Assessing and Overseeing AI Systems: A Practical Workshop for IG Leads

AI is increasingly embedded in operational, and administrative decision-making, yet many organisations are still being asked to approve, oversee, and assure systems they didn’t design and can’t easily interrogate.

This full-day workshop is designed specifically for DPOs, Information Officers, SIROs and Information Governance Leads who need to understand how to assess AI systems in a way that is proportionate, defensible, and aligned with their statutory responsibilities.

The session focuses on practical oversight, not technical theory. Participants will explore how AI systems actually behave in real settings, where risks commonly arise, and how issues such as fairness, performance variation, transparency, and data use translate into concrete governance and safety concerns.

Through structured discussion and worked examples, the workshop will cover:

• What “good” AI assurance looks like from an IG and safety perspective
• How to ask the right questions of suppliers and internal teams
• How to distinguish acceptable risk from unmanaged risk
• How fairness, bias and performance variation create real-world safety and compliance issues
• How to document decisions and oversight in a way that stands up to scrutiny

By the end of the day, attendees will leave with:

• A clearer framework for assessing AI systems
• Greater confidence in oversight and sign-off decisions
• Practical tools they can apply immediately within their organisation

This workshop is suitable for those with no technical AI background and is grounded in real governance challenges faced across health and public sector organisations.