diff --git a/DigitalLearningSolutions.Data/DataServices/PlatformReportsDataService.cs b/DigitalLearningSolutions.Data/DataServices/PlatformReportsDataService.cs
index b127b9b42d..8486fe3db2 100644
--- a/DigitalLearningSolutions.Data/DataServices/PlatformReportsDataService.cs
+++ b/DigitalLearningSolutions.Data/DataServices/PlatformReportsDataService.cs
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 namespace DigitalLearningSolutions.Data.DataServices
 {
     using Dapper;
+    using DigitalLearningSolutions.Data.Factories;
     using DigitalLearningSolutions.Data.Models.PlatformReports;
-    using DigitalLearningSolutions.Data.Models.SelfAssessments;
     using DigitalLearningSolutions.Data.Models.TrackingSystem;
-    using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
     using System;
     using System.Collections.Generic;
     using System.Data;
@@ -37,9 +36,9 @@ IEnumerable<ActivityLog> GetFilteredCourseActivity(
         );
         DateTime? GetStartOfCourseActivity();
     }
-    public class PlatformReportsDataService : IPlatformReportsDataService
+    public class PlatformReportsDataService(IReadOnlyDbConnectionFactory factory) : IPlatformReportsDataService
     {
-        private readonly IDbConnection connection;
+        private readonly IDbConnection connection = factory.CreateConnection();
         private readonly string selectSelfAssessmentActivity = @"SELECT Cast(al.ActivityDate As Date) As ActivityDate, SUM(CAST(al.Enrolled AS Int)) AS Enrolled, SUM(CAST((al.Submitted | al.SignedOff) AS Int)) AS Completed
                                                                     FROM   ReportSelfAssessmentActivityLog AS al WITH (NOLOCK) INNER JOIN
                                                                                      Centres AS ce WITH (NOLOCK) ON al.CentreID = ce.CentreID INNER JOIN
@@ -60,10 +59,6 @@ private string GetSelfAssessmentWhereClause(bool supervised)
             return supervised ? " (sa.SupervisorResultsReview = 1 OR SupervisorSelfAssessmentReview = 1)" : " (sa.SupervisorResultsReview = 0 AND SupervisorSelfAssessmentReview = 0)";
         }
 
-        public PlatformReportsDataService(IDbConnection connection)
-        {
-            this.connection = connection;
-        }
         public PlatformUsageSummary GetPlatformUsageSummary()
         {
             return connection.QueryFirstOrDefault<PlatformUsageSummary>(
diff --git a/DigitalLearningSolutions.Data/DataServices/SelfAssessmentDataService/DCSAReportDataService.cs b/DigitalLearningSolutions.Data/DataServices/SelfAssessmentDataService/DCSAReportDataService.cs
index 744580c411..7312ed00c9 100644
--- a/DigitalLearningSolutions.Data/DataServices/SelfAssessmentDataService/DCSAReportDataService.cs
+++ b/DigitalLearningSolutions.Data/DataServices/SelfAssessmentDataService/DCSAReportDataService.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 namespace DigitalLearningSolutions.Data.DataServices.SelfAssessmentDataService
 {
     using Dapper;
+    using DigitalLearningSolutions.Data.Factories;
     using DigitalLearningSolutions.Data.Models.SelfAssessments.Export;
     using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
     using System.Collections.Generic;
@@ -11,16 +12,10 @@ public interface IDCSAReportDataService
         IEnumerable<DCSADelegateCompletionStatus> GetDelegateCompletionStatusForCentre(int centreId);
         IEnumerable<DCSAOutcomeSummary> GetOutcomeSummaryForCentre(int centreId);
     }
-    public partial class DCSAReportDataService : IDCSAReportDataService
+    public partial class DCSAReportDataService(IReadOnlyDbConnectionFactory factory, ILogger<SelfAssessmentDataService> logger) : IDCSAReportDataService
     {
-        private readonly IDbConnection connection;
-        private readonly ILogger<SelfAssessmentDataService> logger;
-
-        public DCSAReportDataService(IDbConnection connection, ILogger<SelfAssessmentDataService> logger)
-        {
-            this.connection = connection;
-            this.logger = logger;
-        }
+        private readonly IDbConnection connection = factory.CreateConnection();
+        private readonly ILogger<SelfAssessmentDataService> logger = logger;
 
