diff --git a/.github/workflows/format-code.yml b/.github/workflows/format-code.yml
index 79021f75..1eeff745 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/format-code.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/format-code.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
+name: "Format Code: ensure code formatting guidelines are met"
 on:
   pull_request:
     types: [opened, edited, reopened, synchronize]
 
+permissions: {}
+
 jobs:
   format-code:
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@93ea575cb5d8a053eaa0ac8fa3b40d7e05a33cc8 # v3.1.0
-      - uses: ministryofjustice/github-actions/code-formatter@d75b4f388fca7537704ddd69c431258518e774e4 # v7
+      - uses: ministryofjustice/github-actions/code-formatter@bffeddf62d99a7486979d9c3afff86913a9abe1a # v8
         with:
-          ignore-files: "README.md"
+            ignore-files: "README.md"
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/terraform-static-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/terraform-static-analysis.yml
index 86254a8f..b699f399 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/terraform-static-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/terraform-static-analysis.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 name: Terraform Static Code Analysis
 
 on:
-  schedule:
-    # * is a special character in YAML so you have to quote this string
-    - cron:  '0 7 * * 1-5'
   workflow_dispatch:
   pull_request:
     branches:
@@ -12,18 +9,23 @@ on:
       - '**.tf'
       - '.github/workflows/terraform-static-analysis.yml'
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   terraform-static-analysis:
+    permissions:
+      pull-requests: write
     name: Terraform Static Analysis
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event_name != 'schedule'
+    if: github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch'
     steps:
     - name: Checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@93ea575cb5d8a053eaa0ac8fa3b40d7e05a33cc8 # v3.1.0
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
     - name: Run Analysis
-      uses: ministryofjustice/github-actions/terraform-static-analysis@main
+      uses: ministryofjustice/github-actions/terraform-static-analysis@bffeddf62d99a7486979d9c3afff86913a9abe1a # v8
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       with:
@@ -32,6 +34,8 @@ jobs:
         checkov_exclude: CKV_GIT_1
 
   terraform-static-analysis-full-scan:
+    permissions:
+      pull-requests: write
     name: Terraform Static Analysis - scan all directories
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
@@ -41,37 +45,10 @@ jobs:
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
     - name: Run Analysis
-      uses: ministryofjustice/github-actions/terraform-static-analysis@main
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      with:
-        scan_type: full
-        tfsec_exclude: AWS089, AWS099, AWS009
-        checkov_exclude: CKV_GIT_1, CKV_AWS_23, CKV_AWS_261, CKV_AWS_150
-
-  terraform-static-analysis-scheduled-scan:
-    name: Terraform Static Analysis - scheduled scan of all directories
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.event_name == 'schedule'
-    steps:
-    - name: Checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@93ea575cb5d8a053eaa0ac8fa3b40d7e05a33cc8 # v3.1.0
-      with:
-        fetch-depth: 0
-    - name: Run Analysis
-      uses: ministryofjustice/github-actions/terraform-static-analysis@main
+      uses: ministryofjustice/github-actions/terraform-static-analysis@bffeddf62d99a7486979d9c3afff86913a9abe1a # v8
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       with:
         scan_type: full
         tfsec_exclude: AWS089, AWS099, AWS009, AWS097, AWS018
-        checkov_exclude: CKV_GIT_1, CKV_AWS_23, CKV_AWS_261, CKV_AWS_150
-    - uses: 8398a7/action-slack@a189acbf0b7ea434558662ae25a0de71df69a435 # v3.14.0
-      name: Slack failure notification
-      with:
-        job_name: Terraform Static Analysis - scheduled scan of all directories
-        status: ${{ job.status }}
-        fields: workflow,job,repo,commit,message
-      env:
-        SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
-      if: ${{ failure() }}
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+        checkov_exclude: CKV_GIT_1