diff --git a/packages/applicant/package.json b/packages/applicant/package.json
index 63a2857fb..a12236dfe 100644
--- a/packages/applicant/package.json
+++ b/packages/applicant/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "@aws-crypto/client-node": "3.2.0",
     "@contentful/rich-text-from-markdown": "15.16.6",
     "@contentful/rich-text-react-renderer": "^15.11.1",
-    "axios": "^0.27.2",
+    "axios": "1.6.8",
     "body-parser": "1.20.2",
     "cookie": "^0.5.0",
     "cookie-parser": "^1.4.6",
diff --git a/packages/applicant/src/pages/api/logout.page.tsx b/packages/applicant/src/pages/api/logout.page.tsx
index 432965fff..9d74485a9 100644
--- a/packages/applicant/src/pages/api/logout.page.tsx
+++ b/packages/applicant/src/pages/api/logout.page.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { NextApiRequest, NextApiResponse } from 'next';
 import { getSessionIdFromCookies } from '../../../src/utils/session';
-import axios from 'axios';
 import { APIGlobalHandler } from '../../utils/apiErrorHandler';
+import { axios } from '../../utils/axios';
 
 const Logout = async (req: NextApiRequest, res: NextApiResponse) => {
   const sessionCookie = getSessionIdFromCookies(req);
diff --git a/packages/applicant/src/pages/api/logout.test.ts b/packages/applicant/src/pages/api/logout.test.ts
index a817b7aec..f3eade657 100644
--- a/packages/applicant/src/pages/api/logout.test.ts
+++ b/packages/applicant/src/pages/api/logout.test.ts
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ import { merge } from 'lodash';
 import { getSessionIdFromCookies } from '../../utils/session';
 import logout from './logout.page';
 import { NextApiRequest, NextApiResponse } from 'next';
-import axios from 'axios';
+import { axios } from '../../utils/axios';
 
 jest.mock('../../utils/session');
-jest.mock('axios');
+jest.mock('../../utils/axios');
 
 const mockedRedirect = jest.fn();
 const mockedSetHeader = jest.fn();
diff --git a/packages/applicant/src/pages/api/routes/submissions/[submissionId]/download-summary.test.tsx b/packages/applicant/src/pages/api/routes/submissions/[submissionId]/download-summary.test.tsx
index 74c9eb55f..492f176b6 100644
--- a/packages/applicant/src/pages/api/routes/submissions/[submissionId]/download-summary.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/applicant/src/pages/api/routes/submissions/[submissionId]/download-summary.test.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { NextApiRequest, NextApiResponse } from 'next';
-import axios from 'axios';
+import { axios } from '../../../../../utils/axios';
 import handler from './download-summary.page';
 
-jest.mock('axios');
+jest.mock('../../../../../utils/axios');
 jest.mock('../../../../../middleware.page');
 jest.mock('../../../../../utils/jwt');
 jest.mock('next/config', () => () => ({
diff --git a/packages/applicant/src/services/ApplicationService.test.tsx b/packages/applicant/src/services/ApplicationService.test.tsx
index c05efef73..bee1a6213 100644
--- a/packages/applicant/src/services/ApplicationService.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/applicant/src/services/ApplicationService.test.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import axios from 'axios';
 import MockAdapter from 'axios-mock-adapter';
 import getConfig from 'next/config';
 import {
@@ -6,6 +5,8 @@ import {
   getApplicationById,
   getApplicationsListById,
 } from './ApplicationService';
+import { axios } from '../utils/axios';
+
 jest.mock('next/config', () => () => {
   return {
     serverRuntimeConfig: {
diff --git a/packages/applicant/src/services/ApplicationService.tsx b/packages/applicant/src/services/ApplicationService.tsx
index 714cfc179..143382780 100644
--- a/packages/applicant/src/services/ApplicationService.tsx
+++ b/packages/applicant/src/services/ApplicationService.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import axios from 'axios';
+import { axios } from '../utils/axios';
 import getConfig from 'next/config';
 import { axiosConfig } from '../utils/jwt';
 import { GrantApplication } from '../types/models/GrantApplication';
diff --git a/packages/applicant/src/services/FundingOrganisationService.test.ts b/packages/applicant/src/services/FundingOrganisationService.test.ts
index 8e1eb4352..8f25bd678 100644
--- a/packages/applicant/src/services/FundingOrganisationService.test.ts
+++ b/packages/applicant/src/services/FundingOrganisationService.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import axios from 'axios';
 import MockAdapter from 'axios-mock-adapter';
 import { FundingOrganisation } from '../types/models/FundingOrganisation';
 import { FundingOrganisationService } from './FundingOrganisationService';
 import getConfig from 'next/config';
+import { axios } from '../utils/axios';
 
