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Scotland

2 AI instruments checked on 10 October 2026.

Scotland lists 2 AI instruments checked on 10 October 2026, grouped by courts, regulators, law societies, privacy regulators and legislation.

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Courts

Courts for Scotland
Instrument	Issuer	Date on page	What it says	Source
Lord President's address to the Royal Faculty of Procurators (AI in the courts)SpeechCourtPrimary sourceConfidence: lowProfessional guidance. Scope not stated in the stored source.	Judiciary of Scotland	2026-06-05	Lord Pentland explains how the Scottish judiciary is approaching AI deployment; not a practice note. No AI-specific practice note for court users located; this speech is the main public statement	Judiciary of Scotland

Law societies and bars

Law societies and bars for Scotland
Instrument	Issuer	Date on page	What it says	Source
Guide to Generative AIGuidanceLaw societyPrimary sourceConfidence: mediumProfessional guidance. Scope not stated in the stored source.	Law Society of Scotland	Not stated	Guide for Scottish solicitors on safely incorporating generative AI, covering risk assessment, data protection, information security and professional duties. Recommends a data protection and information security risk assessment before using any generative AI system	Law Society of Scotland

No guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026

Faculty of Advocates · Bar · checked 2026-10-10
No AI guidance found on advocates.org.uk homepage or via search as of 10 Oct 2026.
Faculty of Advocates
Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service · Court · checked 2026-10-10
No AI practice note for court users found as of 10 Oct 2026 (search: site:scotcourts.gov.uk artificial intelligence guidance returned only corporate plans and minutes).

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AI instruments for Scotland
Instrument	Issuer	Date on page	What it says	Source
Guide to Generative AIGuidanceLaw societyPrimary sourceConfidence: mediumProfessional guidance. Scope not stated in the stored source.	Law Society of Scotland	Not stated	Guide for Scottish solicitors on safely incorporating generative AI, covering risk assessment, data protection, information security and professional duties. Recommends a data protection and information security risk assessment before using any generative AI system	Law Society of Scotland
Lord President's address to the Royal Faculty of Procurators (AI in the courts)SpeechCourtPrimary sourceConfidence: lowProfessional guidance. Scope not stated in the stored source.	Judiciary of Scotland	2026-06-05	Lord Pentland explains how the Scottish judiciary is approaching AI deployment; not a practice note. No AI-specific practice note for court users located; this speech is the main public statement	Judiciary of Scotland

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Jurisdiction	No guidance found as of 10 Oct 2026 for Faculty of Advocates; Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service.

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