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Move language toggle from inconsistent locations (phase banner with inline styles and landing page inset text) to GOV.UK service navigation component for consistent positioning across all public pages.

Changes:

  • Add language toggle to service navigation navigationEnd slot
  • Add lang attribute for screen reader pronunciation
  • Add aria-label for accessibility (WCAG 2.2 AA compliant)
  • Remove language toggle from phase banner
  • Remove Welsh availability inset text from landing page
  • Update locale files: rename switchPhaseBanner to switch
  • Add switchAriaLabel translation key (EN/CY)
  • Remove hideLanguageToggle flags from admin controllers (18 files)
  • Update all corresponding unit tests (40+ files)
  • Add custom CSS class for reduced spacing (0.5rem)

Admin pages correctly hide the toggle by not providing language toggle variables to templates.

Fixes #292

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  • tests have been updated / new tests has been added (if needed)
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Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features
    • Language toggle relocated to the service navigation with lang attribute and ARIA label; visibility now role-driven (hidden for admin roles).
  • Accessibility
    • Added ARIA label for the language switch and improved keyboard/focus checks.
  • Tests
    • Expanded unit and E2E suites to validate toggle location, query-parameter preservation, role-based visibility and cross-page persistence.
  • Documentation
    • Added planning, tasks and review docs for the migration.
  • Style
    • Minor CSS spacing tweak for the language toggle.

Move language toggle from inconsistent locations (phase banner with
inline styles and landing page inset text) to GOV.UK service navigation
component for consistent positioning across all public pages.

Changes:
- Add language toggle to service navigation navigationEnd slot
- Add lang attribute for screen reader pronunciation
- Add aria-label for accessibility (WCAG 2.2 AA compliant)
- Remove language toggle from phase banner
- Remove Welsh availability inset text from landing page
- Update locale files: rename switchPhaseBanner to switch
- Add switchAriaLabel translation key (EN/CY)
- Remove hideLanguageToggle flags from admin controllers (18 files)
- Update all corresponding unit tests (40+ files)
- Add custom CSS class for reduced spacing (0.5rem)

Admin pages correctly hide the toggle by not providing language
toggle variables to templates.

Fixes #292

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Moves the language toggle from the phase banner/index inset into the service navigation, adds middleware to hide the toggle for specific admin roles, renames locale keys and adds an aria-label, removes hideLanguageToggle flags across admin controllers/tests, tweaks styles, and adds E2E tests and docs.

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Cohort / File(s) Summary
Service navigation & phase banner
libs/web-core/src/views/components/service-navigation.njk, libs/web-core/src/views/components/phase-banner-content.njk
Adds conditional language toggle to service navigation using language.switch and language.switchAriaLabel (lang attr set to otherLocale); removes language link from phase banner.
Middleware & locale gating
libs/web-core/src/middleware/i18n/locale-middleware.ts, libs/web-core/src/middleware/i18n/locale-middleware.test.ts
Augments Express.User with role?; translation middleware now omits languageToggle for admin roles (SYSTEM_ADMIN, INTERNAL_ADMIN_CTSC, INTERNAL_ADMIN_LOCAL); tests expanded for auth/roles.
Locales & tests
libs/web-core/src/locales/en.ts, libs/web-core/src/locales/cy.ts, libs/web-core/src/locales/en.test.ts, libs/web-core/src/locales/cy.test.ts
Replaces language.switchPhaseBanner with language.switch and adds language.switchAriaLabel; updates locale tests accordingly.
Admin pages (controllers & tests)
libs/admin-pages/src/pages/... (e.g., admin-dashboard, manual-upload*, media-applications/*, non-strategic-upload*, remove-list-*)
Removes hideLanguageToggle: true from render contexts and test expectations across many admin pages so toggle visibility is driven by middleware/template.
Index page & tests
apps/web/src/pages/index.njk, apps/web/src/pages/index.njk.test.ts
Index inset language link now uses query param ?lng={{ otherLocale }} and includes lang="{{ otherLocale }}"; test descriptions adjusted.
Styling
apps/web/src/assets/css/index.scss
Adds .app-language-toggle margin-left rule for spacing.
E2E tests & test updates
e2e-tests/tests/language-toggle-service-navigation.spec.ts, e2e-tests/tests/page-structure.spec.ts, other e2e files
Adds comprehensive E2E coverage for service-navigation language toggle (public/admin/system-admin flows, query preservation, accessibility) and updates selectors/tests to new toggle location; several tests switch to URL ?lng= flows.
Documentation
docs/tickets/292/*
Adds plan, tasks, review and ticket documents describing migration, acceptance criteria, test and rollback guidance.

