diff --git a/app/views/govuk_publishing_components/components/_contents_list.html.erb b/app/views/govuk_publishing_components/components/_contents_list.html.erb
index dbb984da5e..2bb56de704 100644
--- a/app/views/govuk_publishing_components/components/_contents_list.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/govuk_publishing_components/components/_contents_list.html.erb
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
-<%-
+<%
   add_gem_component_stylesheet("contents-list")
 
-  cl_helper = GovukPublishingComponents::Presenters::ContentsListHelper.new(local_assigns)
   underline_links ||= false
   format_numbers ||= false
   alternative_line_style ||= false
   title ||= nil
   brand ||= false
+  local_assigns[:aria] ||= {}
+
+  cl_helper = GovukPublishingComponents::Presenters::ContentsListHelper.new(local_assigns)
   brand_helper = GovukPublishingComponents::AppHelpers::BrandHelper.new(brand)
-  title_fallback = t("components.contents_list.contents", locale: I18n.locale, fallback: false, default: "en")
-  classes = %w[gem-c-contents-list]
+
   link_classes = %w[gem-c-contents-list__link govuk-link gem-print-link]
   link_classes << brand_helper.color_class
   link_classes << "govuk-link--no-underline" unless underline_links
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@
     type: "contents list",
     index_total: cl_helper.get_index_total,
   } unless disable_ga4
-  local_assigns[:aria] ||= {}
+
   component_helper = GovukPublishingComponents::Presenters::ComponentWrapperHelper.new(local_assigns)
   component_helper.add_class("gem-c-contents-list #{brand_helper.brand_class}")
   component_helper.add_class("gem-c-contents-list--alternative-line-style") if alternative_line_style
@@ -29,7 +30,9 @@
   component_helper.add_data_attribute({ module: "ga4-link-tracker" }) unless disable_ga4
   component_helper.add_aria_attribute({ label: t("components.contents_list.contents") }) unless local_assigns[:aria][:label]
   component_helper.add_role("navigation")
--%>
+
+  title_fallback = t("components.contents_list.contents", locale: I18n.locale, fallback: false, default: "en")
+%>
 <% if cl_helper.contents.any? %>
   <%= tag.nav(**component_helper.all_attributes) do %>
     <%= content_tag(
diff --git a/app/views/govuk_publishing_components/components/docs/contents_list.yml b/app/views/govuk_publishing_components/components/docs/contents_list.yml
index 4930f895de..7ffa6aedcb 100644
--- a/app/views/govuk_publishing_components/components/docs/contents_list.yml
+++ b/app/views/govuk_publishing_components/components/docs/contents_list.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 name: Contents list
 description: Provides a list of links with options for dashes or numbering.
 body: |
-  Commonly used to lists a page’s contents with links pointing to headings within the document, but can also be used for a list of links to other pages.
+  Commonly used to list the contents of a page with links pointing to headings within the document, but can also be used for a list of links to other pages.
 
   Pass a list of contents each with an `href` and `text`. The `href` can point at the ID of a heading within the page.
 
-  Supports nesting contents one level deep, currently only used by specialist documents. When nesting the top level list items
-  display in bold.
+  Supports nesting contents one level deep, currently only used by specialist documents. When nesting the top level list items display in bold.
 
   `format_numbers` option will pull out numbers in the link text to render them as though they were the list style type. Applies to numbers at the start of text, with or without a decimal. See the [format complex numbers fixture](/component-guide/contents-list/formats_complex_numbers) for details.
 accessibility_criteria: |