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 The framework consists of:
 
-* [Engineering principles](principles.md) and [blueprints](blueprints.md)
+* [Engineering principles](principles.md)
 * [Engineering quality review tool](insights/review.md)
 * Guidance on how to practice [continuous improvement](continuous-improvement.md)
 
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-# Engineering blueprints
-
-This is a list of blueprint solutions to common problems which are referenced within this [quality framework](README.md).
-
-Where possible this will be a set of fully working components / solutions you can use. Where that's not possible, it will be instructions.
-
-| Topic                                                                                    | Type of blueprint | Classification | Status     |
-| :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :---------------- | :------------- | :--------- |
-| [Creating GitHub repositories](https://github.com/nhs-england-tools/repository-template) | Full solution     | Recommended    | Published  |
-| [Purging commits on GitHub](practices/guides/commit-purge.md)                            | Instructions      | Mandatory      | Published  |
-| [Signing commits on GitHub](practices/guides/commit-signing.md)                          | Instructions      | Recommended    | Published  |
-| [Automating performance-test decisions using APDEX](practices/performance-testing.md)    | Instructions      | Recommended    | Published  |
-| [Scanning source code for secrets](tools/nhsd-git-secrets/README.md)                     | Full solution     | Recommended    | Published  |
-| Cross-account backups on AWS                                                             | Instructions      | In progress    | Draft      |