AI Risk Assessment Template
Free UK download. Production-ready ai risk assessment template in Word (.docx) + Excel risk register, drafted in plain English against UK GDPR and ICO guidance.16 pages, editable sections clearly marked. Enter your email below — the full pack is sent within minutes.
A structured AI risk assessment aligned with ICO guidance, the NIST AI Risk Management Framework and sector-specific UK regulation. Identify, score and mitigate risks across the AI lifecycle — with defensible documentation for auditors.
What's Included
Inside this template
- Risk inventory covering 30+ AI-specific threats
- Scoring matrix (likelihood x impact)
- Mapping to ICO AI guidance and NIST AI RMF
- Controls register with evidence requirements
- Residual risk dashboard
- DPIA companion section
- Sector overlays: Financial Services, Healthcare
- Review and sign-off workflow
About This Template
Why it matters for organisations
AI risk is no longer a theoretical topic for UK boards. Hallucinations, prompt injection, biased decisioning, unauthorised data exposure and third-party model failures are material operational risks that regulators, insurers and enterprise clients now expect you to manage explicitly.
This 16-page template provides a structured approach aligned with ICO AI guidance, the NIST AI Risk Management Framework and the UK government's pro-innovation approach. It captures a risk inventory of more than 30 AI-specific threats, scores each on likelihood and impact, and links each risk to mitigating controls with evidence requirements. A residual-risk dashboard makes the overall position visible at a glance, which is invaluable for board reporting.
Sector overlays for Financial Services (FCA Consumer Duty, SYSC) and Healthcare (MHRA guidance, clinical safety) help regulated organisations demonstrate that AI risk has been considered through the right lens. A DPIA companion section makes the template directly reusable as part of your UK GDPR compliance artefacts. The Excel risk register supports ongoing review and is structured for easy integration into existing enterprise risk platforms.
Use Cases
Where this template fits
Running a DPIA for an AI use case
Documenting AI governance for enterprise clients
Preparing for ISO 27001 AI controls
Demonstrating responsible AI to the board
Responding to due diligence on AI risk
Who It's For
Target audience
Heads of compliance, data protection officers, risk managers and AI leads in UK organisations.
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