligence Act (applies to UK providers and deployers whose output is used in the EU) Applies since 2025-02-02
EU regulation that reaches providers and deployers established in third countries, including the UK, where AI system output is used in the Union. Its prohibited-practices chapter has applied since 2 February 2025.
- Joint Committee on Human Rights report on human rights and the regulation of AI (HC 160) Date not recorded
Committee report calling for a dedicated AI Bill and a new single AI regulator, finding AISI engages with developers voluntarily and has no statutory power. Not binding; Government is expected to respond.
- UK pro-innovation, regulator-led approach to AI regulation (non-statutory cross-sectoral principles) Published 2023-03-29
Non-statutory framework under which existing sector regulators apply cross-sectoral AI principles at their own discretion; the UK has no horizontal AI Act.
Milestones
- EU AI Act Chapters I and II (including Art 5 prohibitions) apply Met
- HL Bill 76 (as introduced) published Met
- Second reading of the Artificial Superintelligence Bill listed Upcoming
Claims and evidence (20)
The Joint Committee on Human Rights recommended on 14 September 2026 that the government introduce a dedicated AI Bill, stating that no jurisdiction, including the UK, currently has a fit-for-purpose legislative and regulatory approach to AI.
Evidence and sources
- Joint Committee on Human Rights, Human Rights and the Regulation of AI (HC/HL 160)
The government should introduce a new AI Bill, as promised in the 2024 King's Speech, to place AI regulation on a sound basis and give full effect to the Framework Convention.
- Wide-ranging AI Bill needed to address severe human rights risks posed by AI (JCHR press release)
Nowhere in the world, including the UK, has a current legislative and regulatory approach to AI that is fit for purpose.
- Joint Committee on Human Rights, Human Rights and the Regulation of AI (HC/HL 160)
No standalone horizontal AI statute was announced in the May 2026 King's Speech; the UK continues to govern AI through existing data protection, online safety, copyright, competition, product and sector-specific law and regulator-led non-statutory principles.
Evidence and sources
- AI in the King's Speech 2026: Regulating for Growth Bill announced
No standalone AI bill was announced today. This was expected, based on repeated statements from Liz
- AI in the King's Speech 2026: Regulating for Growth Bill announced
The UK has no horizontal AI statute: its framework relies on non-statutory cross-sectoral principles applied at regulators' discretion, and no AI bill was announced in the May 2026 King's Speech.
Evidence and sources
- A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation (White Paper, CP 815)
Following this initial non-statutory period of implementation, and when parliamentary time allows, we anticipate introducing a statutory duty requiring regulators to have due regard to the principles.
- A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation (White Paper, CP 815)
The application of the principles will initially be at the discretion of the regulators, allowing prioritisation according to the needs of their sectors.
- Joint Committee on Human Rights, Human Rights and the Regulation of AI (HC/HL 160)
The government should introduce a new AI Bill, as promised in the 2024 King's Speech, to place AI regulation on a sound basis and give full effect to the Framework Convention.
- AI in the King's Speech 2026: Regulating for Growth Bill announced
No standalone AI bill was announced today. This was expected, based on repeated statements from Liz
- A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation (White Paper, CP 815)
The White Paper proposed that regulators use a set of cross-sectoral principles to guide responses to AI risks, applied initially at their discretion.
Evidence and sources
- A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation (White Paper, CP 815)
Providing a set of cross-sectoral principles to guide regulator responses to AI risks and opportunities(section 3.2.3).
- A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation (White Paper, CP 815)
The application of the principles will initially be at the discretion of the regulators, allowing prioritisation according to the needs of their sectors.
- A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation (White Paper, CP 815)
Derived: Probable The EU AI Act applies to UK-based providers and deployers of AI systems where the system's output is used in the Union.
Evidence and sources
- Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (Artificial Intelligence Act), Official Journal text
providers and deployers of AI systems that have their place of establishment or are located in a third country, where the output produced by the AI system is used in the Union;|
- Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (Artificial Intelligence Act), Official Journal text
Derived: Probable The UK signed the Council of Europe Framework Convention on AI on 5 September 2024, but it has not been ratified by the UK and has not entered into force.
