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We are aware of the Microsoft outage affecting organisations worldwide.

Microsoft is working to restore services but have no confirmed how long this will take.

Our services are operating as usual, and procedures are going ahead as planned. Please attend as scheduled and follow the instructions you’ve already received.

Thank you for your patience. We will continue to monitor updates from Microsoft.

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Date published: 13 November 2026

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