diff --git a/dpdp-accelerator/react-apps/consent-portal/frontend/src/types/complaint.ts b/dpdp-accelerator/react-apps/consent-portal/frontend/src/types/complaint.ts
index b6f207f3..92409acd 100644
--- a/dpdp-accelerator/react-apps/consent-portal/frontend/src/types/complaint.ts
+++ b/dpdp-accelerator/react-apps/consent-portal/frontend/src/types/complaint.ts
@@ -48,20 +48,15 @@ export const COMPLAINT_PRIORITIES: ComplaintPriorityAPI[] = ['CRITICAL', 'HIGH',
 // the DAO/service layer (DAOConstants, mysql.sql's CHK_COMPLAINT_STATUS) and this frontend both
 // predate that spec revision and consistently use WAITING_ON_CLIENT instead. Kept as-is rather
 // than renamed across the DB/enum layer for this pass - see the integration notes for this gap.
-export type ComplaintStatus =
-  | 'OPEN'
-  | 'IN_PROGRESS'
-  | 'WAITING_ON_CLIENT'
-  | 'AWAITING_INTERNAL_REVIEW'
-  | 'RESOLVED'
-
-export const COMPLAINT_STATUSES: ComplaintStatus[] = [
+export const COMPLAINT_STATUSES = [
   'OPEN',
   'IN_PROGRESS',
   'WAITING_ON_CLIENT',
   'AWAITING_INTERNAL_REVIEW',
   'RESOLVED',
-]
+] as const
+
+export type ComplaintStatus = (typeof COMPLAINT_STATUSES)[number]
 
 export type ComplaintActorRoleAPI = 'USER' | 'COMPLAINT_OFFICER' | 'SYSTEM'
 export type ComplaintActorRole = 'DataPrincipal' | 'ComplaintOfficer' | 'System'