diff --git a/.github/workflows/bandit-sec-checks.yaml b/.github/workflows/bandit-sec-checks.yaml
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+name: Security check - Bandit
+
+on:
+  - push
+  - pull_request
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ ubuntu-latest ]
+        python-version: [ '3.10', '3.11' ]
+    name: Python ${{ matrix.python-version }} ${{ matrix.os }}
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+    - name: Security check - Bandit
+      uses: Joel-hanson/bandit-report-artifacts@V1
+      with:
+        python_version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        project_path: .
+        ignore_failure: true
+
+    - name: Security check report artifacts
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
+      # if: failure()
+      with:
+        name: Security report
+        path: output/security_report.txt
diff --git a/.github/workflows/black_formatter.yaml b/.github/workflows/black_formatter.yaml
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+name: black-formatter
+
+on:
+  - push
+  - pull_request
+
+
+jobs:
+  linter_name:
+    name: runner / black
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Check files using the black formatter
+        uses: rickstaa/action-black@v1
+        id: action_black
+        with:
+          black_args: "."
+      - name: Create Pull Request
+        if: steps.action_black.outputs.is_formatted == 'true' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v3
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          title: "Format Python code with psf/black push"
+          commit-message: "Format Python code with psf/black"
+          body: |
+            There appear to be some python formatting errors in ${{ github.sha }}. This pull request
+            uses the [psf/black](https://github.com/psf/black) formatter to fix these issues.
+          base: ${{ github.head_ref }} # Creates pull request onto pull request or commit branch
+          branch: actions/black