diff --git a/packages/govuk-frontend/src/govuk/errors/index.mjs b/packages/govuk-frontend/src/govuk/errors/index.mjs
index dc69c4f88c..5ba9941cdb 100644
--- a/packages/govuk-frontend/src/govuk/errors/index.mjs
+++ b/packages/govuk-frontend/src/govuk/errors/index.mjs
@@ -48,23 +48,20 @@ export class ElementError extends GOVUKFrontendError {
   name = 'ElementError'
 
   /**
-   *
    * @overload
-   * @param {string} messageOrOptions - The error message
+   * @param {string} message - Element error message
    */
 
   /**
    * @overload
-   * @param {object} messageOrOptions - Element error options
-   * @param {string} messageOrOptions.componentName - The name of the component throwing the error
-   * @param {string} messageOrOptions.identifier - An identifier that'll let the user understand which element has an error. This is whatever makes the most sense
-   * @param {Element | null} [messageOrOptions.element] - The element in error
-   * @param {string} [messageOrOptions.expectedType] - The type that was expected for the identifier
+   * @param {ElementErrorOptions} options - Element error options
    */
-  constructor(messageOrOptions) {
-    /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access */
 
-    let message = ''
+  /**
+   * @param {string | ElementErrorOptions} messageOrOptions - Element error message or options
+   */
+  constructor(messageOrOptions) {
+    let message
 
     if (typeof messageOrOptions === 'string') {
       message = messageOrOptions
@@ -78,8 +75,16 @@ export class ElementError extends GOVUKFrontendError {
       }
     }
 
-    /* eslint-enable @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access */
-
-    super(`${message}`)
+    super(message)
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Element error options
+ *
+ * @typedef {object} ElementErrorOptions
+ * @property {string} componentName - The name of the component throwing the error
+ * @property {string} identifier - An identifier that'll let the user understand which element has an error. This is whatever makes the most sense
+ * @property {Element | null} [element] - The element in error
+ * @property {string} [expectedType] - The type that was expected for the identifier
+ */