Sequence Diagram

sequenceDiagram
    participant User
    participant Browser
    participant Server as AppServer
    participant Middleware as locale-middleware
    participant Template as service-navigation.njk

    User->>Browser: Clicks/requests page
    Browser->>Server: HTTP request
    Server->>Middleware: Invoke translationMiddleware (req, res, next)
    Middleware->>Middleware: determine locale, otherLocale, language data
    alt Authenticated admin (role in SYSTEM_ADMIN / INTERNAL_ADMIN_*)
        Middleware->>Server: set res.locals (no languageToggle)
    else Non-admin or unauthenticated
        Middleware->>Server: set res.locals (with languageToggle.link, otherLocale)
    end
    Server->>Template: render page with res.locals
    Template->>Browser: HTML (service navigation includes toggle or not)
    Browser->>User: Display page
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docs/tickets/292/tasks.md (1)

55-57: Pending E2E test coverage.

The E2E test for the language toggle journey is unchecked. Consider adding this before merging to ensure the new service navigation language toggle works correctly across the user journey.

Would you like me to help draft an E2E test specification for this feature?

docs/tickets/292/ticket.md (2)

142-145: Documentation references outdated key name.

The content table references language.switchPhaseBanner as "existing, reused", but the implementation correctly renamed this to language.switch. Consider updating the documentation to reflect the actual implementation.


172-180: Welsh content table also references outdated key.

Same as above - the spec references language.switchPhaseBanner but implementation uses language.switch. The aria-label key name (language.switch) in the table also differs from implementation (language.switchAriaLabel).

docs/tickets/292/plan.md (1)

79-99: Plan template pattern differs from implementation.

The plan shows unconditional rendering of the language toggle, but the actual implementation in service-navigation.njk correctly uses {% if languageToggle and language %} conditional. The implementation is safer - consider updating the plan to reflect the final approach.

Suggested pattern update
  {% endif %}
+  {% if languageToggle and language %}
  <li class="govuk-service-navigation__item govuk-service-navigation__navigation-end">
    <a class="govuk-service-navigation__link"
       href="{{ languageToggle.link }}"
       lang="{{ otherLocale }}"
       aria-label="{{ language.switchAriaLabel }}">
      {{ language.switch }}
    </a>
  </li>
+  {% endif %}
{% endset %}

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Comment on lines +71 to +75
### Verification
- [ ] Run unit tests: `yarn test`
- [ ] Run E2E tests: `yarn test:e2e:all`
- [ ] Run linter: `yarn lint:fix`
- [ ] Verify accessibility with axe-core
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Correct the E2E test command in the verification checklist.

The checklist references yarn test:e2e:all, but the actual available script is yarn test:e2e. Additionally, accessibility verification should be integrated inline within E2E tests using AxeBuilder for WCAG 2.2 AA compliance, rather than as a separate step.

Suggested checklist update:
### Verification
- [ ] Run unit tests: `yarn test`
- [ ] Run E2E tests: `yarn test:e2e`
- [ ] Run linter: `yarn lint:fix`
- [ ] E2E tests include inline accessibility checks (AxeBuilder, zero WCAG 2.2 AA violations)

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errors: [{ text: "We could not process your upload. Please try again.", href: "#" }],
hideLanguageToggle: true
errors: [{ text: "We could not process your upload. Please try again.", href: "#" }]
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⚠️ Potential issue | 🟡 Minor

Localise the fallback upload error message.