         public IEnumerable<DCSADelegateCompletionStatus> GetDelegateCompletionStatusForCentre(int centreId)
         {
diff --git a/DigitalLearningSolutions.Data/DataServices/SelfAssessmentDataService/SelfAsssessmentReportDataService.cs b/DigitalLearningSolutions.Data/DataServices/SelfAssessmentDataService/SelfAsssessmentReportDataService.cs
index c46ffd6a39..3a593d515c 100644
--- a/DigitalLearningSolutions.Data/DataServices/SelfAssessmentDataService/SelfAsssessmentReportDataService.cs
+++ b/DigitalLearningSolutions.Data/DataServices/SelfAssessmentDataService/SelfAsssessmentReportDataService.cs
@@ -6,23 +6,17 @@
     using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
     using System.Collections.Generic;
     using System.Data;
-    using ClosedXML.Excel;
+    using DigitalLearningSolutions.Data.Factories;
 
     public interface ISelfAssessmentReportDataService
     {
         IEnumerable<SelfAssessmentSelect> GetSelfAssessmentsForReportList(int centreId, int? categoryId);
         IEnumerable<SelfAssessmentReportData> GetSelfAssessmentReportDataForCentre(int centreId, int selfAssessmentId);
     }
-    public partial class SelfAssessmentReportDataService : ISelfAssessmentReportDataService
+    public partial class SelfAssessmentReportDataService(IReadOnlyDbConnectionFactory factory, ILogger<SelfAssessmentReportDataService> logger) : ISelfAssessmentReportDataService
     {
-        private readonly IDbConnection connection;
-        private readonly ILogger<SelfAssessmentReportDataService> logger;
-
-        public SelfAssessmentReportDataService(IDbConnection connection, ILogger<SelfAssessmentReportDataService> logger)
-        {
-            this.connection = connection;
-            this.logger = logger;
-        }
+        private readonly IDbConnection connection = factory.CreateConnection();
+        private readonly ILogger<SelfAssessmentReportDataService> logger = logger;
 
         public IEnumerable<SelfAssessmentSelect> GetSelfAssessmentsForReportList(int centreId, int? categoryId)
         {
diff --git a/DigitalLearningSolutions.Data/DigitalLearningSolutions.Data.csproj b/DigitalLearningSolutions.Data/DigitalLearningSolutions.Data.csproj
index 27ae4ae17e..9f8678de17 100644
--- a/DigitalLearningSolutions.Data/DigitalLearningSolutions.Data.csproj
+++ b/DigitalLearningSolutions.Data/DigitalLearningSolutions.Data.csproj
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Freshdesk.Api" Version="0.17.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="FuzzySharp" Version="2.0.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="MailKit" Version="4.3.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Data.SqlClient" Version="6.0.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.FeatureManagement.AspNetCore" Version="2.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Serilog.AspNetCore" Version="7.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.Drawing.Common" Version="9.0.1" />
diff --git a/DigitalLearningSolutions.Data/Factories/ReadOnlyConnectionFactory.cs b/DigitalLearningSolutions.Data/Factories/ReadOnlyConnectionFactory.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0015ca8775
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DigitalLearningSolutions.Data/Factories/ReadOnlyConnectionFactory.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+namespace DigitalLearningSolutions.Data.Factories
+{
+    using Microsoft.Data.SqlClient;
+    using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
+    using System;
+    using System.Data;
+    public interface IReadOnlyDbConnectionFactory
+    {
+        IDbConnection CreateConnection();
+    }
+    public class ReadOnlyDbConnectionFactory : IReadOnlyDbConnectionFactory
+    {
+        private const string ReadOnlyConnectionName = "ReadOnlyConnection";
+        private readonly string connectionString;
+
+        public ReadOnlyDbConnectionFactory(IConfiguration config)
+        {
+            // Ensure the connection string is not null to avoid CS8601
+            connectionString = config.GetConnectionString(ReadOnlyConnectionName)
+                ?? throw new InvalidOperationException($"Connection string '{ReadOnlyConnectionName}' is not configured.");
+        }
+
+        public IDbConnection CreateConnection()
+        {
+            // Ensure the connection is not enlisted in the trasaction scope to avoid distributed transaction errors:
+            return new SqlConnection(connectionString + ";Enlist=false");
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/DigitalLearningSolutions.Web/Helpers/ConfigHelper.cs b/DigitalLearningSolutions.Web/Helpers/ConfigHelper.cs
index bb691af8ad..1790e61a09 100644
--- a/DigitalLearningSolutions.Web/Helpers/ConfigHelper.cs
+++ b/DigitalLearningSolutions.Web/Helpers/ConfigHelper.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     public static class ConfigHelper
     {
         public const string DefaultConnectionStringName = "DefaultConnection";
+        public const string ReadOnlyConnectionStringName = "ReadOnlyConnection";
         public const string UnitTestConnectionStringName = "UnitTestConnection";
 
