Update to automated decision making guidance – draft impact assessment - March 2026

This draft impact assessment (IA) accompanies the ICO’s draft guidance update on automated decision‑making (ADM), including profiling. This document sets out our initial IA of the draft guidance update. As this represents our early assessment, we are seeking feedback from stakeholders throughout the consultation period, including any additional evidence or information on potential impacts. This feedback will be used to inform our final policy decisions and ensure that the intervention remains proportionate to the issues identified and does not create undue burdens for those in scope. A revised and conclusive IA will be published alongside the final guidance update.