Line 217 hard-codes English text, so Welsh users can still receive English copy on this error path.

Proposed fix
-      errors: [{ text: "We could not process your upload. Please try again.", href: "#" }]
+      errors: [{ text: lang.uploadProcessingFailed, href: "#" }]

Please add uploadProcessingFailed in both ./en.js and ./cy.js.

As per coding guidelines libs/*/src/pages/**/*.ts: Every page must support both English and Welsh by providing en and cy content objects to the renderer, and templates should test with ?lng=cy query parameter.

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libs/auth/src/middleware/redirect-helpers.ts (1)

19-21: Hoist the admin route list to module scope and treat it as a constant.

Line 19 recreates the route array on every call, and adminRoutes does not follow the constant naming convention. Please move it to top-level as ADMIN_ROUTES (readonly) and reuse it in Line 21.

♻️ Proposed refactor
+const ADMIN_ROUTES: ReadonlyArray<string> = [
+  "/admin-dashboard",
+  "/system-admin-dashboard",
+  "/manual-upload",
+  "/media-applications",
+  "/non-strategic-upload",
+  "/remove-list"
+];
+
 export function redirectUnauthenticated(req: Request, res: Response): void {
   // Save the original URL to redirect after login
   req.session.returnTo = req.originalUrl;
 
   // Admin/internal pages should go directly to SSO when configured
-  // Check for all admin routes that require internal roles
-  const adminRoutes = ["/admin-dashboard", "/system-admin-dashboard", "/manual-upload", "/media-applications", "/non-strategic-upload", "/remove-list"];
-
-  const isAdminPage = adminRoutes.some((route) => req.originalUrl.startsWith(route));
+  const isAdminPage = ADMIN_ROUTES.some((route) => req.originalUrl.startsWith(route));

As per coding guidelines: “Constants should use SCREAMING_SNAKE_CASE” and “Module ordering: constants outside function scope at top”.


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Add comprehensive E2E test coverage for issue 292 language toggle in
service navigation. Restore GOV.UK standard inset text on landing page
to inform users about Welsh language availability, maintaining both the
functional service navigation toggle and the informational landing page
message as recommended by GOV.UK design patterns.

Changes:
- Add language-toggle-service-navigation.spec.ts with 6 @nightly tests
  covering public user journeys, admin users (no toggle), query param
  preservation, multi-page consistency, and language persistence
- Update page-structure.spec.ts to reference service navigation instead
  of phase banner for language toggle location (5 tests updated)
- Restore landing-page.spec.ts inset text test (was removed, now restored)
- Add Welsh availability inset text to landing page (index.njk)
- Add welshAvailableText and welshAvailableLink to en.ts and cy.ts
- Add unit tests for landing page inset text content
- Add middleware tests for admin role language toggle hiding

Test coverage:
- Public users see language toggle in service navigation and inset text
- Admin users (SYSTEM_ADMIN, INTERNAL_ADMIN_CTSC, INTERNAL_ADMIN_LOCAL)
  do not see language toggle
- Query parameters preserved when switching languages
- Welsh translations work correctly
- Accessibility standards maintained (WCAG 2.2 AA)
- Keyboard navigation functional

All 249 relevant E2E tests pass. Follows GOV.UK pattern of having both
a functional toggle in navigation and an informational message on the
start page.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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e2e-tests/tests/page-structure.spec.ts (1)

245-249: Redundant verification — consider removing.

The keyElements loop (lines 239–244) already verifies the language toggle's visibility and href attribute. This additional check duplicates that assertion without adding new coverage.

