diff --git a/services/nginx/app/classes/limited_backoffice_service.php b/services/nginx/app/classes/limited_backoffice_service.php
index 416d3bac..90072899 100644
--- a/services/nginx/app/classes/limited_backoffice_service.php
+++ b/services/nginx/app/classes/limited_backoffice_service.php
@@ -29,6 +29,21 @@ class limited_backoffice_service
         self::PERMISSION_PUBLIC_EMPLOYEE_DATA,
     ];
 
+    /**
+     * Permissions that are always granted to managed employees when present in a role preset,
+     * regardless of whether the creating manager holds those permissions themselves.
+     *
+     * @var array<int, string>
+     */
+    private const ROLE_UNCONDITIONAL_PERMISSIONS = [
+        'list_departments',
+        'list_department_daily_reports',
+        'list_notifications',
+        'list_own_notifications',
+        'statistics_orders_new',
+        'statistics_bookings_new',
+    ];
+
     /**
      * @var array<string, array{label:string,description:string,permissions:array<int,string>}>
      */
@@ -1638,6 +1653,11 @@ class limited_backoffice_service
                 continue;
             }
 
+            if (in_array($permission, self::ROLE_UNCONDITIONAL_PERMISSIONS, true)) {
+                $permissions[] = $permission;
+                continue;
+            }
+
             if ($manager->hasPermission($permission)) {
                 $permissions[] = $permission;
             }
diff --git a/services/nginx/app/routes/orderItemsRoute.php b/services/nginx/app/routes/orderItemsRoute.php
index 13f1665c..e3a51fc0 100644
--- a/services/nginx/app/routes/orderItemsRoute.php
+++ b/services/nginx/app/routes/orderItemsRoute.php
@@ -81,9 +81,6 @@ class orderItemsRoute
                 if (!$product->exists()) {
                     $response->error('Product not found', 404);
                 }
-                if ($product->requiresOrderItemNote() && trim((string)($notes ?? '')) === '') {
-                    $response->error('Notes is required for this product', 400);
-                }
                 $customerRuleViolation = (new customer_product_rule_service())
                     ->firstViolationForOrderItem((int)$data['order_id'], (int)$data['product_id'], $related_item_id);
                 if ($customerRuleViolation !== null) {
@@ -97,6 +94,9 @@ class orderItemsRoute
                     );
                     $response->error($customerRuleViolation['message'], 400);
                 }
+                if ($product->requiresOrderItemNote() && trim((string)($notes ?? '')) === '') {
+                    $response->error('Notes is required for this product', 400);
+                }
 
                 // Add the order item to the order This is done individually, to make the notes to the individual order items possible
                 $order_items = (new order_items_o());
@@ -181,12 +181,12 @@ class orderItemsRoute
             $user = (new authentication())->get_user();
             // Check if the request was successful
             if ($user) {
-                // Get the query data
-                $data = $_GET;
-                // Check if the required fields are set
-                if (!isset($data['id'])) {
+                // Get the order item id from the query string or request body
+                $itemIdRaw = $this->fromRequest('id');
+                if ($itemIdRaw === null || $itemIdRaw === '') {
                     $response->error('Order Item ID is required', 400);
                 }
+                $data = ['id' => $itemIdRaw];
                 // Look up the order item to check department access
                 $itemId = (int)$data['id'];
                 $stmt = $db->prepare('SELECT oi.order_id FROM order_items oi WHERE oi.id = ? LIMIT 1');
diff --git a/services/nginx/app/routes/ordersRoute.php b/services/nginx/app/routes/ordersRoute.php
index de71173b..7625c5e4 100644
--- a/services/nginx/app/routes/ordersRoute.php
+++ b/services/nginx/app/routes/ordersRoute.php
@@ -1373,11 +1373,7 @@ class ordersRoute
     {
         try {
             $user = (new authentication())->get_user();
-            if ($user !== false && isset($user->customer_number) && (int)$user->customer_number->value() === $customerNumber) {
-                return true;
-            }
-
-            return $this->hasDepartmentAccess((string)$departmentId);
+            return $user !== false && isset($user->customer_number) && (int)$user->customer_number->value() === $customerNumber;
         } catch (\Throwable) {
             return false;
         }
diff --git a/services/nginx/app/tests/Api/LimitedBackofficeApiTest.php b/services/nginx/app/tests/Api/LimitedBackofficeApiTest.php
index be5c1b9b..f1d0253f 100644
--- a/services/nginx/app/tests/Api/LimitedBackofficeApiTest.php
+++ b/services/nginx/app/tests/Api/LimitedBackofficeApiTest.php
@@ -1610,16 +1610,14 @@ it('rejects invalid limited backoffice employee contact details', function (): v
 it('includes list_departments in all active limited backoffice role presets', function (): void {
     foreach (['cashier', 'booking_coordinator', 'operations_lead', 'department_admin'] as $roleKey) {
         $permissions = limited_backoffice_role_preset_permissions($roleKey);
-        expect($permissions)
-            ->toContain('list_departments', "$roleKey must include list_departments");
+        expect($permissions)->toContain('list_departments');
     }
 });
 
 it('includes list_department_daily_reports (dagsopgørelse) in all active limited backoffice role presets', function (): void {
     foreach (['cashier', 'booking_coordinator', 'operations_lead', 'department_admin'] as $roleKey) {
         $permissions = limited_backoffice_role_preset_permissions($roleKey);
-        expect($permissions)
-            ->toContain('list_department_daily_reports', "$roleKey must include list_department_daily_reports");
+        expect($permissions)->toContain('list_department_daily_reports');
     }
 });
 
@@ -1627,8 +1625,8 @@ it('includes list_notifications and list_own_notifications (Notifikationer) in a
     foreach (['cashier', 'booking_coordinator', 'operations_lead', 'department_admin'] as $roleKey) {
         $permissions = limited_backoffice_role_preset_permissions($roleKey);
         expect($permissions)
-            ->toContain('list_notifications', "$roleKey must include list_notifications")
-            ->toContain('list_own_notifications', "$roleKey must include list_own_notifications");
+            ->toContain('list_notifications')
+            ->toContain('list_own_notifications');
     }
 });
 
@@ -1636,8 +1634,8 @@ it('includes statistics_orders_new and statistics_bookings_new (Overblik) in all
     foreach (['cashier', 'booking_coordinator', 'operations_lead', 'department_admin'] as $roleKey) {
         $permissions = limited_backoffice_role_preset_permissions($roleKey);
         expect($permissions)
-            ->toContain('statistics_orders_new', "$roleKey must include statistics_orders_new")
-            ->toContain('statistics_bookings_new', "$roleKey must include statistics_bookings_new");
+            ->toContain('statistics_orders_new')
+            ->toContain('statistics_bookings_new');
     }
 });