diff --git a/infrastructure/stacks/api-layer/cloudtrail.tf b/infrastructure/stacks/api-layer/cloudtrail.tf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6d71549be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infrastructure/stacks/api-layer/cloudtrail.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+resource "aws_cloudtrail" "data_events_trail" {
+  name                          = "${var.project_name}-${var.environment}-data-events-trail"
+  s3_bucket_name                = module.s3_cloudtrail_bucket.storage_bucket_name
+  kms_key_id                    = aws_kms_key.cloudtrail_kms_key.arn
+  include_global_service_events = true
+  is_multi_region_trail         = false
+  enable_log_file_validation    = true
+
+  cloud_watch_logs_role_arn  = aws_iam_role.cloudtrail_cloudwatch_role.arn
+  cloud_watch_logs_group_arn = "${aws_cloudwatch_log_group.cloudtrail_log_group.arn}:*"
+
+  event_selector {
+    read_write_type           = "ReadOnly"
+    include_management_events = false
+
+    data_resource {
+      type   = "AWS::DynamoDB::Table"
+      values = [module.eligibility_status_table.arn]
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+resource "aws_kms_key" "cloudtrail_kms_key" {
+  description             = "KMS key for CloudTrail log file encryption"
+  deletion_window_in_days = 14
+  enable_key_rotation     = true
+
+  policy = jsonencode({
+    Version = "2012-10-17"
+    Statement = [
+      {
+        Sid    = "EnableRootPermissions"
+        Effect = "Allow"
+        Principal = {
+          AWS = "arn:aws:iam::${data.aws_caller_identity.current.account_id}:root"
+        }
+        Action   = "kms:*"
+        Resource = "*"
+      },
+      {
+        Sid    = "AllowCloudTrailEncryptLogs"
+        Effect = "Allow"
+        Principal = {
+          Service = "cloudtrail.amazonaws.com"
+        }
+        Action = [
+          "kms:GenerateDataKey*",
+          "kms:DescribeKey",
+          "kms:Encrypt"
+        ]
+        Resource = "*"
+      }
+    ]
+  })
+
+  tags = {
+    environment  = var.environment
+    project_name = var.project_name
+    stack_name   = local.stack_name
+    workspace    = terraform.workspace
+  }
+
+}
+
+# KMS key alias
+resource "aws_kms_alias" "cloudtrail_kms_alias" {
+  name          = "alias/${var.project_name}-${var.environment}-cloudtrail-cmk"
+  target_key_id = aws_kms_key.cloudtrail_kms_key.key_id
+}
+
+# KMS key policy to allow CloudTrail and CloudWatch Logs to use the key for encryption and decryption
+resource "aws_kms_key_policy" "cloudtrail_kms_key_policy" {
+  key_id = aws_kms_key.cloudtrail_kms_key.id
+  policy = jsonencode({
+    Version = "2012-10-17"
+    Statement = [
+      {
+        Effect = "Allow"
+        Principal = {
+          AWS = "arn:aws:iam::${data.aws_caller_identity.current.account_id}:root"
+        }
+        Action   = "kms:*"
+        Resource = "*"
+      },
+      {
+        Effect = "Allow"
+        Principal = {
+          Service = "logs.amazonaws.com"
+        }
+        Action = [
+          "kms:Encrypt",
+          "kms:Decrypt",
+          "kms:ReEncrypt*",
+          "kms:GenerateDataKey*",
+          "kms:DescribeKey"
+        ]
+        Resource = "*"
+      }
+    ]
+  })
+}
diff --git a/infrastructure/stacks/api-layer/cloudwatch.tf b/infrastructure/stacks/api-layer/cloudwatch.tf
index 6f9ca738a..2b1b603d1 100644
--- a/infrastructure/stacks/api-layer/cloudwatch.tf
+++ b/infrastructure/stacks/api-layer/cloudwatch.tf
@@ -40,3 +40,10 @@ resource "aws_cloudwatch_log_group" "rotation_sfn_logs" {
   kms_key_id = module.secrets_manager.rotation_sns_key_arn
   retention_in_days = 365
 }
+
+# CloudWatch Log Group for CloudTrail