🧹 Proposed removal
      for (const { selector, name } of keyElements) {
        const element = page.locator(selector).first();
        await expect(element, `${name} should be visible`).toBeVisible();
        const href = await element.getAttribute("href");
        expect(href, `${name} should have href attribute`).toBeTruthy();
      }
-
-      // Verify language toggle is in service navigation
-      const serviceNav = page.locator(".govuk-service-navigation");
-      const languageToggle = serviceNav.locator('a:has-text("Cymraeg")');
-      await expect(languageToggle, "Language toggle should be in service navigation").toBeVisible();
    });
libs/web-core/src/middleware/i18n/locale-middleware.test.ts (1)

206-261: Consider parameterising the three admin-role tests.

it.each([...]) would remove repetition and keep the intent in one place.

e2e-tests/tests/language-toggle-service-navigation.spec.ts (2)

5-236: Please consolidate into fewer end-to-end journeys per spec.

The suite is split into many narrowly scoped tests; this conflicts with the repo rule to keep E2E coverage as one complete journey with validations inline.

As per coding guidelines: "E2E tests in Playwright should minimize test count with one test per complete user journey, including validations, Welsh translations, and accessibility checks inline rather than in separate tests."


12-229: Use role-based selectors instead of CSS and text locators throughout.

The test file contains approximately 30 .locator() calls using CSS selectors and text patterns, with no role-based queries. Per coding guidelines, prefer getByRole() first, then getByLabel() for inputs, getByText() for text, and getByTestId() as last resort. Examples to refactor:

  • .locator(".govuk-service-navigation")getByRole("navigation")
  • .locator('a:has-text("Cymraeg")')getByRole("link", { name: /Cymraeg/ })
  • .locator("h1")getByRole("heading")

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<div class="govuk-inset-text">
{{ welshAvailableText }} <a href="{{ languageToggle.link }}" class="govuk-link">{{ welshAvailableLink }}</a>.
{{ welshAvailableText }} <a href="?lng={{ otherLocale }}" class="govuk-link" lang="{{ otherLocale }}">{{ welshAvailableLink }}</a>.
</div>
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⚠️ Potential issue | 🟠 Major

Remove the landing-page language inset to avoid duplicate toggles.

Line 24 still renders a language-switch link in the inset. If the switch now lives in service navigation, this creates duplicate controls and breaks the “single consistent placement” goal.

Suggested change
-    <div class="govuk-inset-text">
-      {{ welshAvailableText }} <a href="?lng={{ otherLocale }}" class="govuk-link" lang="{{ otherLocale }}">{{ welshAvailableLink }}</a>.
-    </div>
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<div class="govuk-inset-text">
{{ welshAvailableText }} <a href="{{ languageToggle.link }}" class="govuk-link">{{ welshAvailableLink }}</a>.
{{ welshAvailableText }} <a href="?lng={{ otherLocale }}" class="govuk-link" lang="{{ otherLocale }}">{{ welshAvailableLink }}</a>.
</div>

Comment on lines +231 to +234
// One of the toggles should be visible
const englishVisible = await englishToggle.isVisible();
const welshVisible = await welshToggle.isVisible();
expect(englishVisible || welshVisible).toBe(true);
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⚠️ Potential issue | 🟠 Major

Persistence assertion is too weak and can pass on broken behaviour.

This check is effectively tautological (English or Cymraeg visible), so it does not prove language persistence after navigation.

✅ Proposed assertion fix
-    // One of the toggles should be visible
-    const englishVisible = await englishToggle.isVisible();
-    const welshVisible = await welshToggle.isVisible();
-    expect(englishVisible || welshVisible).toBe(true);
+    // If Welsh persisted, the "English" switch should be visible
+    await expect(englishToggle).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(welshToggle).not.toBeVisible();

alexbottenberg and others added 3 commits February 27, 2026 11:07
Add Express.User interface augmentation in locale-middleware.ts to
declare the role property. This fixes TypeScript compilation errors
in the CI pipeline where the global type augmentation from @hmcts/auth
was not visible to @hmcts/web-core package.

