diff --git a/.github/actions/build-backend-component/action.yml b/.github/actions/build-backend-component/action.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 58511ec0b..000000000
--- a/.github/actions/build-backend-component/action.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-name: "Build application"
-description: "Build and compile all the assets required to run the application in the container"
-inputs:
-  component:
-    description: "The backend component to build"
-    required: true
-  artifact-name:
-    description: "The artifact name to store the build cache under"
-    required: true
-    default: backend-build
-outputs:
-  artifact-id:
-    description: "The artifact id for the artifact that was just uploaded or empty if the artifact upload failed."
-    value: ${{ steps.upload.outputs.artifact-id }}
-runs:
-  using: composite
-  steps:
-    - name: Pull repository
-      id: checkout
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-    - name: Install Node
-      id: node
-      uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-      with:
-        cache: npm
-        node-version: 18
-
-    - name: Install Node dependencies
-      id: install
-      shell: bash
-      working-directory: backend/${{ inputs.component }}
-      run: npm install --include-workspace-root
-
-    - name: Archive distribution artifact
-      id: upload
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-      with:
-        name: ${{ inputs.artifact-name }}-${{ inputs.component }}
-        retention-days: 7
-        path: |
-          express/dist
-          express/resources
-          express/src/views
-          express/assets/images
-          express/package*.json
-          express/manifest.yml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-branch.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-branch.yml
index 03cd18ade..002354823 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-branch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-branch.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   build-frontend-dependencies:
-    if: contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[deploy]') == true
+#    if: contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[deploy]') == true
     name: Build frontend
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
           artifact-name: frontend-build-demo
 
   push-frontend-image:
-    if: contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[deploy]') == true
+#    if: contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[deploy]') == true
     name: Push frontend image
     needs: build-frontend-dependencies
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
           artifact-path: dist
 
   build-frontend-infrastructure:
-    if: contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[deploy]') == true
+#    if: contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[deploy]') == true
     name: Build frontend infrastructure
     needs: push-frontend-image
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ jobs:
           path: .aws-sam/build
 
   deploy-frontend:
-    if: contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[deploy]') == true
+#    if: contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[deploy]') == true
     name: Deploy frontend
     needs: [ build-frontend-infrastructure, deploy-api, deploy-cognito, deploy-dynamodb ]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "url=$url" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
   build-dynamo:
-    if: contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[deploy]') == true
+#    if: contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[deploy]') == true
     name: Build dynamodb
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ jobs:
         id: build
         uses: govuk-one-login/github-actions/sam/build-application@6144f39407b01c9b25b39537b3956deca9e32620 # 22/02/2024
         with:
-          template: backend/dynamodb/cognito.template.yml
+          template: backend/dynamodb/dynamodb.template.yml
           base-dir: backend/dynamodb
           source-dir: backend/dynamodb
           cache-name: dynamodb-infra
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ jobs:
             DeploymentName=${{ steps.get-deployment-name.outputs.pretty-branch-name }}
 
   build-cognito:
-    if: contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[deploy]') == true
+#    if: contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[deploy]') == true
     name: Build cognito
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ jobs:
           pull-repository: true
 
   deploy-cognito:
-    if: contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[deploy]') == true
+#    if: contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[deploy]') == true
     name: Deploy cognito
     needs: build-cognito
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ jobs:
             DeploymentName=${{ steps.get-deployment-name.outputs.pretty-branch-name }}
 
   build-api:
-    if: contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[deploy]') == true
+#    if: contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[deploy]') == true
     name: Build api
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ jobs:
           pull-repository: true
 
   deploy-api:
-    if: contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[deploy]') == true
+#    if: contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[deploy]') == true
     name: Deploy api
     needs: build-api
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest