diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index d2827c83..44937ff3 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # NHS Notify Code Owners
 
 # Notify default owners
-* @rossbugginsnhs @m-houston @edmundcraske2-nhs @timireland
+* @rossbugginsnhs @m-houston @aidenvaines-bjss @timireland
 
 # Codeowners must be final check
 /.github/CODEOWNERS @NHSDigital/nhs-notify-code-owners
diff --git a/.github/actions/lint-terraform/action.yaml b/.github/actions/lint-terraform/action.yaml
index d5dfe35d..28d990cd 100644
--- a/.github/actions/lint-terraform/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/lint-terraform/action.yaml
@@ -16,5 +16,6 @@ runs:
       run: |
         stacks=${{ inputs.root-modules }}
         for dir in $(find infrastructure/environments -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -type d; echo ${stacks//,/$'\n'}); do
+          dir=$dir opts='-backend=false' make terraform-init
           dir=$dir make terraform-validate
         done
diff --git a/.tool-versions b/.tool-versions
index 079427cb..cd5707c6 100644
--- a/.tool-versions
+++ b/.tool-versions
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # This file is for you! Please, updated to the versions agreed by your team.
 
-terraform 1.7.0
+terraform 1.9.1
 pre-commit 3.6.0
 nodejs 18.18.2
 gitleaks 8.18.4
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index c2928649..5c7b4134 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -10,11 +10,6 @@
     "**/Thumbs.db": true,
     ".devcontainer": true,
     ".github": true,
-    ".vscode": false,
-    "docs": true,
-    "infrastructure": true,
-    "scripts": true,
-    "terraform": true,
-    "tests": true
+    ".vscode": false
   }
 }
diff --git a/scripts/config/pre-commit.yaml b/scripts/config/pre-commit.yaml
index a7c48eae..41dafe77 100644
--- a/scripts/config/pre-commit.yaml
+++ b/scripts/config/pre-commit.yaml
@@ -19,28 +19,28 @@ repos:
     hooks:
       - id: scan-secrets
         name: Scan secrets
-        entry: /bin/env check=whole-history ./scripts/githooks/scan-secrets.sh
+        entry: /usr/bin/env check=whole-history ./scripts/githooks/scan-secrets.sh
         language: script
         pass_filenames: false
   - repo: local
     hooks:
       - id: check-file-format
         name: Check file format
-        entry: /bin/env check=staged-changes ./scripts/githooks/check-file-format.sh
+        entry: /usr/bin/env check=branch ./scripts/githooks/check-file-format.sh
         language: script
         pass_filenames: false
   - repo: local
     hooks:
       - id: check-markdown-format
         name: Check Markdown format
-        entry: /bin/env check=staged-changes ./scripts/githooks/check-markdown-format.sh
+        entry: /usr/bin/env check=branch ./scripts/githooks/check-markdown-format.sh
         language: script
         pass_filenames: false
   - repo: local
     hooks:
       - id: check-english-usage
         name: Check English usage
-        entry: /bin/env check=staged-changes ./scripts/githooks/check-english-usage.sh
+        entry: /usr/bin/env check=branch ./scripts/githooks/check-english-usage.sh
         language: script
         pass_filenames: false
   - repo: local
diff --git a/scripts/config/vale/styles/Vocab/words/accept.txt b/scripts/config/vale/styles/Vocab/words/accept.txt
index bf5939ab..dc124c03 100644
--- a/scripts/config/vale/styles/Vocab/words/accept.txt
+++ b/scripts/config/vale/styles/Vocab/words/accept.txt
@@ -23,3 +23,4 @@ endfor
 drawio
 rawContent
 endcapture
+Cognito
diff --git a/scripts/git-repo/branch-protection.md b/scripts/git-repo/branch-protection.md
index 1821a1c7..0e513f86 100644
--- a/scripts/git-repo/branch-protection.md
+++ b/scripts/git-repo/branch-protection.md
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-# Github
+# GitHub
 
 ## Branch Protection Rules
 
-This will create the default branch protection rules using Github API.
+This will create the default branch protection rules using GitHub API.
 
 ```sh
 ./branch-protection.sh $reponame $PAT
diff --git a/scripts/terraform/terraform.mk b/scripts/terraform/terraform.mk
index 6339b196..111acda9 100644
--- a/scripts/terraform/terraform.mk
+++ b/scripts/terraform/terraform.mk
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ clean:: # Remove Terraform files (terraform) - optional: terraform_dir|dir=[path
 
 _terraform: # Terraform command wrapper - mandatory: cmd=[command to execute]; optional: dir=[path to a directory where the command will be executed, relative to the project's top-level directory, default is one of the module variables or the example directory, if not set], opts=[options to pass to the Terraform command, default is none/empty]
 	dir=$(or ${dir}, ${TERRAFORM_STACK})
-	source scripts/terraform/terraform.lib.sh
-	terraform-${cmd} # 'dir' and 'opts' are accessible by the function as environment variables, if set
+	. scripts/terraform/terraform.lib.sh && \
+		terraform-${cmd} # 'dir' and 'opts' are accessible by the function as environment variables, if set
 
 # ==============================================================================
 # Quality checks - please DO NOT edit this section!