         public static IConfigurationRoot GetAppConfig()
diff --git a/DigitalLearningSolutions.Web/Startup.cs b/DigitalLearningSolutions.Web/Startup.cs
index 07b0c84237..bf86444202 100644
--- a/DigitalLearningSolutions.Web/Startup.cs
+++ b/DigitalLearningSolutions.Web/Startup.cs
@@ -1,13 +1,5 @@
 namespace DigitalLearningSolutions.Web
 {
-    using System.Collections.Generic;
-    using System.Data;
-    using System.IO;
-    using System.Linq;
-    using System.Security.Claims;
-    using System.Threading.Tasks;
-    using System.Transactions;
-    using System.Web;
     using AspNetCoreRateLimit;
     using DigitalLearningSolutions.Data.ApiClients;
     using DigitalLearningSolutions.Data.DataServices;
@@ -39,6 +31,7 @@ namespace DigitalLearningSolutions.Web
     using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder;
     using Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection;
     using Microsoft.AspNetCore.HttpOverrides;
+    using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity;
     using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
     using Microsoft.Data.SqlClient;
     using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
@@ -46,12 +39,19 @@ namespace DigitalLearningSolutions.Web
     using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
     using Microsoft.FeatureManagement;
     using Microsoft.IdentityModel.Protocols.OpenIdConnect;
-    using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity;
+    using Serilog;
+    using System;
+    using System.Collections.Generic;
+    using System.Data;
+    using System.IO;
+    using System.Linq;
+    using System.Security.Claims;
+    using System.Threading.Tasks;
+    using System.Transactions;
+    using System.Web;
     using static DigitalLearningSolutions.Data.DataServices.ICentreApplicationsDataService;
     using static DigitalLearningSolutions.Web.Services.ICentreApplicationsService;
     using static DigitalLearningSolutions.Web.Services.ICentreSelfAssessmentsService;
-    using System;
-    using Serilog;
 
     public class Startup
     {
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ public Startup(IConfiguration config, IHostEnvironment env)
             this.config = config;
             this.env = env;
         }
-
         public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
         {
             ConfigureIpRateLimiting(services);
@@ -194,6 +193,8 @@ public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
 
             // Register database connection for Dapper.
             services.AddScoped<IDbConnection>(_ => new SqlConnection(defaultConnectionString));
+            // Register factory for read-only replica connections
+            services.AddScoped<IReadOnlyDbConnectionFactory, ReadOnlyDbConnectionFactory>();
             Dapper.SqlMapper.Settings.CommandTimeout = 60;
 
             MultiPageFormService.InitConnection(new SqlConnection(defaultConnectionString));
@@ -510,6 +511,7 @@ private static void RegisterDataServices(IServiceCollection services)
             services.AddScoped<IRoleProfileDataService, RoleProfileDataService>();
             services.AddScoped<ISectionContentDataService, SectionContentDataService>();
             services.AddScoped<ISelfAssessmentDataService, SelfAssessmentDataService>();
+            services.AddScoped<ISelfAssessmentReportDataService, SelfAssessmentReportDataService>();
             services.AddScoped<ISessionDataService, SessionDataService>();
             services.AddScoped<ISupervisorDataService, SupervisorDataService>();
             services.AddScoped<ISupervisorDelegateDataService, SupervisorDelegateDataService>();
@@ -525,7 +527,6 @@ private static void RegisterDataServices(IServiceCollection services)
             services.AddScoped<ICacheService, CacheService>();
             services.AddScoped<RedisCacheOptions, RedisCacheOptions>();
             services.AddScoped<IMultiPageFormService, MultiPageFormService>();
-            services.AddScoped<ISelfAssessmentReportDataService, SelfAssessmentReportDataService>();
             services.AddScoped<IUserFeedbackDataService, UserFeedbackDataService>();
             services.AddScoped<IPlatformReportsDataService, PlatformReportsDataService>();
             services.AddScoped<IContractTypesDataService, ContractTypesDataService>();
diff --git a/DigitalLearningSolutions.Web/appsettings.json b/DigitalLearningSolutions.Web/appsettings.json
index 4d7000b3e3..701341469d 100644
--- a/DigitalLearningSolutions.Web/appsettings.json
+++ b/DigitalLearningSolutions.Web/appsettings.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "AllowedHosts": "*",
   "ConnectionStrings": {
     "DefaultConnection": "Data Source=localhost;Initial Catalog=mbdbx101_uar;Integrated Security=True;encrypt=false;TrustServerCertificate=true;",
+    "ReadOnlyConnection": "Data Source=localhost;Initial Catalog=mbdbx101_uar;Integrated Security=True;encrypt=false;TrustServerCertificate=true;",
     "UnitTestConnection": "Data Source=localhost;Initial Catalog=mbdbx101_uar_test;Integrated Security=True;encrypt=false;TrustServerCertificate=true;"
   },
   "CurrentSystemBaseUrl": "https://www.dls.nhs.uk",