I am using the templateLock property to lock down the template of an inner block:

edit: () => {
     return (
         <InnerBlocks
             template={ MY_TEMPLATE }
             templateLock="all"
         />
     );
 },

I am not allowing to insert new blocks or delete them.

However I would like to add or delete blocks programmatically, for example using:

wp.data.dispatch("core/block-editor").removeBlock( blockClientId );

This does not work because the template lock prevents all operations. Is it possible to lock the template but still be able to add/delete the child blocks programmatically?

I know it is possible to lock individual blocks with the new lock attribute, but this adds a lock icon to the blocks, also the possibility to uncheck locking. I do not want the user to see any add or delete block UI, or be confused by the lock icon.