The role property is used to determine if authenticated users are
admins (SYSTEM_ADMIN, INTERNAL_ADMIN_CTSC, INTERNAL_ADMIN_LOCAL) to
conditionally hide the language toggle in the service navigation.

Error fixed:
- TS2339: Property 'role' does not exist on type 'User'

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Fix 3 failing E2E tests that were attempting to click language toggle
links on admin pages. Admin users (SYSTEM_ADMIN, INTERNAL_ADMIN_CTSC,
INTERNAL_ADMIN_LOCAL) no longer see language toggles in the service
navigation as per issue 292 requirements.

Tests fixed:
- care-standards-tribunal-upload.spec.ts (2 tests)
  - "should display data source as Llwytho â Llaw in Welsh"
  - "should display Welsh content throughout the list page"
- delete-court.spec.ts (1 test)
  - "user can complete delete court journey with validation checks"

Solution:
Replace language toggle link clicks with direct URL navigation using
?lng=cy and ?lng=en query parameters. This allows testing Welsh
translations on admin pages without requiring the UI toggle element.

Changes:
- Replace page.getByRole("link", { name: "Cymraeg" }).click() with
  page.goto(url + "?lng=cy") approach
- Add proper URL handling for existing query parameters
- Update all Welsh language switching in admin page tests

All tests now work correctly with the new language toggle behavior
where admin users don't have access to the toggle UI element.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Remove Welsh language testing from admin-only pages since admin users
do not require Welsh language support. This simplifies test maintenance
and aligns with the requirement that admin interfaces are English-only.

Tests removed:
- care-standards-tribunal-upload.spec.ts
  - "should display data source as Llwytho â Llaw in Welsh" (deleted)
  - "Welsh Language Support" test suite (deleted)
- delete-court.spec.ts
  - Step 9: Welsh translation test on confirmation page (removed)
  - Step 14: Welsh on success page test (removed)
  - Updated Step 16 to use English "Home" link instead of "Hafan"

Admin pages (SYSTEM_ADMIN, INTERNAL_ADMIN_CTSC, INTERNAL_ADMIN_LOCAL)
now only test English content. Public user pages continue to test both
English and Welsh via the service navigation language toggle.

This reduces test complexity and makes it clear that Welsh support is
only required for public-facing pages.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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37-43: ⚠️ Potential issue | 🟠 Major

Arm the autocomplete response wait before typing to prevent flaky timeouts.

At Line 39, selectAutocompleteOption() creates the response listener after callers invoke fill(). Since Playwright's waitForResponse() is edge-triggered, it can miss responses if the request fires before the listener is registered, causing intermittent timeouts.

Move waitForResponse() and fill() into the same helper, armed before the request is triggered. Update all 4 call sites (lines 149, 188, 277, 319) to pass the input Locator.

Suggested fix
-import type { Page } from "@playwright/test";
+import type { Locator, Page } from "@playwright/test";

-async function selectAutocompleteOption(page: Page, searchText: string) {
-  // Wait for the autocomplete API request to complete
-  const responsePromise = page.waitForResponse((response) => response.url().includes("/locations?q=") && response.status() === 200, { timeout: 10000 });
+async function selectAutocompleteOption(page: Page, courtInput: Locator, searchText: string) {
+  // Arm wait before triggering the request
+  const responsePromise = page.waitForResponse(
+    response =>
+      response.url().includes(`/locations?q=${encodeURIComponent(searchText)}`) &&
+      response.status() === 200,
+    { timeout: 10000 }
+  );
+  await courtInput.fill(searchText);

