Summary as of Wednesday 22nd October 2025

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Sprint: 162(quetzal)

Attribution:

Interesting facts about quetzals: quetzals are vividly coloured birds; males feature bright metallic green or blue with deep red on the chest and belly, while females have less vibrant hues of similar colours.

This Sprint, we:

1) Enabled HBA document replacement without amendment. 2) Added notifications for: applications (submitted, rejected, returned, approved, or removed), NACWO/NVS training due, HOLC role and inspector submissions, NTCOs and nominees overdue training, and updates for removal refused/returned. 3) Also improved Named Persons features: fixed misaligned NACWO checkboxes, ensured NVS data privacy, added NIO/NTCO declarations, updated the ‘Before you nominate’ screen. 4) Investigated flag behaviour when comments are added to project applications. 5) Introduced a new panel for ‘Courses and category E PILs’. 6) Fixed protocol review errors for newly added protocols.

Bugs done or closed this Sprint

New Sprint 163 (red kite)

Attribution:

Interesting facts about red kites: They have relatively weak talons, therefore, they mainly feed on carrion and can often be seen soaring over roads looking for roadkill.

Planned for this Sprint 163(red kite)

We will;

1) Resolve recent Change Highlighting issues 2) Progress on Cat-e Pil tickets 3) Finish assigned tasks per inspectors’ feedback 4) Fix top-priority Accessibility concerns 5) Respond to ASPeL Data and Management Information requests 6) Correct Comments issues in protocols

Things to bear in mind

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