diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-approver-dal.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-approver-dal.ts
index c141c762b..ee7157e72 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-approver-dal.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-approver-dal.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 import { TDbClient } from "@app/db";
 import { TableName } from "@app/db/schemas";
-import { ormify } from "@app/lib/knex";
+import { ormify, TOrmify } from "@app/lib/knex";
 
-export type TAccessApprovalPolicyApproverDALFactory = ReturnType<typeof accessApprovalPolicyApproverDALFactory>;
+export type TAccessApprovalPolicyApproverDALFactory = TOrmify<TableName.AccessApprovalPolicyApprover>;
 
 export const accessApprovalPolicyApproverDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
   const accessApprovalPolicyApproverOrm = ormify(db, TableName.AccessApprovalPolicyApprover);
   return { ...accessApprovalPolicyApproverOrm };
 };
 
-export type TAccessApprovalPolicyBypasserDALFactory = ReturnType<typeof accessApprovalPolicyBypasserDALFactory>;
+export type TAccessApprovalPolicyBypasserDALFactory = TOrmify<TableName.AccessApprovalPolicyBypasser>;
 
 export const accessApprovalPolicyBypasserDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
   const accessApprovalPolicyBypasserOrm = ormify(db, TableName.AccessApprovalPolicyBypasser);
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-dal.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-dal.ts
index dbcc5ed14..9fa48ca15 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-dal.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-dal.ts
@@ -3,13 +3,363 @@ import { Knex } from "knex";
 import { TDbClient } from "@app/db";
 import { AccessApprovalPoliciesSchema, TableName, TAccessApprovalPolicies, TUsers } from "@app/db/schemas";
 import { DatabaseError } from "@app/lib/errors";
-import { buildFindFilter, ormify, selectAllTableCols, sqlNestRelationships, TFindFilter } from "@app/lib/knex";
+import { buildFindFilter, ormify, selectAllTableCols, sqlNestRelationships, TFindFilter, TOrmify } from "@app/lib/knex";
 
-import { ApproverType, BypasserType } from "./access-approval-policy-types";
+import {
+  ApproverType,
+  BypasserType,
+  TCreateAccessApprovalPolicy,
+  TDeleteAccessApprovalPolicy,
+  TGetAccessApprovalPolicyByIdDTO,
+  TGetAccessPolicyCountByEnvironmentDTO,
+  TListAccessApprovalPoliciesDTO,
+  TUpdateAccessApprovalPolicy
+} from "./access-approval-policy-types";
 
