Who provides AI data protection audits in the UK?
Chris Duffy
Certified Chief AI Officer • • 2 Min Read
A handful of specialist AI and governance consultancies run AI data protection audits in the UK. For an SME, the ones worth talking to work at your scale, know the standards (UK GDPR, ISO 42001, NIST AI RMF), and hand you evidence you can reuse in a bid. Ignite AI runs governance-first audits for UK SMEs.
Clients usually ask for one at a specific moment: a bigger customer's due diligence team wants proof that your AI use is safe and legal before they sign. An audit gives you that proof.
How to choose a provider:
- Do they size the audit for an SME, or price it like a bank engagement?
- Is a senior practitioner doing the work?
- Do they cover both data protection and AI-specific risk, or only one?
- Do you come out with reusable evidence: a policy, a risk register, a DPIA where needed?
Ask those of anyone you consider, us included. Our governance work starts with the AI Manifesto at £2,950 and technical governance from £3,000, both sized for a small team.
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