diff --git a/app/helpers/proof_of_recognition_helper.rb b/app/helpers/proof_of_recognition_helper.rb
index 3142b76b64..5fcf758603 100644
--- a/app/helpers/proof_of_recognition_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/proof_of_recognition_helper.rb
@@ -3,21 +3,19 @@ module ProofOfRecognitionHelper
 
   def proof_of_recognition_requirements_for(region:)
     if region.status_check_written? && region.sanction_check_written?
-      return(
-        written_status_reasons.insert(2, *written_sanction_reasons(region))
-      )
+      status_reasons.insert(2, *sanction_reasons(region))
+    elsif region.status_check_written?
+      status_reasons
+    elsif region.sanction_check_written?
+      sanction_reasons(region)
+    else
+      []
     end
-
-    return written_status_reasons if region.status_check_written?
-    return written_sanction_reasons(region) if region.sanction_check_written?
-    []
   end
 
   def proof_of_recognition_description_for(region:)
-    if region.teaching_authority_provides_written_statement?
-      "The document must confirm:"
-    elsif !region.status_check_written? && region.sanction_check_written? &&
-          !region.application_form_skip_work_history?
+    if !region.status_check_written? && region.sanction_check_written? &&
+         !region.application_form_skip_work_history
       "In the #{region_certificate_name(region)} the #{region_teaching_authority_name(region)} must confirm " \
         "that your authorisation to teach has never been:"
     else
@@ -27,7 +25,7 @@ def proof_of_recognition_description_for(region:)
 
   private
 
-  def written_status_reasons
+  def status_reasons
     [
       "that you’ve completed a teaching qualification/teacher training",
       "that you’ve successfully completed any period of professional experience comparable to an induction period" \
@@ -37,14 +35,13 @@ def written_status_reasons
     ]
   end
 
-  def written_sanction_reasons(region)
-    if region.teaching_authority_provides_written_statement? ||
-         region.status_check_written?
+  def sanction_reasons(region)
+    if region.status_check_written?
       [
         "that your authorisation to teach has never been suspended, barred, cancelled, revoked or restricted, " \
           "and that you have no sanctions against you",
       ]
-    elsif region.application_form_skip_work_history?
+    elsif region.application_form_skip_work_history
       [
         "if you have completed your induction in #{CountryName.from_region(region, with_definite_article: true)}",
       ]
diff --git a/app/views/shared/eligible_region_content_components/_proof_of_recognition.html.erb b/app/views/shared/eligible_region_content_components/_proof_of_recognition.html.erb
index 40dd354a87..72c6217af1 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/eligible_region_content_components/_proof_of_recognition.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/shared/eligible_region_content_components/_proof_of_recognition.html.erb
@@ -54,20 +54,6 @@
       <%= render "shared/teaching_authority_contact_information", region: %>
     <% end %>
 
-    <% if (requirements = proof_of_recognition_requirements_for(region:)).count == 1 %>
-      <p class="govuk-body">
-        <%= proof_of_recognition_description_for(region:).chomp(":") %>
-        <%= requirements.first %>
-      </p>
-    <% else %>
-      <p class="govuk-body"><%= proof_of_recognition_description_for(region:) %></p>
-      <ul class="govuk-list govuk-list--bullet">
-        <% requirements.each do |requirement| %>
-          <li><%= requirement %></li>
-        <% end %>
-      </ul>
-    <% end %>
-
     <% if teaching_authority_provides_written_statement %>
       <p class="govuk-body">
         This must be dated within 6 months of you applying for QTS.
@@ -76,6 +62,21 @@
       <p class="govuk-body">
         If we do not receive the document within 180 days of the date that you submit your application, we’ll need to close your application.
       </p>
+    <% else %>
+      <% requirements = proof_of_recognition_requirements_for(region:) %>
+      <% if requirements.count == 1 %>
+        <p class="govuk-body">
+          <%= proof_of_recognition_description_for(region:).chomp(":") %>
+          <%= requirements.first %>
+        </p>
+      <% elsif requirements.count > 1 %>
+        <p class="govuk-body"><%= proof_of_recognition_description_for(region:) %></p>
+        <ul class="govuk-list govuk-list--bullet">
+          <% requirements.each do |requirement| %>
+            <li><%= requirement %></li>
+          <% end %>
+        </ul>
+      <% end %>
     <% end %>
   <% end %>
 