+resource "aws_cloudwatch_log_group" "cloudtrail_log_group" {
+  name              = "${terraform.workspace == "default" ? "" : "${terraform.workspace}-"}elid-aws-cloudtrail-logs"
+  retention_in_days = 365
+  kms_key_id        = aws_kms_alias.cloudtrail_kms_alias.arn
+}
diff --git a/infrastructure/stacks/api-layer/cloudwatch_alarms.tf b/infrastructure/stacks/api-layer/cloudwatch_alarms.tf
index f85defbae..e4907aa82 100644
--- a/infrastructure/stacks/api-layer/cloudwatch_alarms.tf
+++ b/infrastructure/stacks/api-layer/cloudwatch_alarms.tf
@@ -172,6 +172,15 @@ locals {
       alarm_description   = "Multiple Lambda function changes detected within 10 minutes"
       actions_enabled     = true
     }
+    DynamoDBTableReadOutsideLambdaRole = {
+      threshold           = 1
+      comparison_operator = "GreaterThanOrEqualToThreshold"
+      evaluation_periods  = 1
+      period              = 300
+      statistic           = "Sum"
+      alarm_description   = "DynamoDB table read detected from non-Lambda execution role"
+      actions_enabled     = true
+    }
   }
 
   # API Gateway alarm configuration
diff --git a/infrastructure/stacks/api-layer/cloudwatch_metrics.tf b/infrastructure/stacks/api-layer/cloudwatch_metrics.tf
index d45bddeea..3cbf09b45 100644
--- a/infrastructure/stacks/api-layer/cloudwatch_metrics.tf
+++ b/infrastructure/stacks/api-layer/cloudwatch_metrics.tf
@@ -114,6 +114,12 @@ locals {
       filter         = "{($.eventSource=lambda.amazonaws.com) && (($.eventName=CreateFunction20150331) || ($.eventName=DeleteFunction20150331) || ($.eventName=UpdateFunctionCode20150331) || ($.eventName=UpdateFunctionConfiguration20150331))}"
       log_group_name = "NHSDAudit_trail_log_group"
     },
+    {
+      name           = "DynamoDBTableReadOutsideLambdaRole"
+      namespace      = "security"
+      filter         = "{($.eventSource=dynamodb.amazonaws.com) && (($.eventName=GetItem) || ($.eventName=Query) || ($.eventName=Scan) || ($.eventName=BatchGetItem) || ($.eventName=BatchWriteItem)) && ($.requestParameters.tableName=\"${module.eligibility_status_table.table_name}\") && ($.userIdentity.sessionContext.sessionIssuer.arn != \"${aws_iam_role.eligibility_lambda_role.arn}\")}"
+      log_group_name = aws_cloudwatch_log_group.cloudtrail_log_group.name
+    },
   ]
 }
 
diff --git a/infrastructure/stacks/api-layer/iam_policies.tf b/infrastructure/stacks/api-layer/iam_policies.tf
index 560e9266e..61f803c51 100644
--- a/infrastructure/stacks/api-layer/iam_policies.tf
+++ b/infrastructure/stacks/api-layer/iam_policies.tf
@@ -813,3 +813,108 @@ resource "aws_iam_role_policy" "external_s3_kms_access_policy" {
   role   = aws_iam_role.write_access_role[count.index].id
   policy = data.aws_iam_policy_document.s3_dq_kms_access_policy.json
 }
+
+
+##################################
+# Cloudtrail Bucket & KMS Policies
+##################################
+
+# S3 Cloudtrail bucket policy
+data "aws_iam_policy_document" "s3_cloudtrail_bucket_policy" {
+  statement {
+    sid = "AllowS3SSLRequestsOnly"
+    actions = [
+      "s3:ListBucket",
+      "s3:GetBucketLocation",
+      "s3:GetObject",
+      "s3:PutObject",
+      "s3:GetBucketAcl"
+    ]
+    resources = [
+      module.s3_cloudtrail_bucket.storage_bucket_arn,
+      "${module.s3_cloudtrail_bucket.storage_bucket_arn}/*",
+    ]
+    principals {
+      type = "Service"
+      identifiers = ["cloudtrail.amazonaws.com"]
+    }
+    condition {
+      test     = "Bool"
+      values = ["true"]
+      variable = "aws:SecureTransport"
+    }
+  }
+  statement {
+    sid = "DenyS3NonSSLRequests"
+    actions = [
+      "s3:*"
+    ]
+    effect = "Deny"
+    resources = [
+      module.s3_cloudtrail_bucket.storage_bucket_arn,