Evidence and sources
- CETS 225 - Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law
This Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a
- Joint Committee on Human Rights, Human Rights and the Regulation of AI (HC/HL 160)
legally binding international instrument targeting AI, although it has not yet entered into force. Seventeen states and organisations have signed the Convention so far, including the UK, the USA, the
- Joint Committee on Human Rights, Human Rights and the Regulation of AI (HC/HL 160)
Seventeen states and organisations have signed the Convention so far, including the UK, the USA, the EU and many European states. It therefore represents a widely accepted international understanding of how AI systems might adversely affect human rig
- CETS 225 - Council of Europe Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law
The Joint Committee on Human Rights' report of 14 September 2026 recommended the Government introduce a new AI Bill to place AI regulation on a sound statutory basis and give effect to the Council of Europe Framework Convention on AI.
Evidence and sources
- Joint Committee on Human Rights, Human Rights and the Regulation of AI (HC/HL 160)
The government should introduce a new AI Bill, as promised in the 2024 King's Speech, to place AI regulation on a sound basis and give full effect to the Framework Convention.
- Wide-ranging AI Bill needed to address severe human rights risks posed by AI (JCHR press release)
Nowhere in the world, including the UK, has a current legislative and regulatory approach to AI that is fit for purpose.
- Joint Committee on Human Rights, Human Rights and the Regulation of AI (HC/HL 160)
The Artificial Superintelligence Bill is a Commons Private Member's Bill under the Ten Minute Rule in the 2026-27 session (UK Parliament Bill Papers, updated 9 September 2026).
Evidence and sources
- 2nd session of the 59th Parliament (Bill Papers: list of bills)
4. Arm's-Length Bodies (Review) Bill 5. Artificial Superintelligence Bill 6. Automated Online Software (Access and Transparency) Bill 7. Bailiffs (Warrants of
- Private Members' Bill (under the Ten Minute Rule) (Bill Papers: bill type)
52. Artificial Intelligence (Regulation and Workers' Rights) Bill 53. Artificial Superintelligence Bill 54. Asbestos (national register) Bil
- Private Members' Bill (under the Ten Minute Rule) (Bill Papers: bill type)
Ten Minute Rule Bills are a type of Private Members' Bill. Ten Minute Rule bills are often an opportunity for Members to voice an opinion on
- Artificial Superintelligence Bill (UK Parliament Bill Papers)
|Bill type:|Private Members' Bill (under the Ten Minute Rule)| |--|--| |Originating House:|House of Commons| |Current House:|House of Commons| |Originating session (bill syste
- Artificial Superintelligence Bill (UK Parliament Bill Papers)
|Originating session (bill system ID):|Parliament 59 - Session 2 (2026-27)| |Is Act:|false| |Is with
- BBC Parliament: Ten Minute Rule Bill, Artificial Superintelligence
Coverage of the introduction to the House of Commons of a ten minute rule bill, tabled by Labour MP Alex Sobel, on banning the development, deployment and operation of artificial superintelligence systems, from Tuesday 8 September.
- 2nd session of the 59th Parliament (Bill Papers: list of bills)
The Artificial Superintelligence Bill is a Private Member's Bill awaiting second reading and has no legal force.
Evidence and sources
- Private Members' Bill (under the Ten Minute Rule) (Bill Papers: bill type)
52. Artificial Intelligence (Regulation and Workers' Rights) Bill 53. Artificial Superintelligence Bill 54. Asbestos (national register) Bil
- Private Members' Bill (under the Ten Minute Rule) (Bill Papers: bill type)
Ten Minute Rule Bills are a type of Private Members' Bill. Ten Minute Rule bills are often an opportunity for Members to voice an opinion on
- Artificial Superintelligence Bill (Order Paper bill tracker)
Commons 1st reading 08 Sept Commons 2nd reading 13 Nov DocumentsOpen on pa
- Artificial Superintelligence Bill (UK Parliament Bill Papers)
|Bill type:|Private Members' Bill (under the Ten Minute Rule)| |--|--| |Originating House:|House of Commons| |Current House:|House of Commons| |Originating session (bill syste
- Artificial Superintelligence Bill (UK Parliament Bill Papers)
|Originating session (bill system ID):|Parliament 59 - Session 2 (2026-27)| |Is Act:|false| |Is with
- Private Members' Bill (under the Ten Minute Rule) (Bill Papers: bill type)
The Artificial Superintelligence Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on Tuesday 8 September 2026 (BBC Parliament coverage of the Ten Minute Rule introduction; Parliament Bill Papers page created by 9 September).
