diff --git a/dotcom-rendering/cdk/lib/__snapshots__/dotcom-rendering.test.ts.snap b/dotcom-rendering/cdk/lib/__snapshots__/dotcom-rendering.test.ts.snap
index 66008e1c05b..eeae7bcb8fa 100644
--- a/dotcom-rendering/cdk/lib/__snapshots__/dotcom-rendering.test.ts.snap
+++ b/dotcom-rendering/cdk/lib/__snapshots__/dotcom-rendering.test.ts.snap
@@ -12,14 +12,6 @@ exports[`The DotcomRendering stack matches the snapshot 1`] = `
         "PROD",
       ],
     },
-    "HasLatencyScalingAlarm": {
-      "Fn::Equals": [
-        {
-          "Ref": "Stage",
-        },
-        "PROD",
-      ],
-    },
   },
   "Description": "Frontend rendering service",
   "Mappings": {
@@ -847,17 +839,17 @@ exports[`The DotcomRendering stack matches the snapshot 1`] = `
       "Type": "AWS::EC2::SecurityGroup",
     },
     "LatencyScalingAlarm": {
-      "Condition": "HasLatencyScalingAlarm",
       "Properties": {
+        "ActionsEnabled": false,
         "AlarmActions": [
           {
-            "Ref": "ScaleUpPolicy",
+            "Fn::GetAtt": [
+              "ScaleUpPolicy",
+              "Arn",
+            ],
           },
         ],
-        "AlarmDescription": {
-          "Fn::Sub": "Scale-Up if latency is greater than 0.2 seconds over 1 period(s) of 60 seconds
-",
-        },
+        "AlarmDescription": "Scale-Up if latency is greater than 0.2 seconds over 1 period(s) of 60 seconds",
         "ComparisonOperator": "GreaterThanOrEqualToThreshold",
         "Dimensions": [
           {
@@ -872,7 +864,10 @@ exports[`The DotcomRendering stack matches the snapshot 1`] = `
         "Namespace": "AWS/ELB",
         "OKActions": [
           {
-            "Ref": "ScaleDownPolicy",
+            "Fn::GetAtt": [
+              "ScaleDownPolicy",
+              "Arn",
+            ],
           },
         ],
         "Period": 60,
diff --git a/dotcom-rendering/cdk/lib/dotcom-rendering.ts b/dotcom-rendering/cdk/lib/dotcom-rendering.ts
index ce2e2579a2b..71115214bc1 100644
--- a/dotcom-rendering/cdk/lib/dotcom-rendering.ts
+++ b/dotcom-rendering/cdk/lib/dotcom-rendering.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import {
 	CfnScalingPolicy,
 	HealthCheck,
 } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-autoscaling';
+import { CfnAlarm } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-cloudwatch';
 import { InstanceType, Peer } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-ec2';
 import { LoadBalancingProtocol } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-elasticloadbalancing';
 import { CfnInclude } from 'aws-cdk-lib/cloudformation-include';
@@ -240,6 +241,30 @@ export class DotcomRendering extends GuStack {
 			scalingAdjustment: -1,
 		});
 
+		const latencyScalingAlarmThreshold = 0.2;
+		const latencyScalingAlarmEvaluationPeriod = 1;
+		const latencyScalingAlarmPeriod = 60;
+
+		new CfnAlarm(this, 'LatencyScalingAlarm', {
+			actionsEnabled: stage === 'PROD',
+			alarmDescription: `Scale-Up if latency is greater than ${latencyScalingAlarmThreshold} seconds over ${latencyScalingAlarmEvaluationPeriod} period(s) of ${latencyScalingAlarmPeriod} seconds`,
+			dimensions: [
+				{
+					name: 'LoadBalancerName',
+					value: loadBalancer.loadBalancerName,
+				},
+			],
+			evaluationPeriods: latencyScalingAlarmEvaluationPeriod,
+			metricName: 'Latency',
+			namespace: 'AWS/ELB',
+			period: latencyScalingAlarmPeriod,
+			statistic: 'Average',
+			threshold: latencyScalingAlarmThreshold,
+			comparisonOperator: 'GreaterThanOrEqualToThreshold',
+			okActions: [scaleDownPolicy.attrArn],
+			alarmActions: [scaleUpPolicy.attrArn],
+		});
+
 		const yamlTemplateFilePath = join(
 			__dirname,
 			'../..',
diff --git a/dotcom-rendering/cloudformation.yml b/dotcom-rendering/cloudformation.yml
index c2140ae137e..544ed7fdf0d 100644
--- a/dotcom-rendering/cloudformation.yml
+++ b/dotcom-rendering/cloudformation.yml
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ Parameters:
     Type: AWS::EC2::Image::Id
 
 Conditions:
-  HasLatencyScalingAlarm: !Equals [!Ref Stage, 'PROD']
   HasBackend5XXAlarm: !Equals [!Ref Stage, 'PROD']
 
 Mappings:
@@ -84,26 +83,6 @@ Resources:
       Roles:
         - Ref: InstanceRole
 
-  LatencyScalingAlarm:
-    Condition: HasLatencyScalingAlarm
-    Properties:
-      AlarmDescription: !Sub |
-        Scale-Up if latency is greater than 0.2 seconds over 1 period(s) of 60 seconds
-      Dimensions:
-        - Name: LoadBalancerName
-          Value: !Ref InternalLoadBalancer
-      EvaluationPeriods: '1'
-      MetricName: Latency
-      Namespace: AWS/ELB
-      Period: '60'
-      Statistic: Average
-      Threshold: '0.2'
-      ComparisonOperator: GreaterThanOrEqualToThreshold
-      OKActions:
-        - !Ref ScaleDownPolicy
-      AlarmActions:
-        - !Ref ScaleUpPolicy
-    Type: AWS::CloudWatch::Alarm
 
   Backend5xxAlarm:
     Type: AWS::CloudWatch::Alarm