diff --git a/src/app/components/Footer/List/index.tsx b/src/app/components/Footer/List/index.tsx
index dbd523c49d6..08b5231d714 100644
--- a/src/app/components/Footer/List/index.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/Footer/List/index.tsx
@@ -36,9 +36,7 @@ export default ({
       )}
       {elements.map((elem, index) => (
         // eslint-disable-next-line react/no-array-index-key
-        <li key={index} role="listitem">
-          {elem}
-        </li>
+        <li key={index}>{elem}</li>
       ))}
     </ul>
   );
diff --git a/src/app/components/Footer/index.test.tsx b/src/app/components/Footer/index.test.tsx
index 4bf48529faa..5faf165f1be 100644
--- a/src/app/components/Footer/index.test.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/Footer/index.test.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@ describe('Footer', () => {
         '#',
       );
     });
+
+    it('should not render an empty list item when the "Do not share or sell my info" link is not present', () => {
+      render(<Footer />, { showAdsBasedOnLocation: false });
+      const listItems = screen.getAllByRole('listitem');
+      listItems.forEach(listItem => {
+        expect(listItem).not.toBeEmptyDOMElement();
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('Collective News Text', () => {
diff --git a/src/app/components/Footer/index.tsx b/src/app/components/Footer/index.tsx
index b3418af8de8..c4d3da8a1c6 100644
--- a/src/app/components/Footer/index.tsx
+++ b/src/app/components/Footer/index.tsx
@@ -29,36 +29,38 @@ export default () => {
     collectiveNewsroomText,
   } = footer;
 
-  const elements = links?.map(({ id, text, href, lang }) => {
-    if (id === 'COOKIE_SETTINGS') {
-      if (isAmp) {
-        return (
-          // @ts-expect-error we do not have a className
-          <AmpCookieSettingsButton
-            lang={lang}
-            css={styles.ampCookieSettingButton}
-          >
-            {text}
-          </AmpCookieSettingsButton>
-        );
-      }
+  const elements = links
+    ?.map(({ id, text, href, lang }) => {
+      if (id === 'COOKIE_SETTINGS') {
+        if (isAmp) {
+          return (
+            // @ts-expect-error we do not have a className
+            <AmpCookieSettingsButton
+              lang={lang}
+              css={styles.ampCookieSettingButton}
+            >
+              {text}
+            </AmpCookieSettingsButton>
+          );
+        }
 
-      if (showAdsBasedOnLocation) {
-        return (
-          <Link
-            text={text}
-            href={href}
-            lang={lang}
-            onClick={openPrivacyManagerModal}
-            onlyShowIfJSenabled
-          />
-        );
+        if (showAdsBasedOnLocation) {
+          return (
+            <Link
+              text={text}
+              href={href}
+              lang={lang}
+              onClick={openPrivacyManagerModal}
+              onlyShowIfJSenabled
+            />
+          );
+        }
+      } else {
+        return <Link text={text} href={href} lang={lang} />;
       }
-    } else {
-      return <Link text={text} href={href} lang={lang} />;
-    }
-    return null;
-  });
+      return null;
+    })
+    .filter(Boolean);
 
   return (
     <div css={styles.siteWideLinksWrapper}>
diff --git a/src/app/components/PageLayoutWrapper/__snapshots__/index.test.tsx.snap b/src/app/components/PageLayoutWrapper/__snapshots__/index.test.tsx.snap
index 71ec1080e8f..940cb4cf43d 100644
--- a/src/app/components/PageLayoutWrapper/__snapshots__/index.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/app/components/PageLayoutWrapper/__snapshots__/index.test.tsx.snap
@@ -1006,13 +1006,13 @@ exports[`PageLayoutWrapper should render default page wrapper with children 1`]
 
 @media (min-width: 15rem) and (max-width: 37.4375rem) {
   .emotion-151 {
-    grid-template-rows: repeat(5, auto);
+    grid-template-rows: repeat(4, auto);
   }
 }
 
 @media (min-width: 37.5rem) and (max-width: 62.9375rem) {
   .emotion-151 {
-    grid-template-rows: repeat(4, auto);
+    grid-template-rows: repeat(3, auto);
   }
 }
 
