AI Governance & Assurance

Practical AI governance for responsible growth

Northbridge Crown Consulting helps organisations govern AI responsibly, manage risk and prepare for assessment against ISO/IEC 42001:2023 through practical governance and evidence review.

Delivered through TACS™ - the Trusted AI Control Standard, our practical AI governance framework for AI management system readiness, implementation and continual improvement.

The challenge

AI is moving quickly. Governance often is not.

Many organisations are already using AI across products, services, operations and customer delivery. But governance, ownership, risk controls and evidence often lag behind.

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What AI systems are currently being used?

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Who owns AI risk and accountability?

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Are AI tools, suppliers and data properly controlled?

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Can responsible AI use be evidenced to customers, auditors or leadership?

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Is the organisation ready for assessment against ISO/IEC 42001:2023?

Northbridge Crown helps organisations answer these questions clearly and practically.

Services

How We Help

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AI Governance Health Check

A practical review of how AI is currently being used, governed and controlled across your organisation.

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AIMS Readiness Assessment

AI Management System readiness assessment against ISO/IEC 42001:2023.

A structured review of your AI management system and supporting evidence against ISO/IEC 42001:2023, with prioritised actions to prepare for independent certification assessment.

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AI Governance Framework Build

Support to design and implement AI policies, ownership models, registers, controls and evidence structures.

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AIMS Implementation Support

For organisations establishing or improving an AI Management System, using ISO/IEC 42001:2023 as a reference where relevant to their objectives.

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Fractional AI Governance Support

Ongoing advisory support for organisations that need AI governance oversight without hiring a full-time internal role.

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Our Method

TACS™ - Trusted AI Control Standard

TACS™ is Northbridge Crown’s independent AI governance and assurance framework. It helps organisations establish accountability, assess AI risks, implement controls, maintain evidence and improve governance. Where relevant to an organisation’s objectives, it supports preparation for assessment against ISO/IEC 42001:2023.

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Trace

Identify AI systems, use cases, owners, data, suppliers and risks.

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Align

Align AI governance with business objectives, stakeholder expectations and relevant requirements of ISO/IEC 42001:2023 where this is an agreed objective.

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Control

Implement practical controls across data, lifecycle, human oversight, suppliers and assurance.

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Scale

Monitor performance, maintain evidence, improve controls and support responsible AI growth.

TACS™ is structured across eight governance domains covering accountability, risk, data, lifecycle control, human oversight, supplier assurance and continual improvement.

Who We Help

For organisations using, developing, buying or deploying AI.

AI start-upsSaaS businessesDigital agenciesTechnology consultanciesSMEs adopting AIOrganisations using AI with customer dataBusinesses deploying AI-enabled products or servicesCompanies responding to customer, supplier or audit questions
Why Northbridge Crown

AI governance should be practical, not theoretical.

Northbridge Crown helps organisations turn AI governance into a working management system, not a folder of unused documents.

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Understand their AI estate

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Assign clear ownership

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Assess AI risk and impact

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Control data, suppliers and lifecycle activity

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Evidence responsible AI use

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Prepare for assessment against ISO/IEC 42001:2023.

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Improve governance over time

Start the conversation

Start with a Discovery Call

The best place to start is a short conversation about how your organisation is using AI today, where governance may need strengthening, and whether readiness for assessment against ISO/IEC 42001:2023 is relevant to your objectives.