A Guide to ICO Audit : Artificial Intelligence (AI) Audits

The report has been published by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) in May 2022. The ICO is the UK's independent body set up to uphold information rights. The Information Commissioner is of the opinion that audit has an important role to play when it comes to educating and assisting organisations to meet their obligations. The Commissioner's Office has the power to carry out investigations in the form of compulsory data protection audits but mostly conduct consensual audits under the provisions of s129 of the Data Protection Act. The report states that the benefits of AI are often outweighed by the risks it poses to the rights and freedoms of individuals.