src/app/features/deposit/components/routables/deposit-detail/deposit-detail.routable.ts

@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ export class DepositDetailRoutable extends SharedAbstractRoutable implements OnI
   }
 
   isDeleteAvailable(deposit: Deposit): boolean {
-    return isTrue(this.isCreatorOrContributor) && DepositHelper.isDeleteAvailable(this.isValidationMode, deposit?.status);
+    return (isTrue(this.isCreatorOrContributor) && DepositHelper.isDeleteAvailable(this.isValidationMode, this._securityService.isRootOrAdmin(), deposit?.status));
   }
 
   isEditAvailable(deposit: Deposit): boolean {
@@ -908,7 +908,8 @@ export class DepositDetailRoutable extends SharedAbstractRoutable implements OnI
     if (isNullOrUndefined(deposit) || deposit.status === Enums.Deposit.StatusEnum.COMPLETED) {
       return;
     }
-    this._store.dispatch(new DepositAction.ValidateMetadata(deposit.resId, this.isValidationMode && deposit.status === Enums.Deposit.StatusEnum.IN_VALIDATION));
+    this._store.dispatch(new DepositAction.ValidateMetadata(deposit.resId, this.isValidationMode
+      && [Enums.Deposit.StatusEnum.IN_VALIDATION, Enums.Deposit.StatusEnum.UPDATES_VALIDATION].includes(deposit.status)));
   }
 
   private _isStructureFromScienceOrChild(structure: Structure): boolean {

src/app/features/deposit/components/routables/deposit-list/deposit-list.routable.ts

@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ export class DepositListRoutable extends AbstractListRoutable<Deposit, DepositSt
   }
 
   conditionDisplayDeleteButton(deposit: Deposit | undefined): boolean {
-    return DepositHelper.isDeleteAvailable(this.isValidationMode, deposit?.status);
+    return DepositHelper.isDeleteAvailable(this.isValidationMode, this._securityService.isRootOrAdmin(), deposit?.status);
   }
 
   override goToEdit(deposit: Deposit): void {

src/app/features/deposit/helpers/deposit.helper.ts

@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ export class DepositHelper {
       subType === Enums.Deposit.DepositFriendlyNameSubTypeEnum.CONTRIBUTION_TO_A_DICTIONARY_ENCYCLOPAEDIA;
   }
 
-  static isDeleteAvailable(isValidationMode: boolean, depositStatus: Enums.Deposit.StatusEnum): boolean {
-    if (isValidationMode) {
+  static isDeleteAvailable(isValidationMode: boolean, isRootOrAdmin: boolean, depositStatus: Enums.Deposit.StatusEnum): boolean {
+    if (isValidationMode && !isRootOrAdmin) {
       return false;
     }
     return depositStatus === Enums.Deposit.StatusEnum.IN_PROGRESS || depositStatus === Enums.Deposit.StatusEnum.FEEDBACK_REQUIRED || depositStatus === Enums.Deposit.StatusEnum.IN_ERROR;