diff --git a/services/web/frontend/js/shared/utils/formatDate.ts b/services/web/frontend/js/shared/utils/formatDate.ts
index 774b823136..d61dbfadfe 100644
--- a/services/web/frontend/js/shared/utils/formatDate.ts
+++ b/services/web/frontend/js/shared/utils/formatDate.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import moment from 'moment'
 
-export function formatUtcDate(date: moment.MomentInput) {
+export function formatLocalDate(date: moment.MomentInput) {
   if (date) {
-    return moment(date).utc().format('D MMM YYYY, HH:mm:ss') + ' UTC'
+    return moment(date).format('D MMM YYYY, HH:mm:ss Z')
   } else {
     return 'N/A'
   }
diff --git a/services/web/test/frontend/shared/utils/formatDate.test.js b/services/web/test/frontend/shared/utils/formatDate.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a7844b8139
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/web/test/frontend/shared/utils/formatDate.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+import { expect } from 'chai'
+import { formatLocalDate } from '@/shared/utils/formatDate'
+import moment from 'moment'
+
+describe('formatLocalDate', function () {
+  it('should format a date string with local timezone offset', function () {
+    const date = '2022-12-21T10:29:21.881Z'
+    const formatted = formatLocalDate(date)
+
+    // Should match format: D MMM YYYY, HH:mm:ss Z
+    // Tests run with TZ=GMT so timezone offset should be +00:00
+    expect(formatted).to.equal('21 Dec 2022, 10:29:21 +00:00')
+  })
+
+  it('should format a Date object with local timezone offset', function () {
+    const date = new Date('2023-01-03T14:20:13.000Z')
+    const formatted = formatLocalDate(date)
+
+    // Tests run with TZ=GMT so timezone offset should be +00:00
+    expect(formatted).to.equal('3 Jan 2023, 14:20:13 +00:00')
+  })
+
+  it('should format a moment object with local timezone offset', function () {
+    const date = moment('2022-03-22T11:36:09.000Z')
+    const formatted = formatLocalDate(date)
+
+    // Tests run with TZ=GMT so timezone offset should be +00:00
+    expect(formatted).to.equal('22 Mar 2022, 11:36:09 +00:00')
+  })
+
+  it('should return "N/A" for null', function () {
+    const formatted = formatLocalDate(null)
+    expect(formatted).to.equal('N/A')
+  })
+
+  it('should return "N/A" for undefined', function () {
+    const formatted = formatLocalDate(undefined)
+    expect(formatted).to.equal('N/A')
+  })
+
+  it('should return "N/A" for empty string', function () {
+    const formatted = formatLocalDate('')
+    expect(formatted).to.equal('N/A')
+  })
+
+  it('should format consistent output for the same date', function () {
+    const date = '2022-08-05T09:29:17.000Z'
+    const formatted1 = formatLocalDate(date)
+    const formatted2 = formatLocalDate(date)
+
+    expect(formatted1).to.equal(formatted2)
+  })
+
+  it('should include timezone offset in output', function () {
+    const date = '2022-12-21T10:29:21.881Z'
+    const formatted = formatLocalDate(date)
+
+    // Tests run with TZ=GMT so should always be +00:00
+    expect(formatted).to.match(/\+00:00$/)
+  })
+
+  it('should format date with correct month abbreviation', function () {
+    const date = '2022-12-21T10:29:21.881Z'
+    const formatted = formatLocalDate(date)
+
+    // December should be abbreviated as Dec
+    expect(formatted).to.include('Dec')
+  })
+
+  it('should format time with seconds', function () {
+    const date = '2022-12-21T10:29:21.881Z'
+    const formatted = formatLocalDate(date)
+
+    // Should include seconds in HH:mm:ss format
+    expect(formatted).to.match(/\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}/)
+  })
+
+  it('should handle dates from different years', function () {
+    const date1 = '2021-02-18T13:24:54.000Z'
+    const date2 = '2023-04-04T15:31:26.000Z'
+
+    const formatted1 = formatLocalDate(date1)
+    const formatted2 = formatLocalDate(date2)
+
+    expect(formatted1).to.include('2021')
+    expect(formatted2).to.include('2023')
+  })
+})