Recruitment Rewired: an Update on the ICO’s Work on the Fair and Responsible Use of Automation in Recruitment

https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/what-we-do/recruitment-rewired/
TALENT OPERATIONS
Issue #495
5 Apr 2026
UK recruiters probably need to learn a new phrase - ADM - “Automated Decision Making”. Whilst outside of the EU, the UK is following GDPR provisions fairly closely, especially when it considers recruitment to be an AI use case requiring special attention. My reading of this update from the Information Commissioner’s Office is that its all about fair use + consent + right to dispute + evidence of testing for bias. Do-able stuff for operators, basically. Follow brainfooder Martyn Redstone if you want more nuanced commentary on this. H/T to brainfooder Zichuan Lim for the share