+      "${module.s3_cloudtrail_bucket.storage_bucket_arn}/*",
+    ]
+    principals {
+      type = "*"
+      identifiers = ["*"]
+    }
+    condition {
+      test     = "Bool"
+      values = ["false"]
+      variable = "aws:SecureTransport"
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+# Attach s3 Cloudtrail bucket policy to Cloudtrail role
+resource "aws_s3_bucket_policy" "s3_cloudtrail_bucket_policy" {
+  bucket = module.s3_cloudtrail_bucket.storage_bucket_id
+  policy = data.aws_iam_policy_document.s3_cloudtrail_bucket_policy.json
+}
+
+# S3 Cloudtrail bucket KMS access policy
+data "aws_iam_policy_document" "s3_cloudtrail_kms_access_policy" {
+  statement {
+    actions = [
+      "kms:Encrypt",
+      "kms:Decrypt",
+      "kms:ReEncrypt*",
+      "kms:GenerateDataKey*",
+      "kms:DescribeKey"
+    ]
+    resources = [
+      module.s3_cloudtrail_bucket.storage_bucket_kms_key_arn
+    ]
+  }
+}
+
+# Attach S3 Cloudtrail bucket KMS policy to Cloudtrail role
+resource "aws_iam_role_policy" "s3_cloudtrail_kms_access_policy" {
+  name   = "S3CloudTrailKMSAccess"
+  role   = aws_iam_role.cloudtrail_cloudwatch_role.id
+  policy = data.aws_iam_policy_document.s3_cloudtrail_kms_access_policy.json
+}
+
+# CloudWatch Logs permissions policy for CloudTrail
+data "aws_iam_policy_document" "cloudtrail_cloudwatch_policy" {
+  statement {
+    effect = "Allow"
+    actions = [
+      "logs:PutLogEvents",
+      "logs:CreateLogGroup",
+      "logs:CreateLogStream"
+    ]
+    resources = [
+      aws_cloudwatch_log_group.cloudtrail_log_group.arn,
+      "${aws_cloudwatch_log_group.cloudtrail_log_group.arn}:*"
+    ]
+
+  }
+}
+
+# Attach CloudTrail CloudWatch Logs policy to CloudTrail role
+resource "aws_iam_role_policy" "cloudtrail_cloudwatch_policy" {
+    name   = "CloudTrailCloudWatchLogsAccess"
+    role   = aws_iam_role.cloudtrail_cloudwatch_role.id
+    policy = data.aws_iam_policy_document.cloudtrail_cloudwatch_policy.json
+}
diff --git a/infrastructure/stacks/api-layer/iam_roles.tf b/infrastructure/stacks/api-layer/iam_roles.tf
index e4c3dbe23..d66ae516d 100644
--- a/infrastructure/stacks/api-layer/iam_roles.tf
+++ b/infrastructure/stacks/api-layer/iam_roles.tf
@@ -142,3 +142,29 @@ resource "aws_iam_role_policy_attachment" "rotation_vpc_access" {
   role       = aws_iam_role.rotation_lambda_role.name
   policy_arn = "arn:aws:iam::aws:policy/service-role/AWSLambdaVPCAccessExecutionRole"
 }
+
+# IAM role for CloudTrail to write to CloudWatch Logs
+resource "aws_iam_role" "cloudtrail_cloudwatch_role" {
+  name = "cloudtrail-cloudwatch-role"
+
+  assume_role_policy = jsonencode({
+    Version = "2012-10-17"
+    Statement = [
+      {
+        Action = "sts:AssumeRole"
+        Effect = "Allow"
+        Principal = {
+          Service = "cloudtrail.amazonaws.com"
+        }
+      }
+    ]
+  })
+  permissions_boundary = aws_iam_policy.assumed_role_permissions_boundary.arn
+
+  tags = {
+    environment  = var.environment
+    project_name = var.project_name
+    stack_name   = local.stack_name
+    workspace    = terraform.workspace
+  }
+}
diff --git a/infrastructure/stacks/api-layer/s3_buckets.tf b/infrastructure/stacks/api-layer/s3_buckets.tf
index c2d924543..8e7b1ab35 100644
--- a/infrastructure/stacks/api-layer/s3_buckets.tf
+++ b/infrastructure/stacks/api-layer/s3_buckets.tf
@@ -57,3 +57,12 @@ module "s3_dq_metrics_bucket" {
   stack_name   = local.stack_name
   workspace    = terraform.workspace
 }
+
+module "s3_cloudtrail_bucket" {
+  source       = "../../modules/s3"
+  bucket_name  = "eli-cloudwatch-logs"
+  environment  = var.environment
+  project_name = var.project_name
+  stack_name   = local.stack_name
+  workspace    = terraform.workspace
+}