diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/app.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/app.scss
index b7de09d84..1135d69ab 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/app.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/app.scss
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ details summary {
 
 .spreadsheet {
 
-  margin-bottom: -govuk-spacing(6);
+  margin-bottom: -1 * govuk-spacing(6);
 
   .table {
     margin-bottom: 0;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/components/banner.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/components/banner.scss
index e25e20be8..5cbe60a45 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/components/banner.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/components/banner.scss
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
     }
 
     & + p {
-      margin-top: -govuk-spacing(3);
+      margin-top: -1 * govuk-spacing(3);
     }
 
   }
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
   }
 
   & + .banner-dashboard {
-    margin-top: -govuk-spacing(6);
+    margin-top: -1 * govuk-spacing(6);
     border-top: none;
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/components/conditional-radios.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/components/conditional-radios.scss
index 7a6a36783..204841740 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/components/conditional-radios.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/components/conditional-radios.scss
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ $top-spacing: govuk-spacing(5);
 
   &-panel {
     border-left: $border-thickness solid $border-colour;
-    margin: 0 0 (-govuk-spacing(3)) (govuk-spacing(3) + ($border-thickness / 2));
+    margin: 0 0 (-1 * govuk-spacing(3)) (govuk-spacing(3) + ($border-thickness / 2));
     padding: govuk-spacing(3) 0 0 (govuk-spacing(6) - ($border-thickness / 2));
     position: relative;
     top: -$top-spacing;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/components/message.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/components/message.scss
index 60b203f8c..3d63ff455 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/components/message.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/components/message.scss
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     margin: 0;
 
     a {
-      margin-bottom: -govuk-spacing(6);
+      margin-bottom: -1 * govuk-spacing(6);
       padding-bottom: govuk-spacing(6);
 
       &:hover .message-name-separator:before {
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/components/stick-at-top-when-scrolling.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/components/stick-at-top-when-scrolling.scss
index 540c13f85..14afd4352 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/components/stick-at-top-when-scrolling.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/components/stick-at-top-when-scrolling.scss
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ $sticky-padding: govuk-spacing(4);
 .js-stick-at-bottom-when-scrolling {
 
   overflow: hidden;
-  margin-left: -govuk-spacing(3);
+  margin-left: -1 * govuk-spacing(3);
   padding: 10px 0 0 govuk-spacing(3);
   position: relative;
 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/components/table.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/components/table.scss
index ffc84f021..86aff3824 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/components/table.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/components/table.scss
@@ -343,10 +343,10 @@
 
       position: absolute;
 
-      top: -govuk-spacing(3);
+      top: -1 * govuk-spacing(3);
       right: 0;
-      bottom: -govuk-spacing(3) + 4px;
-      left: -govuk-spacing(3);
+      bottom: -1 * govuk-spacing(3) + 4px;
+      left: -1 * govuk-spacing(3);
 
       background: transparent;
     }
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ td.table-empty-message {
   text-align: center;
 
   .table + & {
-    margin-top: -govuk-spacing(6);
+    margin-top: -1 * govuk-spacing(6);
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/components/tick-cross.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/components/tick-cross.scss
index 0258b4f4f..9d9ce2489 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/components/tick-cross.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/components/tick-cross.scss
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@
 
           position: absolute;
 
-          top: -govuk-spacing(3) - 1;
+          top: -1 * govuk-spacing(3) - 1;
           right: 0;
-          bottom: -govuk-spacing(3);
-          left: -govuk-spacing(3);
+          bottom: -1 * govuk-spacing(3);
+          left: -1 * govuk-spacing(3);
 
           background: transparent;
         }
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/components/vendor/previous-next-navigation.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/components/vendor/previous-next-navigation.scss
index ca86045ee..940542a4e 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/components/vendor/previous-next-navigation.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/components/vendor/previous-next-navigation.scss
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ $is-ie: false !default;
   display: block;
   margin-top: govuk-spacing(6);
   margin-bottom: govuk-spacing(6);
-  margin-left: -govuk-spacing(3);
-  margin-right: -govuk-spacing(3);
+  margin-left: -1 * govuk-spacing(3);
+  margin-right: -1 * govuk-spacing(3);
   overflow: hidden;
 
   ul {
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/views/notification.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/views/notification.scss
index 73153cddb..e0586069a 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/views/notification.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/views/notification.scss
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   @include core-16;
   color: $secondary-text-colour;
-  margin-top: -govuk-spacing(3);
+  margin-top: -1 * govuk-spacing(3);
 
   &.error {