Start using AI safely in local government.

Lead with AI. Govern with confidence.

Arto is the AI governance and workflow platform built for, and with, the UK public sector, providing the governance infrastructure that makes controlled, auditable AI deployment possible.

 

Every workflow, every AI agent and every output inherits a compliance framework built on UK GDPR, WCAG 2.2, ISO 42001, the OECD AI Principles and the 10 principles of the UK Government AI Playbook. 

 

An assurance case aligned to the 10 GDS AI Playbook principles is pre-populated and ready to deploy. The audit trail is immutable and exportable for ICO, legal or procurement review.

See how it works in your service
The Arto dashboard screen with a full product menu on the left of the screen, and a dashboard display including number of active flows, total runs, projected annual ROI, hours saved and governance score. Under this is a table of flow performance results for the last month, a run volume chart for 7 days, a recent activity table and an adoption snapshot.

Where does your organisation need to start?

Starting with AI

Your organisation wants to deploy AI but needs a safe, controlled way to begin.

How to start safely

Solving a service problem

You have a specific demand, backlog or capacity problem that AI can address.

See workflows by service 

Getting AI approved

You need to move a deployment through governance, IT sign-off and DPO review.

How to get AI approved 

Governing AI at scale

You need centralised control and visibility of all AI activity across your organisation.

See the governance layer 

Why AI governance gets left too late

Most AI projects in local government do not fail because of the technology. They fail because governance is treated as an afterthought.

The typical pattern is recognisable. A tool is selected. Pilots begin. Governance and risk assessments follow. Approval processes stall deployment. The project loses momentum and the organisation loses confidence in AI as a viable path.
The problem is structural, not technical. When governance is not built into the deployment from the beginning, it becomes the obstacle.
 

Why does AI get blocked in local government?

Governance infrastructure, built into the platform

Arto is built governance-first. Compliance, accountability and human oversight are embedded in the platform architecture. They are not configuration options and they are not added after deployment. Every workflow inherits the full governance framework from the moment it is created.

 

That framework is built on UK GDPR, WCAG 2.2, ISO 42001, the OECD AI Principles and the 10 principles of the UK Government AI Playbook. An assurance case aligned to the 10 GDS AI Playbook principles is pre-populated and ready to deploy. The audit trail is immutable and exportable.

 

The result is a controlled, auditable system that governance teams can approve and service teams can operate with confidence.

How governance is built in
The Arto flow library 'Assurance' screen, shown with a full product menu on the left of the screen. The assurance screen shows a planning application workflow with 10 out of the 10 GDs principles being met in practice, Details of each principle are listed in collapsible sections below the overview.

Three areas. One governance foundation.

Workflows

Build, deploy and measure governed AI processes across any service area. Pre-built workflows are available for immediate deployment. Custom workflows can be built without technical expertise.

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Governance

The compliance infrastructure every workflow inherits automatically. UK GDPR, ISO 42001, WCAG, the OECD AI Principles and the UK Government AI Playbook are embedded at the core, not configured per deployment.

See the governance layer 

Integrations

Arto connects to the systems and data sources your organisation already uses. It operates as a governance layer across existing tools, including Microsoft platforms, without requiring replacement.

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Measured outcomes from live deployments

Demand reduction within 3 months

28% reduction in contact centre demand at Redcar and Cleveland Council within three months of deployment

Automated checks on every workflow

Assurance case pre-populated and ready to deploy, aligned to the 10 GDS AI Playbook principles.

Public Sector experience

20+ years of UK public sector digital experience across 120 or more organisations, built into the platform

Live Outcomes

Redcar and Cleveland Council deployed Arto's contact centre workflow and reduced inbound demand by 28 per cent within three months. Every figure in Arto's ROI dashboard is drawn from verified workflow data.

Arial photo of Redcar tower and seafront

Governed AI workflows across UK public sector services

Pre-built, governance-ready workflows are available across the service areas where operational pressure is highest.

  • Contact centres and demand management
  • Children's services and safeguarding
  • Housing and case management
  • Planning and development
  • Adult social care
  • NHS administration and clinical pathways

Explore all workflows

Deploy AI with governance built in from day one

Speak with a member of the Arto team. We will show you how the platform works within your service area, what the governance framework covers, and what a low-risk, controlled first deployment looks like for your organisation.

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