FOI release

Freedom of Information – Shadow IT

Case reference FOI2025/01347

Received 28 November 2025

Published 23 December 2025

Request

Please detail the number of incidents of unapproved applications or tools being detected on staff IT devices, as well as the top 3 most common unapproved applications or tools, broken down each year for the past three years from January to December (Including this year). E.g. January 2025 to December 2025: • 40 incidents of unapproved applications or tools being used on staff IT devices • Top 3 most commonly used unapproved applications or tools are ChatGPT, Gemini and personal Dropbox

Response

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Documents

• FOIA response for disclosure log - FOI2025_01347.pdf (48.4 KB)

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