IN-CONFIDENCE
8 February 2024
Aaron Moss
[FYI request #25427 email] Tēnā koe Aaron
Thank you for your email to Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children (Oranga Tamariki),
which was received on 17 January 2023, requesting information on whether Oranga
Tamariki has licenses for generative AI or large language models. Your request has been
considered under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act).
You have requested:
Does the Ministry have any active Copilot for Microsoft 365 licenses?
If so, how many, and what is the total cost of this licensing?
If not, does the Ministry license any competing generative artifical intelligence (Gen
AI) or large language model (LLM) services?
I can confirm Oranga Tamariki does not hold any licenses for Copilot for Microsoft 365 or
for any other competing GenAI or LLM services. As such, your request is refused under
section 18(e) of the Act, on the grounds that the information does not exist.
Oranga Tamariki may make the information contained in this letter available to the wider
public shortly by publishing this on our website with your personal details removed.
I trust the information provided is useful. I encourage you to raise any concerns about
this response with us directly by contacting
[email address]. You also have
the right to also raise any concerns on this response to your request with the Office of the
Ombudsman by contacting them on 0800 802 602 o
r www.ombudsman.parliament.nz. Nāku noa, nā
Cassandra Anderson
Deputy Chief Executive
People, Culture and Enabling Services
