diff --git a/components/breadcrumbs.js b/components/breadcrumbs.js
index ad41a3fc..6763bd83 100644
--- a/components/breadcrumbs.js
+++ b/components/breadcrumbs.js
@@ -139,6 +139,11 @@ const Breadcrumbs = (props) => {
         </li>
     );
 
+    const renderBackCrumb = (
+        onClick,
+        listItemClass = "govuk-breadcrumbs__link-item backChevron"
+    ) => renderAnchorCrumb("#", t("common:back-link"), onClick, listItemClass);
+
     const { breadcrumbHref, caseResultsHref, breadcrumbLabel } =
         resolveCaseBreadcrumbState({
             query: router.query,
@@ -302,57 +307,38 @@ const Breadcrumbs = (props) => {
                         {isPath("/newappeal/[appealtypes]") && (
                             <>
                                 {appealType.currentSection > 1 &&
-                                    (appealType.currentSection === 9999 ? (
-                                        <li className="govuk-breadcrumbs__list-item">
-                                            <Link
-                                                href={"/"}
-                                                className="govuk-breadcrumbs__link"
-                                            >
-                                                {t(
-                                                    "common:service-name-breadcrumb"
-                                                )}
-                                            </Link>
-                                        </li>
-                                    ) : (
-                                        renderAnchorCrumb(
-                                            "#",
-                                            t("common:back-link"),
-                                            () =>
-                                                setCurrentSection(
-                                                    appealType.currentSection -
-                                                        1
-                                                ),
-                                            "govuk-breadcrumbs__link-item"
-                                        )
-                                    ))}
+                                    (appealType.currentSection === 9999
+                                        ? renderLinkCrumb(
+                                              "/",
+                                              t(
+                                                  "common:service-name-breadcrumb"
+                                              )
+                                          )
+                                        : renderBackCrumb(
+                                              () =>
+                                                  setCurrentSection(
+                                                      appealType.currentSection -
+                                                          1
+                                                  ),
+                                              "govuk-breadcrumbs__link-item"
+                                          ))}
                             </>
                         )}
                         {isPath("/myportal/[appealtypes]") && (
                             <>
                                 {appealType.currentSection > 1 &&
-                                    (appealType.currentSection === 9999 ? (
-                                        <li className="govuk-breadcrumbs__list-item">
-                                            <Link
-                                                href={"/"}
-                                                className="govuk-breadcrumbs__link"
-                                            >
-                                                {t(
-                                                    "common:service-name-breadcrumb"
-                                                )}
-                                            </Link>
-                                        </li>
-                                    ) : (
-                                        renderAnchorCrumb(
-                                            "#",
-                                            t("common:back-link"),
-                                            () =>
-                                                setCurrentSection(
-                                                    appealType.currentSection -
-                                                        1
-                                                ),
-                                            "govuk-breadcrumbs__list-item backChevron"
-                                        )
-                                    ))}
+                                    (appealType.currentSection === 9999
+                                        ? renderLinkCrumb(
+                                              "/",
+                                              t(
+                                                  "common:service-name-breadcrumb"
+                                              )
+                                          )
+                                        : renderBackCrumb(() =>
+                                              setCurrentSection(
+                                                  appealType.currentSection - 1
+                                              )
+                                          ))}
                             </>
                         )}
                         {isPath("/newappeal/selectappeal") && (
@@ -509,29 +495,23 @@ const Breadcrumbs = (props) => {
                         )}
                         {isPath("/case") && (
                             <>
-                                <li className="govuk-breadcrumbs__list-item">
-                                    <Link
-                                        href={
-                                            isWelsh
-                                                ? router.locale +
-                                                  "/searchresults?q=" +
-                                                  router.query.q +
-                                                  "&page=" +
-                                                  router.query.page
-                                                : "/searchresults?q=" +
-                                                  router.query.q +
-                                                  "&page=" +
-                                                  router.query.page
-                                        }
-                                        onClick={() => {
-                                            // spinnerState();
-                                            router.back();
-                                        }}
-                                        className="govuk-breadcrumbs__link"
-                                    >
-                                        {t("common:breadcrumb-search-results")}
-                                    </Link>
-                                </li>
+                                {renderLinkCrumb(
+                                    isWelsh
+                                        ? router.locale +
+                                              "/searchresults?q=" +
+                                              router.query.q +
+                                              "&page=" +
+                                              router.query.page
+                                        : "/searchresults?q=" +
+                                              router.query.q +
+                                              "&page=" +
+                                              router.query.page,
+                                    t("common:breadcrumb-search-results"),
+                                    () => {
+                                        // spinnerState();
+                                        router.back();
+                                    }
+                                )}
                                 {renderCaseReferenceCrumb(currentReference)}
                             </>
                         )}
@@ -540,42 +520,27 @@ const Breadcrumbs = (props) => {
                                 {currentView.representationSubmit === true &&
                                     currentView.representationSubmitConfirmation !==
                                         true &&
-                                    renderAnchorCrumb(
-                                        "#",
-                                        t("common:back-link"),
-                                        () => {
-                                            setRepresentationSubmit(qcount);
-                                        },
-                                        "govuk-breadcrumbs__link-item backChevron"
-                                    )}
+                                    renderBackCrumb(() => {
+                                        setRepresentationSubmit(qcount);
+                                    })}
                                 {currentView.representationSubmit !== true &&
                                     hasRepDetails &&
                                     repDetails?.representationType !==
                                         "Questionnaire" &&
-                                    renderAnchorCrumb(
-                                        "#",
-                                        t("common:back-link"),
-                                        () => {
-                                            setRepresentationSubmit(false);
-                                        },
-                                        "govuk-breadcrumbs__link-item backChevron"
-                                    )}
+                                    renderBackCrumb(() => {
+                                        setRepresentationSubmit(false);
+                                    })}
                                 {currentView.representationSubmit !== true &&
                                     hasRepDetails &&
                                     repDetails?.representationType ===
                                         "Questionnaire" &&
                                     showQuestionnaireSection > 1 &&
-                                    renderAnchorCrumb(
-                                        "#",
-                                        t("common:back-link"),
-                                        () => {
-                                            setShowQuestionnaireSection(
-                                                showQuestionnaireSection - 1
-                                            );
-                                            setRepresentationSubmit(false);
-                                        },
-                                        "govuk-breadcrumbs__link-item backChevron"
-                                    )}
+                                    renderBackCrumb(() => {
+                                        setShowQuestionnaireSection(
+                                            showQuestionnaireSection - 1
+                                        );
+                                        setRepresentationSubmit(false);
+                                    })}
                             </>
                         )}
                         {isPath("/account/personaldetails") && (
diff --git a/memory-bank/change-log.md b/memory-bank/change-log.md
index 00b1ed2b..393cffac 100644
--- a/memory-bank/change-log.md
+++ b/memory-bank/change-log.md
@@ -247,6 +247,34 @@ Follow-ups:
 