-export type TAccessApprovalPolicyDALFactory = ReturnType<typeof accessApprovalPolicyDALFactory>;
+export interface TAccessApprovalPolicyDALFactory
+  extends Omit<TOrmify<TableName.AccessApprovalPolicy>, "findById" | "find"> {
+  find: (
+    filter: TFindFilter<
+      TAccessApprovalPolicies & {
+        projectId: string;
+      }
+    >,
+    customFilter?: {
+      policyId?: string;
+    },
+    tx?: Knex
+  ) => Promise<
+    {
+      approvers: (
+        | {
+            id: string | null | undefined;
+            type: ApproverType.User;
+            name: string;
+            sequence: number | null | undefined;
+            approvalsRequired: number | null | undefined;
+          }
+        | {
+            id: string | null | undefined;
+            type: ApproverType.Group;
+            sequence: number | null | undefined;
+            approvalsRequired: number | null | undefined;
+          }
+      )[];
+      name: string;
+      id: string;
+      createdAt: Date;
+      updatedAt: Date;
+      approvals: number;
+      envId: string;
+      enforcementLevel: string;
+      allowedSelfApprovals: boolean;
+      secretPath?: string | null | undefined;
+      deletedAt?: Date | null | undefined;
+      environment: {
+        id: string;
+        name: string;
+        slug: string;
+      };
+      projectId: string;
+      bypassers: (
+        | {
+            id: string | null | undefined;
+            type: BypasserType.User;
+            name: string;
+          }
+        | {
+            id: string | null | undefined;
+            type: BypasserType.Group;
+          }
+      )[];
+    }[]
+  >;
+  findById: (
+    policyId: string,
+    tx?: Knex
+  ) => Promise<
+    | {
+        approvers: {
+          id: string | null | undefined;
+          type: string;
+          sequence: number | null | undefined;
+          approvalsRequired: number | null | undefined;
+        }[];
+        name: string;
+        id: string;
+        createdAt: Date;
+        updatedAt: Date;
+        approvals: number;
+        envId: string;
+        enforcementLevel: string;
+        allowedSelfApprovals: boolean;
+        secretPath?: string | null | undefined;
+        deletedAt?: Date | null | undefined;
+        environment: {
+          id: string;
+          name: string;
+          slug: string;
+        };
+        projectId: string;
+      }
+    | undefined
+  >;
+  softDeleteById: (
+    policyId: string,
+    tx?: Knex
+  ) => Promise<{
+    name: string;
+    id: string;
+    createdAt: Date;
+    updatedAt: Date;
+    approvals: number;
+    envId: string;
+    enforcementLevel: string;
+    allowedSelfApprovals: boolean;
+    secretPath?: string | null | undefined;
+    deletedAt?: Date | null | undefined;
+  }>;
+  findLastValidPolicy: (
+    {
+      envId,
+      secretPath
+    }: {
+      envId: string;
+      secretPath: string;
+    },
+    tx?: Knex
+  ) => Promise<
+    | {
+        name: string;
+        id: string;
+        createdAt: Date;
+        updatedAt: Date;
+        approvals: number;
+        envId: string;
+        enforcementLevel: string;
+        allowedSelfApprovals: boolean;
+        secretPath?: string | null | undefined;
+        deletedAt?: Date | null | undefined;
+      }
+    | undefined
+  >;
+}
 
