Are your staff using AI without clear business rules?

Staff AI use is now part of everyday work. The risk for small businesses is letting informal habits form before clear rules are in place.

Take the free Sarentix AI-Use Risk Check for Small Businesses and identify practical gaps in your staff AI-use rules — in minutes, without sharing confidential business information.

No confidential business information required.

No obligation to buy anything.

Staff AI use is now part of everyday work

Your team may be using AI tools to draft emails, summarise notes, prepare internal documents, research topics, check wording, or support customer-facing work.

That creates practical questions:

  • What can staff use AI for?

  • What information must stay out of AI tools?

  • When should AI output be reviewed?

  • When does a manager need to approve use?

  • Are the rules written down clearly enough for staff to follow?

The risk check helps you identify where those rules may be unclear.

How it works

1. Answer a few multiple-choice questions

The check asks how staff use AI, whether clear rules exist, and where review or approval may be needed.

2. Receive your risk summary

Shortly after completing the check, you’ll receive your result by email, including your practical risk level, what it means for your business, the main AI-use rule gaps to review, and recommended actions.

3. Decide your next step

Your summary will include practical next steps for putting clearer staff AI-use rules in place.

Why this matters now

UK guidance on AI and automated decision-making is changing.

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) consultation on updated automated decision-making guidance ran from 31 March to 29 May 2026, and work is underway on a statutory AI and automated decision-making code of practice.

The direction is clear: where AI tools influence decisions involving customers, employees, applicants, or client work, businesses should not rely on informal staff habits or unchecked AI outputs. They need clear internal rules, proper review, and genuine oversight.

Who this is for

For small businesses whose staff may already be using AI tools.

This check is designed for owners and managers who want a clearer view of whether staff need stronger rules around AI use — including what can be entered into AI tools, when AI output needs review, and when manager approval is needed.

What it checks

The check looks at practical AI-use risks inside your business.

It asks about:

  • how staff are using AI tools;

  • whether business or customer information may be entered into AI tools;

  • whether public AI tools are allowed, restricted, or unclear;

  • whether AI outputs are reviewed before external use;

  • whether manager approval is required for higher-risk use;

  • whether written staff rules exist.

No confidential business information is required.

What you’ll get

You’ll receive a simple AI-use risk summary by email.

Your result will indicate whether your business appears to have low, moderate, or high exposure to internal AI-use risks.

You’ll also receive a short explanation of the main gaps your answers suggest, plus practical next steps for putting clearer AI-use rules in place.

Is this really free?

Yes. The Sarentix AI-Use Risk Check for Small Businesses is free.

There is no obligation to buy anything. You’ll receive a short risk summary and practical next steps.

If your result suggests your business may benefit from clearer written AI-use rules, we may also point you to relevant Sarentix resources that could help. We use the details you provide to send your risk-check result and related Sarentix follow-up. We do not sell your details or share them with third parties for marketing.

What this is not

This is not legal advice, a compliance audit, or a security assessment.

It does not review your systems, inspect staff activity, assess specific AI tools, or certify that your business is compliant with any specific law or standard.

It is a practical self-check to help small businesses identify whether staff AI use may need clearer internal rules.

Built by Sarentix

Sarentix helps small businesses make practical decisions about staff AI use, document those decisions, and roll them out clearly.

The risk check is designed to help owners and managers identify whether staff AI use may need clearer internal rules.

Find out where your AI-use rules may be unclear

Take the free Sarentix AI-Use Risk Check for Small Businesses

No confidential business information required.

No obligation to buy anything.