diff --git a/source/WorkingPractices/approvals.rst b/source/WorkingPractices/approvals.rst
index 7fba50f..bf267a3 100644
--- a/source/WorkingPractices/approvals.rst
+++ b/source/WorkingPractices/approvals.rst
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ off the approval.
    code owners is available and they should still be consulted as part of your
    development.
 
+.. important::
+
+    New UM Ancils must be submitted the the MIAO team for approval. Please follow their process for `Requesting New UM Ancils <https://code.metoffice.gov.uk/trac/ancil/wiki/ANTS/ProjectManagement/updating_UMDIR>`_.
+
 Code Owners
 -----------
 Every file in the codebases has a :ref:`code_owner`, and every file changed
diff --git a/source/WorkingPractices/inputs.rst b/source/WorkingPractices/inputs.rst
index 5ead1b6..a8b328f 100644
--- a/source/WorkingPractices/inputs.rst
+++ b/source/WorkingPractices/inputs.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 Input Variables, Rose Metadata and Upgrade Macros
 =================================================
+
+.. important::
+
+    New UM Ancils must be submitted the the MIAO team for approval. Please follow their process for `Requesting New UM Ancils <https://code.metoffice.gov.uk/trac/ancil/wiki/ANTS/ProjectManagement/updating_UMDIR>`_.
+
 Sometimes the developer needs to alter model namelists and input variables.
 A common reason is for the inclusion of a new piece of code which has to be
 turned off by default.
@@ -73,13 +78,13 @@ to the new metadata. The SSD team are also available to advise on whether an upg
 
     rose edit -C rose-stem/app/APP-NAME
 
-  For LFRic Apps a few extra changes are required:
+  For LFRic Apps a few extra changes are required. In your branch (your test branch if you have an upgrade macro):
 
   .. code-block::
 
     export ROSE_PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH
-    export ROSE_META_PATH=/path/to/valid/core
-    rose edit -C rose-stem/app/APP-NAME
+    export ROSE_META_PATH=/path/to/valid/core:/path/to/apps/copy
+    rose edit -C rose-stem/app/APP-NAME --no-warn version
 
   This requires an LFRic Core working copy at an appropriate revision to be available. It is also necessary to run from the top level of the Apps working copy to ensure rose metadata paths are valid.