-export const accessApprovalPolicyDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
+export interface TAccessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory {
+  getAccessPolicyCountByEnvSlug: ({
+    actor,
+    actorOrgId,
+    actorAuthMethod,
+    projectSlug,
+    actorId,
+    envSlug
+  }: TGetAccessPolicyCountByEnvironmentDTO) => Promise<{
+    count: number;
+  }>;
+  createAccessApprovalPolicy: ({
+    name,
+    actor,
+    actorId,
+    actorOrgId,
+    secretPath,
+    actorAuthMethod,
+    approvals,
+    approvers,
+    bypassers,
+    projectSlug,
+    environment,
+    enforcementLevel,
+    allowedSelfApprovals,
+    approvalsRequired
+  }: TCreateAccessApprovalPolicy) => Promise<{
+    environment: {
+      name: string;
+      id: string;
+      createdAt: Date;
+      updatedAt: Date;
+      projectId: string;
+      slug: string;
+      position: number;
+    };
+    projectId: string;
+    name: string;
+    id: string;
+    createdAt: Date;
+    updatedAt: Date;
+    approvals: number;
+    envId: string;
+    enforcementLevel: string;
+    allowedSelfApprovals: boolean;
+    secretPath?: string | null | undefined;
+    deletedAt?: Date | null | undefined;
+  }>;
+  deleteAccessApprovalPolicy: ({
+    policyId,
+    actor,
+    actorId,
+    actorAuthMethod,
+    actorOrgId
+  }: TDeleteAccessApprovalPolicy) => Promise<{
+    approvers: {
+      id: string | null | undefined;
+      type: string;
+      sequence: number | null | undefined;
+      approvalsRequired: number | null | undefined;
+    }[];
+    name: string;
+    id: string;
+    createdAt: Date;
+    updatedAt: Date;
+    approvals: number;
+    envId: string;
+    enforcementLevel: string;
+    allowedSelfApprovals: boolean;
+    secretPath?: string | null | undefined;
+    deletedAt?: Date | null | undefined;
+    environment: {
+      id: string;
+      name: string;
+      slug: string;
+    };
+    projectId: string;
+  }>;
+  updateAccessApprovalPolicy: ({
+    policyId,
+    approvers,
+    bypassers,
+    secretPath,
+    name,
+    actorId,
+    actor,
+    actorOrgId,
+    actorAuthMethod,
+    approvals,
+    enforcementLevel,
+    allowedSelfApprovals,
+    approvalsRequired
+  }: TUpdateAccessApprovalPolicy) => Promise<{
+    environment: {
+      id: string;
+      name: string;
+      slug: string;
+    };
+    projectId: string;
+    name: string;
+    id: string;
+    createdAt: Date;
+    updatedAt: Date;
+    approvals: number;
+    envId: string;
+    enforcementLevel: string;
+    allowedSelfApprovals: boolean;
+    secretPath?: string | null | undefined;
+    deletedAt?: Date | null | undefined;
+  }>;
+  getAccessApprovalPolicyByProjectSlug: ({
+    actorId,
+    actor,
+    actorOrgId,
+    actorAuthMethod,
+    projectSlug
+  }: TListAccessApprovalPoliciesDTO) => Promise<
+    {
+      approvers: (
+        | {
+            id: string | null | undefined;
+            type: ApproverType;
+            name: string;
+            sequence: number | null | undefined;
+            approvalsRequired: number | null | undefined;
+          }
+        | {
+            id: string | null | undefined;
+            type: ApproverType;
+            sequence: number | null | undefined;
+            approvalsRequired: number | null | undefined;
+          }
+      )[];
+      name: string;
+      id: string;
+      createdAt: Date;
+      updatedAt: Date;
+      approvals: number;
+      envId: string;
+      enforcementLevel: string;
+      allowedSelfApprovals: boolean;
+      secretPath?: string | null | undefined;
+      deletedAt?: Date | null | undefined;
+      environment: {
+        id: string;
+        name: string;
+        slug: string;
+      };
+      projectId: string;
+      bypassers: (
+        | {
+            id: string | null | undefined;
+            type: BypasserType;
+            name: string;
+          }
+        | {
+            id: string | null | undefined;
+            type: BypasserType;
+          }
+      )[];
+    }[]
+  >;
+  getAccessApprovalPolicyById: ({
+    actorId,
+    actor,
+    actorOrgId,
+    actorAuthMethod,
+    policyId
+  }: TGetAccessApprovalPolicyByIdDTO) => Promise<{
+    approvers: (
+      | {
+          id: string | null | undefined;
+          type: ApproverType.User;
+          name: string;
+          sequence: number | null | undefined;
+          approvalsRequired: number | null | undefined;
+        }
+      | {
+          id: string | null | undefined;
+          type: ApproverType.Group;
+          sequence: number | null | undefined;
+          approvalsRequired: number | null | undefined;
+        }
+    )[];
+    name: string;
+    id: string;
+    createdAt: Date;
+    updatedAt: Date;
+    approvals: number;
+    envId: string;
+    enforcementLevel: string;
+    allowedSelfApprovals: boolean;
+    secretPath?: string | null | undefined;
+    deletedAt?: Date | null | undefined;
+    environment: {
+      id: string;
+      name: string;
+      slug: string;
+    };
+    projectId: string;
+    bypassers: (
+      | {
+          id: string | null | undefined;
+          type: BypasserType.User;
+          name: string;
+        }
+      | {
+          id: string | null | undefined;
+          type: BypasserType.Group;
+        }
+    )[];
+  }>;
+}
+
+export const accessApprovalPolicyDALFactory = (db: TDbClient): TAccessApprovalPolicyDALFactory => {
   const accessApprovalPolicyOrm = ormify(db, TableName.AccessApprovalPolicy);
 
   const accessApprovalPolicyFindQuery = async (
@@ -61,7 +411,7 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
     return result;
   };
 