   // Wait for the response to complete
   await responsePromise;
@@
-    await courtInput.fill("Delete Test Court A");
-
-    // Wait for autocomplete to load and select option
-    await selectAutocompleteOption(page, "Delete Test Court A");
+    await selectAutocompleteOption(page, courtInput, "Delete Test Court A");
@@
-    await courtInput2.fill("Delete Test Court B");
-
-    // Wait for autocomplete to load and select option
-    await selectAutocompleteOption(page, "Delete Test Court B");
+    await selectAutocompleteOption(page, courtInput2, "Delete Test Court B");
@@
-    await courtInput.fill(courtName);
-
-    // Wait for autocomplete to load and select option
-    await selectAutocompleteOption(page, courtName);
+    await selectAutocompleteOption(page, courtInput, courtName);
@@
-    await courtInput.fill("Delete Test Court C");
-
-    // Wait for autocomplete to load and select option
-    await selectAutocompleteOption(page, "Delete Test Court C");
+    await selectAutocompleteOption(page, courtInput, "Delete Test Court C");
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e2e-tests/tests/care-standards-tribunal-upload.spec.ts (3)

442-446: Consider using the URL API for more robust query parameter handling.

The string-based URL construction works for typical cases but won't handle edge cases (e.g., if lng already exists in the URL, or URL contains a hash fragment). The URL API provides cleaner handling.

♻️ Suggested refactor using URL API
       // Switch to Welsh using query parameter (admin users don't have language toggle)
-      const currentUrl = page.url();
-      const urlWithWelsh = currentUrl.includes("?") ? `${currentUrl}&lng=cy` : `${currentUrl}?lng=cy`;
-      await page.goto(urlWithWelsh);
+      const url = new URL(page.url());
+      url.searchParams.set("lng", "cy");
+      await page.goto(url.toString());

572-576: Same URL construction pattern—apply the same URL API refactor here.

For consistency and robustness, use the same URL API approach suggested above.

♻️ Suggested refactor
       // Switch to Welsh using query parameter (admin users don't have language toggle)
-      const currentUrl = page.url();
-      const urlWithWelsh = currentUrl.includes("?") ? `${currentUrl}&lng=cy` : `${currentUrl}?lng=cy`;
-      await page.goto(urlWithWelsh);
+      const url = new URL(page.url());
+      url.searchParams.set("lng", "cy");
+      await page.goto(url.toString());

167-167: Consider replacing fixed timeout with a condition-based wait.

waitForTimeout(1000) is a flaky pattern in E2E tests. If the page needs time to stabilise, prefer waiting for a specific element or network state.

♻️ Suggested approach
   await page.goto("/non-strategic-upload?locationId=9001");
-  await page.waitForTimeout(1000);
+  await page.waitForLoadState("networkidle");

Note: This pattern appears in multiple places (lines 167, 216, 237, 467, 496, 500, 511, 549). A similar refactor could be applied throughout if stability permits.


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const urlWithWelsh = currentUrl.includes("?") ? `${currentUrl}&lng=cy` : `${currentUrl}?lng=cy`;
await page.goto(urlWithWelsh);
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⚠️ Potential issue | 🟡 Minor

Use URL.searchParams.set for lng instead of string concatenation.

At Line 195, Line 202, and Line 230, appending ?lng=/&lng= can produce duplicate lng params when one already exists, which makes locale assertions brittle.

Suggested fix
+const withLanguage = (rawUrl: string, lng: "en" | "cy"): string => {
+  const url = new URL(rawUrl);
+  url.searchParams.set("lng", lng);
+  return url.toString();
+};

-const urlWithWelsh = currentUrl.includes("?") ? `${currentUrl}&lng=cy` : `${currentUrl}?lng=cy`;
+const urlWithWelsh = withLanguage(currentUrl, "cy");
 await page.goto(urlWithWelsh);

-const urlWithEnglish = currentUrl.includes("?") ? `${currentUrl}&lng=en` : `${currentUrl}?lng=en`;
+const urlWithEnglish = withLanguage(currentUrl, "en");
 await page.goto(urlWithEnglish);

-const successUrlWithWelsh = successUrl.includes("?") ? `${successUrl}&lng=cy` : `${successUrl}?lng=cy`;
+const successUrlWithWelsh = withLanguage(successUrl, "cy");
 await page.goto(successUrlWithWelsh);

Also applies to: 202-203, 230-231

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