 jest.mock('next/config', () => () => {
   return {
diff --git a/packages/applicant/src/services/FundingOrganisationService.ts b/packages/applicant/src/services/FundingOrganisationService.ts
index 67c2cfc8f..bee439dad 100644
--- a/packages/applicant/src/services/FundingOrganisationService.ts
+++ b/packages/applicant/src/services/FundingOrganisationService.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import axios from 'axios';
 import { FundingOrganisation } from '../types/models/FundingOrganisation';
 import { axiosConfig } from '../utils/jwt';
 import getConfig from 'next/config';
+import { axios } from '../utils/axios';
 
 export class FundingOrganisationService {
   private static instance: FundingOrganisationService;
diff --git a/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantAdvertService.test.ts b/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantAdvertService.test.ts
index f8443b7c1..050190f35 100644
--- a/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantAdvertService.test.ts
+++ b/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantAdvertService.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import axios from 'axios';
 import {
   AdvertDto,
   checkIfGrantExistsInContentful,
@@ -6,8 +5,9 @@ import {
   getAdvertBySlug,
   GrantExistsInContentfulDto,
 } from './GrantAdvertService';
+import { axios } from '../utils/axios';
 
-jest.mock('axios');
+jest.mock('../utils/axios');
 
 process.env.BACKEND_HOST = 'http://localhost:8080';
 const GRANT_ADVERT_BACKEND_BASE_URL =
diff --git a/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantAdvertService.tsx b/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantAdvertService.tsx
index 1302d8ce1..4ffaceaeb 100644
--- a/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantAdvertService.tsx
+++ b/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantAdvertService.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import axios from 'axios';
 import getConfig from 'next/config';
 import { axiosConfig } from '../utils/jwt';
 import { GrantAdvert } from '../types/models/GrantAdvert';
+import { axios } from '../utils/axios';
 
 const { serverRuntimeConfig } = getConfig();
 const BACKEND_HOST = serverRuntimeConfig.backendHost;
diff --git a/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantApplicantOrganisationProfileService.test.ts b/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantApplicantOrganisationProfileService.test.ts
index 2dc6888af..5e296fa1e 100644
--- a/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantApplicantOrganisationProfileService.test.ts
+++ b/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantApplicantOrganisationProfileService.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import axios from 'axios';
 import MockAdapter from 'axios-mock-adapter';
 import { GrantApplicantOrganisationProfile } from '../types/models/GrantApplicantOrganisationProfile';
 import {
@@ -6,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   UpdateOrganisationDetailsDto,
 } from './GrantApplicantOrganisationProfileService';
 import getConfig from 'next/config';
+import { axios } from '../utils/axios';
 
 jest.mock('next/config', () => () => {
   return {
diff --git a/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantApplicantOrganisationProfileService.tsx b/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantApplicantOrganisationProfileService.tsx
index 178845c2b..057ab4926 100644
--- a/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantApplicantOrganisationProfileService.tsx
+++ b/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantApplicantOrganisationProfileService.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import axios from 'axios';
 import { GrantApplicantOrganisationProfile } from '../types/models/GrantApplicantOrganisationProfile';
 import { axiosConfig } from '../utils/jwt';
 import getConfig from 'next/config';
+import { axios } from '../utils/axios';
 
 export interface UpdateOrganisationDetailsDto {
   id?: string;
diff --git a/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantApplicantService.test.ts b/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantApplicantService.test.ts
index 4069851b3..4328c56b9 100644
--- a/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantApplicantService.test.ts
+++ b/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantApplicantService.test.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import axios from 'axios';
 import MockAdapter from 'axios-mock-adapter';
 import { GrantApplicant } from '../types/models/GrantApplicant';
 import { axiosConfig } from '../utils/jwt';
 import { GrantApplicantService } from './GrantApplicantService';
 import getConfig from 'next/config';
+import { axios } from '../utils/axios';
 
 jest.mock('../utils/jwt');
 jest.mock('next/config', () => () => {
diff --git a/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantApplicantService.ts b/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantApplicantService.ts
index 3858ad184..c027c5b67 100644
--- a/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantApplicantService.ts
+++ b/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantApplicantService.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import axios from 'axios';
 import { GrantApplicant } from '../types/models/GrantApplicant';
 import { axiosConfig } from '../utils/jwt';
 import getConfig from 'next/config';
+import { axios } from '../utils/axios';
 
 export interface RegisterAnApplicant {
   email: string;
diff --git a/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantBeneficiaryService.test.ts b/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantBeneficiaryService.test.ts
index b4b3c2ff7..9968c2af4 100644
--- a/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantBeneficiaryService.test.ts
+++ b/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantBeneficiaryService.test.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-import axios from 'axios';
 import { GrantBeneficiary } from '../types/models/GrantBeneficiary';
 import {
   getGrantBeneficiary,
   postGrantBeneficiaryResponse,
 } from './GrantBeneficiaryService';
+import { axios } from '../utils/axios';
 
