The AI governance starter kit

A practical baseline for growing businesses that are already using AI. A plain-English guide plus five working templates, enough to get a defensible position in a few weeks of part-time effort. No legal background needed.

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The kit in short

What it is. A free AI governance starter kit for growing businesses, a plain-English guide plus five working templates.
What is inside. Starter guide, AI risk quick check, acceptable use policy, AI use case register, supplier due diligence checklist and a board briefing template.
Effort. Enough to reach a defensible baseline in a few weeks of part-time effort.

Who it is for. SME leadership teams already using AI, with no legal background and no risk function.
Cost. Free. Download in exchange for your name and work email.
Where it stops. For decisions about individuals, AI built into products you sell, regulated sectors or EU AI Act classification, bring in help.

Why THIS IS IMPORTANT

Your team is already using AI

In almost every business we look at, staff adoption of AI runs ahead of the rules. Customers and investors are starting to ask how you manage it, the EU AI Act is in force, and UK regulators are applying existing law today. The mistakes that make headlines, confidential data in public tools, fabricated content sent to clients, biased automated decisions, are mostly preventable with basic controls.

Governance at this stage means three things: knowing what you use, agreeing the rules, and being able to show your working when someone asks. This kit gets you there.

WHAT IS INSIDE

One guide, five working templates

AI governance starter guide

A plain-English walk through why governance matters now, the regulatory picture, and five steps to a working baseline.

AI risk quick check

A fast, structured way to gauge where your AI use is exposed and what to prioritise first.

AI acceptable use policy

A ready-to-adapt policy that sets clear rules for how your people can and cannot use AI.

AI use case register

A simple register to record what AI you use, where, and who owns it, the foundation of showing your working.

Supplier AI due diligence checklist

The questions to ask vendors before you let their AI near your data or your customers.

Board briefing template

A short, structured briefing to bring your board or leadership team up to speed and get decisions made.

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WHERE DO-IT-YOURSELF STOPS

When a template is not enough

The kit will take you a long way. Some situations need more depth than any template can carry: using AI to make decisions about individuals, building AI into a product you sell, EU customers and AI Act classification, a regulated sector, an incident that has already happened, or an assurance questionnaire you cannot yet answer.

In those cases the cost of getting it wrong outweighs the cost of getting help. That is where we come in, from a one-day gap assessment through to a full governance framework.

COMMON QUESTIONS

Frequently asked

What is the AI Governance Starter Kit?

It is a free, practical kit that helps a growing business put a sensible level of AI governance in place. It contains a plain-English starter guide plus five working templates: an AI risk quick check, an acceptable use policy, an AI use case register, a supplier due diligence checklist and a board briefing template.

Who is the kit for?

Leadership teams in growing businesses that are already using AI, or about to, and want a sensible level of control without hiring a compliance department. It assumes no legal background and no dedicated risk function.

Is it really free?

Yes. The kit is free to download in exchange for your name and work email, so we can send it to you and, if you would like, follow up. There is no charge.

Do I need a legal or compliance background to use it?

No. It is written in plain English and assumes no risk function. Each template stands alone, so you can start with whichever gap feels most exposed and build from there.

How long does it take to get a baseline in place?

Used together, the guide and templates give you a defensible baseline in a few weeks of part-time effort. There is no need to stop the business or stand up a big project to do it.

Does the kit make us compliant with the EU AI Act?

It gives you a sound general-purpose baseline, not a compliance certificate. If you make decisions about individuals with AI, build AI into a product you sell, have EU customers who need AI Act classification, or operate in a regulated sector, treat the kit as a starting point and get specialist input.

What if we need more help than the template can give?

ScaleAround provides AI governance advisory for exactly those situations, from a one-day gap assessment through to a full governance framework. Book a 30-minute scoping call and we will tell you honestly where you stand and what a sensible next step looks like.

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What a hand putting it into practice?

A 30-minute call. We will tell you honestly where you stand and what a sensible next step looks like. No pitch deck, no pressure.

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