-  const findById = async (policyId: string, tx?: Knex) => {
+  const findById: TAccessApprovalPolicyDALFactory["findById"] = async (policyId, tx) => {
     try {
       const doc = await accessApprovalPolicyFindQuery(tx || db.replicaNode(), {
         [`${TableName.AccessApprovalPolicy}.id` as "id"]: policyId
@@ -112,13 +462,7 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
     }
   };
 
-  const find = async (
-    filter: TFindFilter<TAccessApprovalPolicies & { projectId: string }>,
-    customFilter?: {
-      policyId?: string;
-    },
-    tx?: Knex
-  ) => {
+  const find: TAccessApprovalPolicyDALFactory["find"] = async (filter, customFilter, tx) => {
     try {
       const docs = await accessApprovalPolicyFindQuery(tx || db.replicaNode(), filter, customFilter);
 
@@ -141,7 +485,7 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
             label: "approvers" as const,
             mapper: ({ approverUserId: id, approverUsername, approverSequence, approvalsRequired }) => ({
               id,
-              type: ApproverType.User,
+              type: ApproverType.User as const,
               name: approverUsername,
               sequence: approverSequence,
               approvalsRequired
@@ -152,7 +496,7 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
             label: "approvers" as const,
             mapper: ({ approverGroupId: id, approverSequence, approvalsRequired }) => ({
               id,
-              type: ApproverType.Group,
+              type: ApproverType.Group as const,
               sequence: approverSequence,
               approvalsRequired
             })
@@ -162,7 +506,7 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
             label: "bypassers" as const,
             mapper: ({ bypasserUserId: id, bypasserUsername }) => ({
               id,
-              type: BypasserType.User,
+              type: BypasserType.User as const,
               name: bypasserUsername
             })
           },
@@ -171,7 +515,7 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
             label: "bypassers" as const,
             mapper: ({ bypasserGroupId: id }) => ({
               id,
-              type: BypasserType.Group
+              type: BypasserType.Group as const
             })
           }
         ]
@@ -186,12 +530,15 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
     }
   };
 
-  const softDeleteById = async (policyId: string, tx?: Knex) => {
+  const softDeleteById: TAccessApprovalPolicyDALFactory["softDeleteById"] = async (policyId, tx) => {
     const softDeletedPolicy = await accessApprovalPolicyOrm.updateById(policyId, { deletedAt: new Date() }, tx);
     return softDeletedPolicy;
   };
 
-  const findLastValidPolicy = async ({ envId, secretPath }: { envId: string; secretPath: string }, tx?: Knex) => {
+  const findLastValidPolicy: TAccessApprovalPolicyDALFactory["findLastValidPolicy"] = async (
+    { envId, secretPath },
+    tx
+  ) => {
     try {
       const result = await (tx || db.replicaNode())(TableName.AccessApprovalPolicy)
         .where(
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-service.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-service.ts
index 7ff9d65cc..a87994fcb 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-service.ts
@@ -24,9 +24,8 @@ import { TAccessApprovalPolicyDALFactory } from "./access-approval-policy-dal";
 import {
   ApproverType,
   BypasserType,
-  TCreateAccessApprovalPolicy,
+  TAccessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory,
   TDeleteAccessApprovalPolicy,
-  TGetAccessApprovalPolicyByIdDTO,
   TGetAccessPolicyCountByEnvironmentDTO,
   TListAccessApprovalPoliciesDTO,
   TUpdateAccessApprovalPolicy
@@ -48,8 +47,6 @@ type TAccessApprovalPolicyServiceFactoryDep = {
   orgMembershipDAL: Pick<TOrgMembershipDALFactory, "find">;
 };
 