-jest.mock('axios');
+jest.mock('../utils/axios');
 
 const BACKEND_HOST = process.env.BACKEND_HOST + '/equality-and-diversity';
 const GRANT_BENEFICIARY_ID = 'testGrantBeneficiaryId';
diff --git a/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantBeneficiaryService.ts b/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantBeneficiaryService.ts
index 3d38cdc38..ed1c2da5f 100644
--- a/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantBeneficiaryService.ts
+++ b/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantBeneficiaryService.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import axios from 'axios';
 import { GrantBeneficiary } from '../types/models/GrantBeneficiary';
 import { axiosConfig } from '../utils/jwt';
+import { axios } from '../utils/axios';
 
 const BASE_URL = process.env.BACKEND_HOST + '/equality-and-diversity';
 
diff --git a/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantMandatoryQuestionService.test.tsx b/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantMandatoryQuestionService.test.tsx
index bc8c6b311..f032ccb6b 100644
--- a/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantMandatoryQuestionService.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantMandatoryQuestionService.test.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-import axios from 'axios';
 import MockAdapter from 'axios-mock-adapter';
-
 import getConfig from 'next/config';
+import { axios } from '../utils/axios';
 import {
   GrantMandatoryQuestionDto,
   GrantMandatoryQuestionService,
diff --git a/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantMandatoryQuestionService.ts b/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantMandatoryQuestionService.ts
index 51d00f3f8..e4e99ce17 100644
--- a/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantMandatoryQuestionService.ts
+++ b/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantMandatoryQuestionService.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import axios from 'axios';
 import getConfig from 'next/config';
 import { axiosConfig } from '../utils/jwt';
+import { axios } from '../utils/axios';
 
 export class GrantMandatoryQuestionService {
   private static instance: GrantMandatoryQuestionService;
diff --git a/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantSchemeService.test.ts b/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantSchemeService.test.ts
index 7e0d007d3..7c478232c 100644
--- a/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantSchemeService.test.ts
+++ b/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantSchemeService.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import axios from 'axios';
 import MockAdapter from 'axios-mock-adapter';
 import getConfig from 'next/config';
 import { GrantScheme } from '../types/models/GrantScheme';
 import { GrantSchemeService } from './GrantSchemeService';
+import { axios } from '../utils/axios';
 
 jest.mock('next/config', () => () => {
   return {
diff --git a/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantSchemeService.ts b/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantSchemeService.ts
index 32e4db874..03c7d2c10 100644
--- a/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantSchemeService.ts
+++ b/packages/applicant/src/services/GrantSchemeService.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import axios from 'axios';
 import { GrantScheme } from '../types/models/GrantScheme';
 import { axiosConfig } from '../utils/jwt';
 import getConfig from 'next/config';
 import { GrantApplication } from '../types/models/GrantApplication';
 import { GrantAdvert } from '../types/models/GrantAdvert';
+import { axios } from '../utils/axios';
 
 export class GrantSchemeService {
   private static instance: GrantSchemeService;
diff --git a/packages/applicant/src/services/IsAdminService.tsx b/packages/applicant/src/services/IsAdminService.tsx
index 462b56b90..cd31f58cb 100644
--- a/packages/applicant/src/services/IsAdminService.tsx
+++ b/packages/applicant/src/services/IsAdminService.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import axios from 'axios';
 import { axiosConfig } from '../utils/jwt';
 import getConfig from 'next/config';
 import { UserRolesResponse } from './UserRolesService';
+import { axios } from '../utils/axios';
 
