Analyse & Improve Policies
Check your existing policies against UK law and get AI-powered improvements
What is the Section Analyser?
The Section Analyser checks your existing HR policies against current UK employment law, ACAS guidance, and best practice. It identifies compliance gaps, flags risks, and can automatically rewrite your policy to fix issues.
Perfect for: Existing policies that need updating, imported policies from other systems, policies written before ERA 2025, or any content you want to compliance-check before adding to your handbook.
When to Use Section Analyser
Existing Policies
You have a policy that needs checking or updating against current law.
Imported Content
You're bringing in policies from another system and want to verify compliance.
Pre-2025 Policies
Policies written before ERA 2025 likely need updates for new legal requirements.
Annual Review
Check policies against the latest law changes as part of your regular review cycle.
Don't have a policy yet?
If you're creating a policy from scratch, use Policy Studio instead. It generates compliant policies without needing existing content.
Understanding Severity Levels
Each finding is categorised by severity to help you prioritise what to fix:
Serious legal non-compliance that could result in tribunal claims or regulatory action. Missing statutory requirements, unlawful provisions.
ACAS Code non-compliance (risks 25% tribunal uplift) or significant legal gaps that increase exposure.
Best practice gaps, unclear wording, or areas where improved clarity would reduce risk of disputes.
Minor improvements, formatting suggestions, or clarifications that would enhance the policy but aren't urgent.
Nice-to-have improvements, additional context, or modern best practices that go beyond legal requirements.
Step-by-Step Guide
Paste Your Policy
Copy your existing policy content and paste it into the text area. The AI works best with complete policies, but can also analyse partial content.
- • Include the policy title/heading
- • Paste the full policy content if possible
- • Keep any section numbers or structure
- • Remove any confidential company-specific information if preferred
Run the Analysis
Click Analyse Policy. The AI will check your content against:
ERA, Equality Act, WTR, etc.
Codes of Practice & guidance
CIPD, modern HR standards
Review Findings
You'll see a detailed analysis with:
AI identifies what kind of policy it is (e.g., "Disciplinary Procedure")
A summary rating (Critical, High, Medium, Low) based on the most serious findings
Each issue with severity, what's wrong, legal authority, and recommendation
Required elements that should be in this policy type but are missing
Future law changes (like ERA 2025) that will affect this policy
Choose What to Fix
Click Redraft with AI and select which severity levels to address:
Recommended approach: Start with Critical and High issues. These are the ones that could cause legal problems.
Review the Redraft
The AI generates an improved version of your policy. You'll see:
The improved policy text, ready to review and edit
Every change made, why it was made, and the legal authority behind it
Items needing your attention (company-specific decisions, contact details, etc.)
Edit if Needed
Click Edit to make any adjustments:
- Add company-specific details
- Adjust wording to match your style
- Address the "Notes for Review" items
- Keep any original content you prefer
Save to Your Handbook
Choose how to save the improved policy:
Update an existing policy in your handbook with the new version
Add as a new policy if it doesn't exist in your handbook yet
Intelligently combine the new content with an existing policy — keeps the best of both and resolves conflicts automatically
What Makes the Analysis Smart
The Section Analyser goes beyond simple keyword matching:
Contextual Understanding
Understands the policy type and checks against the specific legal requirements for that type — a disciplinary policy has different requirements than a leave policy.
Legal Citations
Every finding includes the specific law, regulation, or guidance it's based on — so you know exactly why something needs changing.
Future-Aware
Flags upcoming law changes (like ERA 2025) that will affect your policy, even if it's currently compliant.
Preserves Your Content
The AI redraft keeps what's already good and only changes what needs fixing — it won't rewrite your entire policy unnecessarily.
Tips for Best Results
Paste complete policies
The more content you provide, the better the analysis. Include headings and full text.
Review the change log carefully
The change log explains every modification — understand why changes were made before accepting.
Fix Critical and High first
These are legal compliance issues. Medium and below are improvements, not requirements.
Use "Weave" for complex merges
If you have good existing content and want to combine it with improvements, the Weave option intelligently merges both versions.
Re-analyse after major changes
If you make significant edits, run the analysis again to verify compliance.
Section Analyser vs Policy Studio
Section Analyser
- Check existing policies
- Get compliance findings
- AI fixes preserve good content
- See exactly what changed and why
Policy Studio
- Generate new policies from scratch
- No existing content required
- Fill compliance gaps quickly
- Complete policy in one step
Frequently Asked Questions
How does Bounda analyse HR policies?
Bounda uses AI trained on UK employment law to analyse your policy content. It checks for legal compliance issues, ACAS guideline alignment, and best practice gaps. Each issue is categorised by type (legal, guidance, best practice) and severity (critical, high, medium, low), with specific recommendations for improvement.
What types of policy issues does Bounda detect?
Bounda detects three categories of issues: Legal Non-Compliance (missing statutory requirements, outdated legal references), ACAS/Guidance Risk (procedures that don't follow ACAS codes, missing recommended steps), and Best Practice Gaps (improvements that reduce tribunal risk or improve employee experience).
Can Bounda automatically fix policy issues?
Yes, Bounda's AI can generate a redrafted version of your policy that addresses all identified issues. You can review the changes, accept them as-is, or further edit before saving. The redrafted version maintains your organisation's tone profile and incorporates current legal requirements.
How accurate is Bounda's policy analysis?
Bounda's analysis is grounded in UK employment legislation from legislation.gov.uk and ACAS guidance. While the AI provides reliable compliance checking, we recommend having significant changes reviewed by a qualified employment lawyer for your specific situation. The tool is designed to catch issues, not replace legal advice.
What does the compliance score mean?
The compliance score reflects how well your policy aligns with UK employment law and best practices. Scores above 90 indicate strong compliance, 70-90 suggests review needed, and below 70 means updates are required. The score is calculated based on the number and severity of issues found.
🔍 Start Analysing
Ready to check your policies? Paste your content into the Section Analyser and see how it measures up against UK law.