diff --git a/spec/helpers/proof_of_recognition_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/proof_of_recognition_helper_spec.rb
index 84f071032d..1ffb93ac8f 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/proof_of_recognition_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/proof_of_recognition_helper_spec.rb
@@ -8,22 +8,20 @@
       status_check_online?: status,
       sanction_check_written?: sanction,
       sanction_check_online?: sanction,
-      teaching_authority_provides_written_statement?:
-        teaching_authority_provides_written_statement,
-      application_form_skip_work_history?: application_form_skip_work_history,
+      application_form_skip_work_history:,
       teaching_authority_name: "teaching authority",
       teaching_authority_certificate: "letter",
     )
   end
+
   let(:status) { false }
   let(:sanction) { false }
-  let(:teaching_authority_provides_written_statement) { false }
   let(:application_form_skip_work_history) { false }
 
   describe "proof_of_recognition_requirements_for" do
     subject { proof_of_recognition_requirements_for(region:) }
 
-    context "written status" do
+    context "with only a written status" do
       let(:status) { true }
 
       it do
@@ -39,7 +37,7 @@
       end
     end
 
-    context "written sanction only without statement provided" do
+    context "with only a written sanction" do
       let(:sanction) { true }
 
       it do
@@ -55,23 +53,10 @@
       end
     end
 
-    context "written sanction only with statement provided" do
-      let(:sanction) { true }
-      let(:teaching_authority_provides_written_statement) { true }
-      it do
-        is_expected.to match_array(
-          [
-            "that your authorisation to teach has never been suspended, barred, cancelled, revoked or restricted," \
-              " and that you have no sanctions against you",
-          ],
-        )
-      end
-    end
-
-    context "both" do
+    context "with a written sanction and a written status" do
       let(:sanction) { true }
       let(:status) { true }
-      let(:teaching_authority_provides_written_statement) { true }
+
       it do
         is_expected.to match_array(
           [
@@ -99,10 +84,10 @@
     end
   end
 
-  describe "proof_of_recognition_description_for" do
+  describe "#proof_of_recognition_description_for" do
     subject { proof_of_recognition_description_for(region:) }
 
-    context "written status only without statement provided" do
+    context "with only a written status" do
       let(:status) { true }
 
       it do
@@ -110,20 +95,9 @@
       end
     end
 
-    context "written status only with statement provided" do
-      let(:status) { true }
-      let(:teaching_authority_provides_written_statement) { true }
-      it { is_expected.to eq("The document must confirm:") }
-    end
-
-    context "written sanction only with statement provided" do
+    context "with only a written sanction" do
       let(:sanction) { true }
-      let(:teaching_authority_provides_written_statement) { true }
-      it { is_expected.to eq("The document must confirm:") }
-    end
 
-    context "written sanction only with statement provided without statement provided" do
-      let(:sanction) { true }
       it do
         is_expected.to eq(
           "In the letter the teaching authority must confirm that your authorisation to teach has never been:",
@@ -131,32 +105,13 @@
       end
     end
 
-    context "both with written statement provided" do
+    context "with a written sanction and a written status" do
       let(:sanction) { true }
       let(:status) { true }
-      let(:teaching_authority_provides_written_statement) { true }
-      it { is_expected.to eq("The document must confirm:") }
-    end
 
-    context "both without written statement provided" do
-      let(:sanction) { true }
-      let(:status) { true }
       it do
         is_expected.to eq("In the letter the teaching authority must confirm:")
       end
     end
-
-    context "both with written statement provided" do
-      let(:sanction) { true }
-      let(:status) { true }
-      let(:teaching_authority_provides_written_statement) { true }
-      it { is_expected.to eq("The document must confirm:") }
-    end
-
-    context "a country which provides the written statement" do
-      let(:teaching_authority_provides_written_statement) { true }
-
-      it { is_expected.to eq("The document must confirm:") }
-    end
   end
 end