@@ -1637,9 +1637,7 @@ exports[`PageLayoutWrapper should render default page wrapper with children 1`]
                 Why you can trust the BBC
               </a>
             </li>
-            <li
-              role="listitem"
-            >
+            <li>
               <a
                 class="focusIndicatorInvert emotion-153"
                 href="https://www.bbc.com/terms"
@@ -1647,9 +1645,7 @@ exports[`PageLayoutWrapper should render default page wrapper with children 1`]
                 Terms of Use
               </a>
             </li>
-            <li
-              role="listitem"
-            >
+            <li>
               <a
                 class="focusIndicatorInvert emotion-153"
                 href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/"
@@ -1657,9 +1653,7 @@ exports[`PageLayoutWrapper should render default page wrapper with children 1`]
                 About the BBC
               </a>
             </li>
-            <li
-              role="listitem"
-            >
+            <li>
               <a
                 class="focusIndicatorInvert emotion-153"
                 href="https://www.bbc.com/privacy/"
@@ -1667,9 +1661,7 @@ exports[`PageLayoutWrapper should render default page wrapper with children 1`]
                 Privacy Policy
               </a>
             </li>
-            <li
-              role="listitem"
-            >
+            <li>
               <a
                 class="focusIndicatorInvert emotion-153"
                 href="https://www.bbc.com/usingthebbc/cookies/"
@@ -1677,9 +1669,7 @@ exports[`PageLayoutWrapper should render default page wrapper with children 1`]
                 Cookies
               </a>
             </li>
-            <li
-              role="listitem"
-            >
+            <li>
               <a
                 class="focusIndicatorInvert emotion-153"
                 href="https://www.bbc.com/accessibility/"
@@ -1687,9 +1677,7 @@ exports[`PageLayoutWrapper should render default page wrapper with children 1`]
                 Accessibility Help
               </a>
             </li>
-            <li
-              role="listitem"
-            >
+            <li>
               <a
                 class="focusIndicatorInvert emotion-153"
                 href="https://www.bbc.com/contact/"
@@ -1697,9 +1685,6 @@ exports[`PageLayoutWrapper should render default page wrapper with children 1`]
                 Contact the BBC
               </a>
             </li>
-            <li
-              role="listitem"
-            />
           </ul>
           <p
             class="emotion-160"
diff --git a/src/app/legacy/containers/Footer/__snapshots__/index.test.jsx.snap b/src/app/legacy/containers/Footer/__snapshots__/index.test.jsx.snap
index 6390e55f9b6..b6c365ea68f 100644
--- a/src/app/legacy/containers/Footer/__snapshots__/index.test.jsx.snap
+++ b/src/app/legacy/containers/Footer/__snapshots__/index.test.jsx.snap
@@ -276,13 +276,13 @@ exports[`FooterContainer snapshots should render correctly 1`] = `
 
 @media (min-width: 15rem) and (max-width: 37.4375rem) {
   .emotion-14 {
-    grid-template-rows: repeat(5, auto);
+    grid-template-rows: repeat(4, auto);
   }
 }
 
 @media (min-width: 37.5rem) and (max-width: 62.9375rem) {
   .emotion-14 {
-    grid-template-rows: repeat(4, auto);
+    grid-template-rows: repeat(3, auto);
   }
 }
 
@@ -415,9 +415,7 @@ exports[`FooterContainer snapshots should render correctly 1`] = `
               Why you can trust the BBC
             </a>
           </li>
-          <li
-            role="listitem"
-          >
+          <li>
             <a
               class="focusIndicatorInvert emotion-16"
               href="https://www.bbc.com/terms"
@@ -425,9 +423,7 @@ exports[`FooterContainer snapshots should render correctly 1`] = `
               Terms of Use
             </a>
           </li>
-          <li
-            role="listitem"
-          >
+          <li>
             <a
               class="focusIndicatorInvert emotion-16"
               href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/"
@@ -435,9 +431,7 @@ exports[`FooterContainer snapshots should render correctly 1`] = `
               About the BBC
             </a>
           </li>
-          <li
-            role="listitem"
-          >
+          <li>
             <a
               class="focusIndicatorInvert emotion-16"
               href="https://www.bbc.com/privacy/"
@@ -445,9 +439,7 @@ exports[`FooterContainer snapshots should render correctly 1`] = `
               Privacy Policy
             </a>
           </li>
-          <li
-            role="listitem"
-          >
+          <li>
             <a
               class="focusIndicatorInvert emotion-16"
               href="https://www.bbc.com/usingthebbc/cookies/"
@@ -455,9 +447,7 @@ exports[`FooterContainer snapshots should render correctly 1`] = `
               Cookies
             </a>
           </li>
-          <li
-            role="listitem"
-          >
+          <li>
             <a
               class="focusIndicatorInvert emotion-16"
               href="https://www.bbc.com/accessibility/"
@@ -465,9 +455,7 @@ exports[`FooterContainer snapshots should render correctly 1`] = `
               Accessibility Help
             </a>
           </li>
-          <li
-            role="listitem"
-          >
+          <li>
             <a
               class="focusIndicatorInvert emotion-16"
               href="https://www.bbc.com/contact/"
@@ -475,9 +463,6 @@ exports[`FooterContainer snapshots should render correctly 1`] = `
               Contact the BBC
             </a>
           </li>
-          <li
-            role="listitem"
-          />
         </ul>
         <p
           class="emotion-23"