 const { serverRuntimeConfig } = getConfig();
 const BACKEND_HOST = serverRuntimeConfig.backendHost;
diff --git a/packages/applicant/src/services/SubmissionService.test.ts b/packages/applicant/src/services/SubmissionService.test.ts
index 1a9cb6cca..77094389b 100644
--- a/packages/applicant/src/services/SubmissionService.test.ts
+++ b/packages/applicant/src/services/SubmissionService.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import axios from 'axios';
 import MockAdapter from 'axios-mock-adapter';
 import getConfig from 'next/config';
+import { axios } from '../utils/axios';
 import { axiosConfig } from '../utils/jwt';
 import {
   NextNavigation,
diff --git a/packages/applicant/src/services/SubmissionService.tsx b/packages/applicant/src/services/SubmissionService.tsx
index 9cb194c4d..3b47e798d 100644
--- a/packages/applicant/src/services/SubmissionService.tsx
+++ b/packages/applicant/src/services/SubmissionService.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import axios from 'axios';
 import FormData from 'form-data';
 import { ValidationError } from 'gap-web-ui';
 import getConfig from 'next/config';
 import { MAX_FILE_UPLOAD_SIZE_BYTES } from '../utils/constants';
 import { axiosConfig } from '../utils/jwt';
+import { axios } from '../utils/axios';
 
 const { serverRuntimeConfig } = getConfig();
 const BACKEND_HOST = serverRuntimeConfig.backendHost;
diff --git a/packages/applicant/src/services/UserRolesService.tsx b/packages/applicant/src/services/UserRolesService.tsx
index e89e3c034..644077a66 100644
--- a/packages/applicant/src/services/UserRolesService.tsx
+++ b/packages/applicant/src/services/UserRolesService.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import axios from 'axios';
 import { axiosUserServiceConfig } from '../utils/jwt';
 import getConfig from 'next/config';
+import { axios } from '../utils/axios';
 
 const { serverRuntimeConfig } = getConfig();
 
diff --git a/packages/applicant/src/utils/axios.ts b/packages/applicant/src/utils/axios.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf86beb39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/applicant/src/utils/axios.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import axios, {
+  AxiosInstance,
+  InternalAxiosRequestConfig,
+  AxiosResponse,
+  AxiosStatic,
+} from 'axios';
+import { v4 } from 'uuid';
+import { logger } from './logger';
+import { HEADERS } from './constants';
+
+const requestInterceptor = (request: InternalAxiosRequestConfig) => {
+  request.headers[HEADERS.CORRELATION_ID] = v4();
+  logger.http('Outgoing request', request);
+  return request;
+};
+
+const responseInterceptor = (response: AxiosResponse) => {
+  const { request: _, ...propertiesToLog } = response;
+  logger.http('Incoming response', propertiesToLog);
+  return response;
+};
+
+const configureAxios = (axios: AxiosStatic | AxiosInstance) => {
+  axios.interceptors.request.use(requestInterceptor);
+  axios.interceptors.response.use(responseInterceptor);
+};
+
+const client = axios.create();
+configureAxios(axios);
+configureAxios(client);
+
+export { axios, client };
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 257e1b92f..0d514bab9 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -6518,7 +6518,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@testing-library/jest-dom": ^6.1.4
     "@types/cookie": ^0.5.1
     "@types/cookie-parser": ^1.4.3
-    axios: ^0.27.2
+    axios: 1.6.8
     axios-mock-adapter: ^1.21.1
     body-parser: 1.20.2
     contentful-typescript-codegen: ^3.2.3
@@ -6885,6 +6885,17 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"axios@npm:1.6.8":
+  version: 1.6.8
+  resolution: "axios@npm:1.6.8"
+  dependencies:
+    follow-redirects: ^1.15.6
+    form-data: ^4.0.0
+    proxy-from-env: ^1.1.0
+  checksum: bf007fa4b207d102459300698620b3b0873503c6d47bf5a8f6e43c0c64c90035a4f698b55027ca1958f61ab43723df2781c38a99711848d232cad7accbcdfcdd
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "axios@npm:^0.27.2":
   version: 0.27.2
   resolution: "axios@npm:0.27.2"
@@ -10283,6 +10294,16 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"follow-redirects@npm:^1.15.6":
+  version: 1.15.6
+  resolution: "follow-redirects@npm:1.15.6"
+  peerDependenciesMeta:
+    debug:
+      optional: true
+  checksum: a62c378dfc8c00f60b9c80cab158ba54e99ba0239a5dd7c81245e5a5b39d10f0c35e249c3379eae719ff0285fff88c365dd446fab19dee771f1d76252df1bbf5
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "for-each@npm:^0.3.3":
   version: 0.3.3
   resolution: "for-each@npm:0.3.3"
@@ -15823,7 +15844,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"proxy-from-env@npm:^1.0.0":
+"proxy-from-env@npm:^1.0.0, proxy-from-env@npm:^1.1.0":
   version: 1.1.0
   resolution: "proxy-from-env@npm:1.1.0"
   checksum: ed7fcc2ba0a33404958e34d95d18638249a68c430e30fcb6c478497d72739ba64ce9810a24f53a7d921d0c065e5b78e3822759800698167256b04659366ca4d4