December 2024 monthly summary for DEFRA/btms-portal-frontend: Focused on dependency hygiene to improve performance and maintainability. Key accomplishment: Removed the unused node-fetch dependency, reducing bundle size and simplifying the dependency graph. This aligns with ongoing efforts to streamline the frontend build and reduce runtime overhead. No major bug fixes were reported this month for this repository. Impact: potential improvements in build times and page load performance, easier maintenance, and lower risk of dependency-related issues. Technologies/skills demonstrated: Node.js/npm dependency management, frontend build optimization, clean commit messaging, and effective alignment of cleanup work with release readiness.