Dear North Lincolnshire Council,

I am writing to make an open government request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I would like answers to the question below:

1.) Are your employees allowed to use generative AI (e.g. ChatGPT, Bard, Claude, Jasper, etc.) in the workplace for work purposes?

2.) Do you have a usage policy in place on the use of generative AI in the workplace? (NOTE: If employees are not allowed to use generative AI as per Q1, please answer “yes”).

3.) If yes to the above question, can you please share your usage policy with us?

4.) Have you had incidents of the following since Jan 1st 2022? If possible please also share the number of incidents.
a.) Employees using generative AI outside the bounds of the workplace usage policy (if one exists)?
b.) Employees sharing confidential information (e.g. private personal data of employees or residents; confidential financial information) on generative AI platforms

5.) Has your organisation taken disciplinary action against employees for their use of generative AI – e.g. for using it outside the bounds of the workplace usage policy? If possible, please also share the number of incidents.

6.) Assuming your employees can use generative AI platforms at work – can they use publicly available open source tools like ChatGPT, Bard, Claude, and Jasper?

7.) Do you have a specific technology budget allocated to implementing generative AI tools in the workplace, and/or educating employees on their use? If so, and if possible, can you share the budget between Jan 1 2022 and Dec 31st 2024 (or nearest equivalent)?

If it’s easier, I am more than happy to receive this data in an Excel spreadsheet or whichever format best suits you.

If answering the above questions is not possible, could you please advise as to what relevant information would be attainable, or where the information might already exist in the public domain?

If this request is too wide or unclear, I would be grateful if you could advise me as to what relevant information is attainable and what steps I need to take to receive it?

I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing that you have received this request.

Yours faithfully,
Sarah Harris