Ruth Prickett

1 week ago | complianceweek.com | Ruth Prickett

The U.K. has pressed pause on artificial intelligence (AI) regulation as its government comes under twin pressures from those who fear the growing power of unregulated AI and the overriding need to generate growth. The postponement of long-expected legislation means that the U.K. is left sitting on the fence between federal deregulation policies in the U.S. and the EU’s ground-breaking AI Act. What does this mean for organizations that want consistency and clarity?

1 week ago | complianceweek.com | Ruth Prickett

The U.K.’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has promised a “radical action plan” to cut the cost of regulation to businesses by a quarter and boost economic growth. Now the Cabinet Office has written to government departments requiring them to justify every quango, with the presumption that these semipublic administrative bodies will be axed or folded back into government departments.

2 weeks ago | complianceweek.com | Ruth Prickett

An accessible website should be a basic requirement for businesses, allowing the largest number of people to access a company’s content and services. With technology as an enabler, it also makes good business sense. After all, why would any organization want to hinder customer access? However, many websites are not fully accessible, and when the European Accessibility Act (EAA) comes into effect on June 28, this will be an issue for compliance managers across Europe – and beyond.

1 month ago | complianceweek.com | Ruth Prickett

The European Commission has adopted proposals for radical simplifications to the EU’s trailblazing environmental regulations. The commissioners argue that this is a pragmatic response to changing global economics and indicates that they have listened to the concerns of smaller businesses that are struggling to comply with onerous and conflicting rules.

1 month ago | complianceweek.com | Ruth Prickett

Compliance teams should expect more support from their organization’s internal audit functions. That is the clear message from the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), the global body of national affiliated internal audit institutes, which has just put into action its new Global Internal Audit Standards (GIAS).