Policy templates / ISO/IEC 42001:2023

Free ISO 42001 Templates: AI Policies and Procedures

Policies and procedures for an AI management system: AI governance and ethics, impact assessment, risk criteria, data protection, incident handling and the lifecycle of an AI system, written to the structure of ISO/IEC 42001.

ISO/IEC 42001 is the management system standard for organizations that develop, provide or use artificial intelligence. It asks for an AI policy, a way to assess the impact of an AI system on people and society, risk criteria, controls over the data and the lifecycle of each system, and a process for AI incidents. These are the documents SecureXcel itself works to.

Each one is published as written, with its own document control, owner and revision history. Read them here, then download the Word file to adapt to your organization.

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AI governance and management system

AI risk, impact and assurance

AI data protection and responsible use

AI lifecycle, suppliers and operations

AI incidents

These are drafts, not advice. They have not been fitted to your organization and are not legal advice or a guarantee of certification. Adapt them, have them reviewed, and approve them through your own document control. We are glad to help: see the ISO 27001 service.

Questions people ask

What is ISO 42001?

ISO/IEC 42001:2023 is the first international standard for an AI management system. Like ISO 27001 for information security, it sets out how an organization governs a subject, here AI, and can be certified by an accredited body.

How does it relate to ISO 27001?

They are designed to work together. Many AI controls build on information security, such as access, data protection and supplier management, and the two systems can share documents. The Employee AI Usage Policy sits in the ISO 27001 set and applies here too.

Will these templates get me certified?

No document can. Certification depends on your own AI inventory, impact assessments, risk decisions and evidence that you follow your procedures. These give you structured documents to adapt.

Are they editable?

Yes. Each document is available as a Word file, and as PDF, once you sign in. The account is free.