-export type TAccessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory = ReturnType<typeof accessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory>;
-
 export const accessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory = ({
   accessApprovalPolicyDAL,
   accessApprovalPolicyApproverDAL,
@@ -63,8 +60,8 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory = ({
   additionalPrivilegeDAL,
   accessApprovalRequestReviewerDAL,
   orgMembershipDAL
-}: TAccessApprovalPolicyServiceFactoryDep) => {
-  const createAccessApprovalPolicy = async ({
+}: TAccessApprovalPolicyServiceFactoryDep): TAccessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory => {
+  const createAccessApprovalPolicy: TAccessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory["createAccessApprovalPolicy"] = async ({
     name,
     actor,
     actorId,
@@ -79,7 +76,7 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory = ({
     enforcementLevel,
     allowedSelfApprovals,
     approvalsRequired
-  }: TCreateAccessApprovalPolicy) => {
+  }) => {
     const project = await projectDAL.findProjectBySlug(projectSlug, actorOrgId);
     if (!project) throw new NotFoundError({ message: `Project with slug '${projectSlug}' not found` });
 
@@ -240,31 +237,26 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory = ({
     return { ...accessApproval, environment: env, projectId: project.id };
   };
 
-  const getAccessApprovalPolicyByProjectSlug = async ({
-    actorId,
-    actor,
-    actorOrgId,
-    actorAuthMethod,
-    projectSlug
-  }: TListAccessApprovalPoliciesDTO) => {
-    const project = await projectDAL.findProjectBySlug(projectSlug, actorOrgId);
-    if (!project) throw new NotFoundError({ message: `Project with slug '${projectSlug}' not found` });
+  const getAccessApprovalPolicyByProjectSlug: TAccessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory["getAccessApprovalPolicyByProjectSlug"] =
+    async ({ actorId, actor, actorOrgId, actorAuthMethod, projectSlug }: TListAccessApprovalPoliciesDTO) => {
+      const project = await projectDAL.findProjectBySlug(projectSlug, actorOrgId);
+      if (!project) throw new NotFoundError({ message: `Project with slug '${projectSlug}' not found` });
 
-    // Anyone in the project should be able to get the policies.
-    await permissionService.getProjectPermission({
-      actor,
-      actorId,
-      projectId: project.id,
-      actorAuthMethod,
-      actorOrgId,
-      actionProjectType: ActionProjectType.SecretManager
-    });
+      // Anyone in the project should be able to get the policies.
+      await permissionService.getProjectPermission({
+        actor,
+        actorId,
+        projectId: project.id,
+        actorAuthMethod,
+        actorOrgId,
+        actionProjectType: ActionProjectType.SecretManager
+      });
 
-    const accessApprovalPolicies = await accessApprovalPolicyDAL.find({ projectId: project.id, deletedAt: null });
-    return accessApprovalPolicies;
-  };
+      const accessApprovalPolicies = await accessApprovalPolicyDAL.find({ projectId: project.id, deletedAt: null });
+      return accessApprovalPolicies;
+    };
 
-  const updateAccessApprovalPolicy = async ({
+  const updateAccessApprovalPolicy: TAccessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory["updateAccessApprovalPolicy"] = async ({
     policyId,
     approvers,
     bypassers,
@@ -483,6 +475,7 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory = ({
 
       return doc;
     });
+
     return {
       ...updatedPolicy,
       environment: accessApprovalPolicy.environment,
@@ -490,7 +483,7 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory = ({
     };
   };
 
-  const deleteAccessApprovalPolicy = async ({
+  const deleteAccessApprovalPolicy: TAccessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory["deleteAccessApprovalPolicy"] = async ({
     policyId,
     actor,
     actorId,
@@ -539,7 +532,7 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory = ({
     return policy;
   };
 
-  const getAccessPolicyCountByEnvSlug = async ({
+  const getAccessPolicyCountByEnvSlug: TAccessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory["getAccessPolicyCountByEnvSlug"] = async ({
     actor,
     actorOrgId,
     actorAuthMethod,
@@ -576,13 +569,13 @@ export const accessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory = ({
     return { count: policies.length };
   };
 