Evidence and sources
- BBC Parliament: Ten Minute Rule Bill, Artificial Superintelligence
Coverage of the introduction to the House of Commons of a ten minute rule bill, tabled by Labour MP Alex Sobel, on banning the development, deployment and operation of artificial superintelligence systems, from Tuesday 8 September.
- Artificial Superintelligence Bill (UK Parliament Bill Papers)
|Is defeated:|false| |Updated:|2026-09-09 10:40:05 UTC|
- Artificial Superintelligence Bill (Order Paper bill tracker)
Commons 1st reading 08 Sept Commons 2nd reading 13 Nov DocumentsOpen on pa
- AI judgment day on the horizon, while UK lawmakers play catch-up (Lewis Silkin)
Prior to Jones’ letter, Labour MP Alex Sobel introduced a Private Member’s Bill in the House of Commons proposing to prohibit the development, deployment and operation of artificial superintelligence systems. The Bill sets out to define superintelligent AI by
- 2nd session of the 59th Parliament (Bill Papers: list of bills)
4. Arm's-Length Bodies (Review) Bill 5. Artificial Superintelligence Bill 6. Automated Online Software (Access and Transparency) Bill 7. Bailiffs (Warrants of
- BBC Parliament: Ten Minute Rule Bill, Artificial Superintelligence
The bill's long title says it would prohibit the development, deployment and operation of artificial superintelligence systems and establish monitoring and control powers over such systems; a law-firm note adds that it defines superintelligence by outcomes.
Evidence and sources
- Artificial Superintelligence Bill (Order Paper bill tracker)
A Bill to make provision to prohibit the development, deployment and operation of artificial superintelligence systems; to establish monitoring and control powers in respect of such systems; and for connected purposes.
- AI judgment day on the horizon, while UK lawmakers play catch-up (Lewis Silkin)
Prior to Jones’ letter, Labour MP Alex Sobel introduced a Private Member’s Bill in the House of Commons proposing to prohibit the development, deployment and operation of artificial superintelligence systems. The Bill sets out to define superintelligent AI by
- 2nd session of the 59th Parliament (Bill Papers: list of bills)
4. Arm's-Length Bodies (Review) Bill 5. Artificial Superintelligence Bill 6. Automated Online Software (Access and Transparency) Bill 7. Bailiffs (Warrants of
- BBC Parliament: Ten Minute Rule Bill, Artificial Superintelligence
Coverage of the introduction to the House of Commons of a ten minute rule bill, tabled by Labour MP Alex Sobel, on banning the development, deployment and operation of artificial superintelligence systems, from Tuesday 8 September.
- Artificial Superintelligence Bill (Order Paper bill tracker)
A tracker and a law-firm note list second reading of the Artificial Superintelligence Bill for 13 November 2026 and observe that Private Members' Bills rarely become law.
Evidence and sources
- Artificial Superintelligence Bill (Order Paper bill tracker)
Commons 1st reading 08 Sept Commons 2nd reading 13 Nov DocumentsOpen on pa
- AI judgment day on the horizon, while UK lawmakers play catch-up (Lewis Silkin)
The Bill is scheduled for its second reading on 13 November 2026, but given the government’s current legislative priorit
- AI judgment day on the horizon, while UK lawmakers play catch-up (Lewis Silkin)
Those familiar with UK parliamentary procedure will know that Private Members’ Bills rarely make it into law. They are often used as a vehic
- 2nd session of the 59th Parliament (Bill Papers: list of bills)
4. Arm's-Length Bodies (Review) Bill 5. Artificial Superintelligence Bill 6. Automated Online Software (Access and Transparency) Bill 7. Bailiffs (Warrants of
- Artificial Superintelligence Bill (Order Paper bill tracker)
Derived: Probable BBC News reports that the Cabinet Office, which leads on AI safety, said the UK "cannot simply turn AI off" and that the Government opposes the legislation, which makes it unlikely to become law.
Evidence and sources
- UK government rejects 'kill switch' idea for dangerous AI (BBC News)
But the Cabinet Office - the part of government which leads on AI safety - said the UK "cannot simply turn AI off".
- UK government rejects 'kill switch' idea for dangerous AI (BBC News)
The government's opposition to the legislation does not prevent it from progressing through parliament, but makes it unlikely it will become law.
- UK government rejects 'kill switch' idea for dangerous AI (BBC News)
The Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill [HL], sponsored by Lord Holmes of Richmond, is recorded on bills.parliament.uk with its current version HL Bill 76 as introduced.
