diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c9c64f771c..04e505a34b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     "@hapi/boom": "^9.1.1",
     "@hapi/hapi": "^20.0.1",
     "@hapi/inert": "^6.0.3",
-    "@opencrvs/toolkit": "1.9.0-rc.8a42cc8",
+    "@opencrvs/toolkit": "1.9.0-rc.1346624",
     "@types/chalk": "^2.2.0",
     "@types/csv2json": "^1.4.0",
     "@types/fhir": "^0.0.30",
diff --git a/src/api/workqueue/workqueueConfig.ts b/src/api/workqueue/workqueueConfig.ts
index 5ac4d707f4..733442ab10 100644
--- a/src/api/workqueue/workqueueConfig.ts
+++ b/src/api/workqueue/workqueueConfig.ts
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ export const Workqueues = defineWorkqueues([
         terms: ['DECLARED', 'NOTIFIED']
       },
       flags: {
-        noneOf: [InherentFlags.REJECTED]
+        noneOf: [InherentFlags.REJECTED, 'validated']
       },
       createdBy: { type: 'exact', term: user('id') }
     },
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ export const Workqueues = defineWorkqueues([
     query: {
       status: { type: 'exact', term: EventStatus.enum.DECLARED },
       flags: {
-        noneOf: [InherentFlags.REJECTED]
+        noneOf: [InherentFlags.REJECTED, 'validated']
       },
       updatedAtLocation: { type: 'exact', term: user('primaryOfficeId') }
     },
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ export const Workqueues = defineWorkqueues([
         {
           status: {
             type: 'anyOf',
-            terms: ['DECLARED', 'VALIDATED']
+            terms: ['DECLARED']
           },
           flags: {
             noneOf: [InherentFlags.REJECTED]
@@ -341,15 +341,10 @@ export const Workqueues = defineWorkqueues([
       clauses: [
         {
           updatedBy: { type: 'exact', term: user('id') },
-          status: { type: 'exact', term: 'VALIDATED' },
-          flags: {
-            noneOf: [InherentFlags.REJECTED]
-          }
+          flags: { noneOf: [InherentFlags.REJECTED] }
         },
         {
-          flags: {
-            anyOf: [InherentFlags.CORRECTION_REQUESTED]
-          },
+          flags: { anyOf: [InherentFlags.CORRECTION_REQUESTED, 'validated'] },
           updatedBy: { type: 'exact', term: user('id') }
         }
       ]
diff --git a/src/form/v2/birth/index.ts b/src/form/v2/birth/index.ts
index 0c1054cb23..59b31f42d6 100644
--- a/src/form/v2/birth/index.ts
+++ b/src/form/v2/birth/index.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,15 @@ export const birthEvent = defineConfig({
         description: 'Flag label for approval required for late registration'
       },
       requiresAction: true
+    },
+    {
+      id: 'validated',
+      label: {
+        id: 'event.birth.flag.validated',
+        defaultMessage: 'Validated',
+        description: 'Flag label for validated'
+      },
+      requiresAction: true
     }
   ],
   summary: {
@@ -275,8 +284,10 @@ export const birthEvent = defineConfig({
         {
           type: ConditionalType.ENABLE,
           conditional: not(flag('approval-required-for-late-registration'))
-        }
+        },
+        { type: ConditionalType.SHOW, conditional: not(flag('validated')) }
       ],
+      flags: [{ id: 'validated', operation: 'add' }],
       deduplication: {
         id: 'birth-deduplication',
         label: {
@@ -288,6 +299,16 @@ export const birthEvent = defineConfig({
         query: dedupConfig
       }
     },
+    {
+      type: ActionType.REJECT,
+      label: {
+        defaultMessage: 'Reject',
+        description:
+          'This is shown as the action name anywhere the user can trigger the action from',
+        id: 'event.birth.action.reject.label'
+      },
+      flags: [{ id: 'validated', operation: 'remove' }]
+    },
     {
       type: ActionType.REGISTER,
       label: {
diff --git a/src/form/v2/death/index.ts b/src/form/v2/death/index.ts
index 1880a27e7b..9d32f0e1c9 100644
--- a/src/form/v2/death/index.ts
+++ b/src/form/v2/death/index.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ import {
   ActionType,
   ConditionalType,
   defineConfig,
-  field
+  field,
+  not,
+  flag
 } from '@opencrvs/toolkit/events'
 import {
   DEATH_DECLARATION_REVIEW,
@@ -45,6 +47,17 @@ export const deathEvent = defineConfig({
     description:
       'This is a fallback title if actual title resolves to empty string'
   },
+  flags: [
+    {
+      id: 'validated',
+      label: {
+        id: 'event.death.flag.validated',
+        defaultMessage: 'Validated',
+        description: 'Flag label for validated'
+      },
+      requiresAction: true
+    }
+  ],
   summary: {
     fields: [
       {
@@ -201,6 +214,10 @@ export const deathEvent = defineConfig({
           'This is shown as the action name anywhere the user can trigger the action from',
         id: 'event.death.action.validate.label'
       },
+      conditionals: [
+        { type: ConditionalType.SHOW, conditional: not(flag('validated')) }
+      ],
+      flags: [{ id: 'validated', operation: 'add' }],
       deduplication: {
         id: 'death-deduplication',
         label: {
@@ -212,6 +229,16 @@ export const deathEvent = defineConfig({
         query: dedupConfig
       }
     },
+    {
+      type: ActionType.REJECT,
+      label: {
+        defaultMessage: 'Reject',
+        description:
+          'This is shown as the action name anywhere the user can trigger the action from',
+        id: 'event.death.action.reject.label'
+      },
+      flags: [{ id: 'validated', operation: 'remove' }]
+    },
     {
       type: ActionType.REGISTER,
       label: {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index d8af21da82..a77296bb0a 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -834,10 +834,10 @@
   dependencies:
     "@octokit/openapi-types" "^18.0.0"
 
-"@opencrvs/toolkit@1.9.0-rc.8a42cc8":
-  version "1.9.0-rc.8a42cc8"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@opencrvs/toolkit/-/toolkit-1.9.0-rc.8a42cc8.tgz#29d8299ce1feed7b2d71f6eec1c89d5fb7a0c6dc"
-  integrity sha512-GCVX2eIHcZdc8GlmQT+RISlJjt0eU0ftld5Nd3lLwsso7lkVNQa7sY/LdbvMZ6dcgx9sdYUr32pgeEwL8iUMYw==
+"@opencrvs/toolkit@1.9.0-rc.1346624":
+  version "1.9.0-rc.1346624"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@opencrvs/toolkit/-/toolkit-1.9.0-rc.1346624.tgz#4a605be5e913452ef7890eb879b1c3c679fac6ea"
+  integrity sha512-Fl+n1QpySvHS8niZ8cdWzeyIoScPMi+AY/7moTjV08dj3r8OdiMVm7My4+uq4cVSeqRVNnk6jGMfTiFTq16Ihg==
   dependencies:
     "@trpc/client" "11.4.3"
     "@trpc/server" "11.4.3"