In June 2026, the probate back-office efforts centered on stabilizing and simplifying the GrantOfRepresentation authorization flow, reorganizing case field configurations for maintainability, and expanding WA-focused capabilities. Key UI and CI/CD improvements were implemented to support PROBATE_WA, with gating and UI updates to display Available Tasks. The work reduces maintenance risk, eliminates deprecated fields, and improves the reliability and speed with which WA users can access and process tasks, delivering clearer role-based access and a smoother operator experience.

2026-05 monthly summary for hmcts/probate-back-office. Focused on stabilizing WA Preview in production, maturing the data model for case and authorisation fields, and incrementally refactoring configuration and definitions to improve maintainability and future feature delivery. Delivered a robust ElasticSearch fix for WA Preview, introduced safe defaults for message publishing, and expanded field coverage (mandatory fields, location/roleCategory, and caseManagementCategory) with an incremental file approach to definitions and mappings. Performance and reliability improvements support faster case processing and better data quality for downstream workflows.

April 2026 month-in-review for hmcts/probate-back-office focused on observability, deployment hygiene, and security hardening. Delivered scaffolding for upcoming work, improved troubleshooting with enhanced logging, cleaned and modernized Helm charts, relocated Docker image references, and removed legacy CVE suppressions. These changes reduce mean time to triage, streamline releases, and strengthen security posture.

November 2024: Focused on stability of CI-driven mutation testing for hmcts/rd-location-ref-data-load and security hardening to reduce risk surface. Delivered targeted improvements to the mutation testing workflow and mitigated a known vulnerability through config-based hardening. Also moved toward centralized configuration management to simplify future upgrades and maintenance.

October 2024: Implemented centralized PITest and JUnit Pitest plugin version management across four repositories, delivering standardized mutation testing configuration, reducing version drift, and improving maintainability. This work establishes a single source of truth for PITest versions and simplifies cross-repo updates and CI pipelines.