Evidence and sources
- Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill [HL] - Parliamentary Bills
A bill to make provision for the regulation of artificial intelligence; and for connected purposes.
- Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill [HL] - Parliamentary Bills
Sponsor Lord Holmes of Richmond Conservative Life peer Current version of the Bill HL Bill 76 (as introduced) Get File View PDF document Opens in new window Vie
- Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill [HL] - Parliamentary Bills
The Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill [HL] is a bill with only its introduced text recorded and has no legal force.
Evidence and sources
- Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill [HL] - Parliamentary Bills
Sponsor Lord Holmes of Richmond Conservative Life peer Current version of the Bill HL Bill 76 (as introduced) Get File View PDF document Opens in new window Vie
- Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill [HL] - Parliamentary Bills
Download document 4 March 2025 Lords Bill passage Bill started in the House of Lords 1st reading 2nd reading Committee stage Report stage 3r
- Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill [HL] - Parliamentary Bills
HL Bill 76, the Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill [HL], is dated 4 March 2025 on its Parliament page.
Evidence and sources
- Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill [HL] - Parliamentary Bills
Download document 4 March 2025 Lords Bill passage Bill started in the House of Lords 1st reading 2nd reading Committee stage Report stage 3r
- Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill [HL] - Parliamentary Bills
Sponsor Lord Holmes of Richmond Conservative Life peer Current version of the Bill HL Bill 76 (as introduced) Get File View PDF document Opens in new window Vie
- Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill [HL] - Parliamentary Bills
Parliament's stages page for the Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill [HL] lists a first reading in the Lords on 4 March 2025 and a second reading with "Date to be announced"; the bill is in the 2024-26 session and is not marked withdrawn or defeated.
Evidence and sources
- Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill [HL]: stages (UK Parliament)
Session 2024-25 (2) 2 2nd reading Date to be announced Lords 1 1st reading 4 March 2025 Lords
- Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill [HL] (UK Parliament Bill Papers)
|Bill type:|Private Members' Bill (Starting in the House of Lords)| |--|--| |Originating House:|House of Lords| |Current House:|House of Lords| |Originating session (bill
- Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill [HL] (UK Parliament Bill Papers)
|Originating session (bill system ID):|Parliament 59 - Session 1 (2024-26)| |Is Act:|false| |Is with
- Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill [HL]: stages (UK Parliament)
Derived: Probable A tracker reports that the Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill [HL] fell at the end of the parliamentary session on 30 April 2026 without reaching second reading.
Evidence and sources
- UK AI Regulation, September 2026 (Vorp Labs country page)
The Lords private member's AI Regulation Bill fell on April 30, 2026 and is not pending law.
- UK AI Regulation, September 2026 (Vorp Labs country page)
The Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill [HL] fell at the end of the parliamentary session without reaching Second Reading
- Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill [HL]: stages (UK Parliament)
Session 2024-25 (2) 2 2nd reading Date to be announced Lords 1 1st reading 4 March 2025 Lords
- UK AI Regulation, September 2026 (Vorp Labs country page)
The Joint Committee on Human Rights published a report on human rights and the regulation of AI (HC 160).
Evidence and sources
- Joint Committee on Human Rights, Human Rights and the Regulation of AI (HC/HL 160)
It must bring in a dedicated AI Bill, and set up a new regulator, to create tailored, effective protection for human rights in the UK.
- Wide-ranging AI Bill needed to address severe human rights risks posed by AI (JCHR press release)
Nowhere in the world, including the UK, has a current legislative and regulatory approach to AI that is fit for purpose.
- Joint Committee on Human Rights, Human Rights and the Regulation of AI (HC/HL 160)
The Committee recommends that the Government introduce a dedicated AI Bill and establish a new single AI regulator.
Evidence and sources
- Joint Committee on Human Rights, Human Rights and the Regulation of AI (HC/HL 160)
It must bring in a dedicated AI Bill, and set up a new regulator, to create tailored, effective protection for human rights in the UK.
- Wide-ranging AI Bill needed to address severe human rights risks posed by AI (JCHR press release)
Nowhere in the world, including the UK, has a current legislative and regulatory approach to AI that is fit for purpose.
- Joint Committee on Human Rights, Human Rights and the Regulation of AI (HC/HL 160)