-  const getAccessApprovalPolicyById = async ({
+  const getAccessApprovalPolicyById: TAccessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory["getAccessApprovalPolicyById"] = async ({
     actorId,
     actor,
     actorOrgId,
     actorAuthMethod,
     policyId
-  }: TGetAccessApprovalPolicyByIdDTO) => {
+  }) => {
     const [policy] = await accessApprovalPolicyDAL.find({}, { policyId });
 
     if (!policy) {
diff --git a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-types.ts b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-types.ts
index bdb50dde1..87a36dde2 100644
--- a/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-types.ts
+++ b/backend/src/ee/services/access-approval-policy/access-approval-policy-types.ts
@@ -76,3 +76,217 @@ export type TGetAccessApprovalPolicyByIdDTO = {
 export type TListAccessApprovalPoliciesDTO = {
   projectSlug: string;
 } & Omit<TProjectPermission, "projectId">;
+
+export interface TAccessApprovalPolicyServiceFactory {
+  getAccessPolicyCountByEnvSlug: ({
+    actor,
+    actorOrgId,
+    actorAuthMethod,
+    projectSlug,
+    actorId,
+    envSlug
+  }: TGetAccessPolicyCountByEnvironmentDTO) => Promise<{
+    count: number;
+  }>;
+  createAccessApprovalPolicy: ({
+    name,
+    actor,
+    actorId,
+    actorOrgId,
+    secretPath,
+    actorAuthMethod,
+    approvals,
+    approvers,
+    bypassers,
+    projectSlug,
+    environment,
+    enforcementLevel,
+    allowedSelfApprovals,
+    approvalsRequired
+  }: TCreateAccessApprovalPolicy) => Promise<{
+    environment: {
+      name: string;
+      id: string;
+      createdAt: Date;
+      updatedAt: Date;
+      projectId: string;
+      slug: string;
+      position: number;
+    };
+    projectId: string;
+    name: string;
+    id: string;
+    createdAt: Date;
+    updatedAt: Date;
+    approvals: number;
+    envId: string;
+    enforcementLevel: string;
+    allowedSelfApprovals: boolean;
+    secretPath?: string | null | undefined;
+    deletedAt?: Date | null | undefined;
+  }>;
+  deleteAccessApprovalPolicy: ({
+    policyId,
+    actor,
+    actorId,
+    actorAuthMethod,
+    actorOrgId
+  }: TDeleteAccessApprovalPolicy) => Promise<{
+    approvers: {
+      id: string | null | undefined;
+      type: string;
+      sequence: number | null | undefined;
+      approvalsRequired: number | null | undefined;
+    }[];
+    name: string;
+    id: string;
+    createdAt: Date;
+    updatedAt: Date;
+    approvals: number;
+    envId: string;
+    enforcementLevel: string;
+    allowedSelfApprovals: boolean;
+    secretPath?: string | null | undefined;
+    deletedAt?: Date | null | undefined;
+    environment: {
+      id: string;
+      name: string;
+      slug: string;
+    };
+    projectId: string;
+  }>;
+  updateAccessApprovalPolicy: ({
+    policyId,
+    approvers,
+    bypassers,
+    secretPath,
+    name,
+    actorId,
+    actor,
+    actorOrgId,
+    actorAuthMethod,
+    approvals,
+    enforcementLevel,
+    allowedSelfApprovals,
+    approvalsRequired
+  }: TUpdateAccessApprovalPolicy) => Promise<{
+    environment: {
+      id: string;
+      name: string;
+      slug: string;
+    };
+    projectId: string;
+    name: string;
+    id: string;
+    createdAt: Date;
+    updatedAt: Date;
+    approvals: number;
+    envId: string;
+    enforcementLevel: string;
+    allowedSelfApprovals: boolean;
+    secretPath?: string | null | undefined;
+    deletedAt?: Date | null | undefined;
+  }>;
+  getAccessApprovalPolicyByProjectSlug: ({
+    actorId,
+    actor,
+    actorOrgId,
+    actorAuthMethod,
+    projectSlug
+  }: TListAccessApprovalPoliciesDTO) => Promise<
+    {
+      approvers: (
+        | {
+            id: string | null | undefined;
+            type: ApproverType;
+            name: string;
