Summary as of Wednesday 8th April 2026

Future research and recruitment

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Completed Sprint 167(Vampire crab)

Attribution:

Interesting facts about vampire crab: They possess bright yellow eyes and vibrant violet claws.

Sprint Completion(A total of 17 issues were completed out of 31 brought into the Sprint. A further 8 bugs were completed on the support board.).

1) 10 additional tickets were completed to progress the named persons’ work, the completion is now at 90%. 2) 4 CAT E PIL tickets were completed, this brings the completion of the work on this feature to 50% 3) We updated the yearly licence fees for 26/27 financial year on ASPeL 4) 1 tech debt ticket to improve the database was implemented 5) We completed pending accessibility compliance issues on ASPeL

Bugs done or closed this Sprint

New Sprint 168(Whimbrel)

Attribution:

Interesting facts about whimbrels:They have a curved beak and a thrilling whistle.

Our goals for Sprint 168(whimbrel)

Development:

1)complete standard protocol Proof of Concept for Standard Protocol4 2)complete update to import and export authorisations 3)complete spike for Non Technical Summary(NTS.docx) bulk download 4)complete outstanding Named Person work 5)complete all Category E PIL work on current board

Design:

1)validate the standard protocols Proof of Concept with users 2)complete design for NTS download screen 3)provide support on completing named person work

Things to bear in mind

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