Chore: [AEA-0000] - add dependabot approve schedule (#545)

Add Dependabot schedule to the repository

Author: anthony-nhs

.github/CODEOWNERS

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+name: Auto-approve dependency updates
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '*/30 * * * *'
+
+permissions: {}
+jobs:
+  auto-approve-dependabot:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    environment: create_pull_request
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      pull-requests: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Auto approve and enable auto-merge
+        uses: NHSDigital/eps-dependabot-approve@da0503449b218ccd99bc547e242007d5514e4d2f
+        with:
+          AUTOMERGE_APP_ID: ${{ secrets.AUTOMERGE_APP_ID }}
+          AUTOMERGE_PEM: ${{ secrets.AUTOMERGE_PEM }}

.github/workflows/auto_approve_dependabot.yml

@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 name: deploy_pr
-
 on:
   pull_request:
     branches: [main]
-
 permissions: {}
-
 jobs:
   get_config_values:
     uses: NHSDigital/eps-common-workflows/.github/workflows/get-repo-config.yml@e798d5aee897de6f7dc387dd5623fcd9ba4c8929
@@ -15,7 +12,6 @@ jobs:
       packages: read
     with:
       verify_published_from_main_image: false
-
   get_commit_message:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     outputs:
@@ -30,7 +26,6 @@ jobs:
         id: commit_message
         run: |
           echo "commit_message=$(git show -s --format=%s)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-
   quality_checks:
     uses: NHSDigital/eps-common-workflows/.github/workflows/quality-checks-devcontainer.yml@8399c1f015c1304e40771cbd8ccc24c7ed48fdbc
     needs: [get_config_values, get_commit_message]
@@ -43,7 +38,6 @@ jobs:
       pinned_image: ${{ needs.get_config_values.outputs.pinned_image }}
     secrets:
       SONAR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}
-
   quality_gate:
     needs: get_commit_message
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
@@ -102,31 +96,17 @@ jobs:
                 `Quality checks failed (conclusion=${qc.conclusion}).`
               );
             }
-
       - name: Bypass QC gate
         if: ${{ contains(needs.get_commit_message.outputs.commit_message, '#skip-qc') }}
         run: echo "Skipping QC gate per commit message."
-
-  dependabot-auto-approve-and-merge:
-    needs: quality_gate
-    uses: NHSDigital/eps-common-workflows/.github/workflows/dependabot-auto-approve-and-merge.yml@e798d5aee897de6f7dc387dd5623fcd9ba4c8929
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-      pull-requests: write
-    secrets:
-      AUTOMERGE_APP_ID: ${{ secrets.AUTOMERGE_APP_ID }}
-      AUTOMERGE_PEM: ${{ secrets.AUTOMERGE_PEM }}
-
   pr_title_format_check:
     uses: NHSDigital/eps-common-workflows/.github/workflows/pr_title_check.yml@e798d5aee897de6f7dc387dd5623fcd9ba4c8929
     permissions:
       pull-requests: write
-
   get_issue_number:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     outputs:
       issue_number: ${{steps.get_issue_number.outputs.result}}
-
     steps:
       - uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3
         name: get issue number
@@ -147,7 +127,6 @@ jobs:
               ).data[0].number;
             }
           result-encoding: string
-
   package_code:
     needs: [get_issue_number, quality_gate, get_config_values]
     if: |
@@ -164,7 +143,6 @@ jobs:
       VERSION_NUMBER: PR-${{ needs.get_issue_number.outputs.issue_number }}
       COMMIT_ID: ${{ github.sha }}
       pinned_image: ${{ needs.get_config_values.outputs.pinned_image }}
-
   release_code:
     needs: [get_issue_number, package_code, get_config_values]
     if: |