 - Next slice recommendation: consolidate remaining one-off inline breadcrumb `<li><Link ...>` blocks still present in edge branches (e.g., `/newappeal/[appealtypes]`, `/myportal/[appealtypes]`, `/case`) and consider introducing an optional `renderBackCrumb(...)` semantic wrapper for readability.
 
+### CL-22541-I: breadcrumbs edge branch consolidation + semantic back-crumb wrapper
+
+date: 2026-04-09  
+author: Cline  
+scope: `components/breadcrumbs.js`  
+type: change  
+rationale: Continue the same bounded breadcrumbs refactor cadence by consolidating remaining edge inline Link/back crumbs and introducing a semantic back-crumb wrapper for readability.
+impact: Refactor-only JSX deduplication/readability improvement; no intended route/auth/session/API/EN-CY/a11y behavior change.
+status: completed
+
+Summary:
+
+- Added semantic helper `renderBackCrumb(onClick, listItemClass?)` that delegates to `renderAnchorCrumb(...)` with existing back-link text.
+- Replaced remaining one-off inline edge crumbs in:
+    - `/newappeal/[appealtypes]` and `/myportal/[appealtypes]` (`currentSection === 9999` service-name link and back-link branch)
+    - `/case` search-results link crumb (including existing `router.back()` callback)
+    - `/myportal/representation` back-link branches now use `renderBackCrumb(...)`.
+- Preserved existing href targets, callback behavior, and class semantics (including special `govuk-breadcrumbs__link-item` usage).
+
+Validation:
+
+- `npx eslint components/breadcrumbs.js` -> pass.
+- `node tests/phase22/index.test.cjs` -> pass (combined suite).
+
+Follow-ups:
+
+- Next slice recommendation: consider extracting a small, route-keyed breadcrumb branch map/helper grouping in `components/breadcrumbs.js` (purely structural) to reduce the long inline conditional chain while keeping one-slice behavior parity.
+
 ### CL-00X: 22500 `components/elements/index.js` Phase 1 helper extraction
 
 date: 2026-04-07