+            sequence: number | null | undefined;
+            approvalsRequired: number | null | undefined;
+          }
+        | {
+            id: string | null | undefined;
+            type: ApproverType;
+            sequence: number | null | undefined;
+            approvalsRequired: number | null | undefined;
+          }
+      )[];
+      name: string;
+      id: string;
+      createdAt: Date;
+      updatedAt: Date;
+      approvals: number;
+      envId: string;
+      enforcementLevel: string;
+      allowedSelfApprovals: boolean;
+      secretPath?: string | null | undefined;
+      deletedAt?: Date | null | undefined;
+      environment: {
+        id: string;
+        name: string;
+        slug: string;
+      };
+      projectId: string;
+      bypassers: (
+        | {
+            id: string | null | undefined;
+            type: BypasserType;
+            name: string;
+          }
+        | {
+            id: string | null | undefined;
+            type: BypasserType;
+          }
+      )[];
+    }[]
+  >;
+  getAccessApprovalPolicyById: ({
+    actorId,
+    actor,
+    actorOrgId,
+    actorAuthMethod,
+    policyId
+  }: TGetAccessApprovalPolicyByIdDTO) => Promise<{
+    approvers: (
+      | {
+          id: string | null | undefined;
+          type: ApproverType.User;
+          name: string;
+          sequence: number | null | undefined;
+          approvalsRequired: number | null | undefined;
+        }
+      | {
+          id: string | null | undefined;
+          type: ApproverType.Group;
+          sequence: number | null | undefined;
+          approvalsRequired: number | null | undefined;
+        }
+    )[];
+    name: string;
+    id: string;
+    createdAt: Date;
+    updatedAt: Date;
+    approvals: number;
+    envId: string;
+    enforcementLevel: string;
+    allowedSelfApprovals: boolean;
+    secretPath?: string | null | undefined;
+    deletedAt?: Date | null | undefined;
+    environment: {
+      id: string;
+      name: string;
+      slug: string;
+    };
+    projectId: string;
+    bypassers: (
+      | {
+          id: string | null | undefined;
+          type: BypasserType.User;
+          name: string;
+        }
+      | {
+          id: string | null | undefined;
+          type: BypasserType.Group;
+        }
+    )[];
+  }>;
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/services/pki-templates/pki-templates-dal.ts b/backend/src/services/pki-templates/pki-templates-dal.ts
index 4f618c807..81fffb0e8 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/pki-templates/pki-templates-dal.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/pki-templates/pki-templates-dal.ts
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export const pkiTemplatesDALFactory = (db: TDbClient) => {
         void query.orderBy(sort.map(([column, order, nulls]) => ({ column: column as string, order, nulls })));
       }
 
-      const res = await query;
+      const res = (await query) as Array<Awaited<typeof query>[0] & { count: string }>;
       return res.map((el) => ({ ...el, ca: { id: el.caId, name: el.caName } }));
     } catch (error) {
       throw new DatabaseError({ error, name: "Find one" });
diff --git a/backend/src/services/secret-v2-bridge/secret-v2-bridge-fns.ts b/backend/src/services/secret-v2-bridge/secret-v2-bridge-fns.ts
index 1adfac22c..01718d570 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/secret-v2-bridge/secret-v2-bridge-fns.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/secret-v2-bridge/secret-v2-bridge-fns.ts
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ const formatMultiValueEnv = (val?: string) => {
   return `"${val.replaceAll("\n", "\\n")}"`;
 };
 
-type TSecretReferenceTraceNode = {
+export type TSecretReferenceTraceNode = {
   key: string;
   value?: string;
   environment: string;