Missing elements in branch protection rules

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See 15 under https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/managing-protected-branches/managing-a-branch-protection-rule

- Select Restrict who can push to matching branches.
  - Optionally, to also restrict the creation of matching branches, select Restrict pushes that create matching branches.

Is there a reason this config isn't supported in branch protection rules? Is it just that nobody has worked on it or is there a philosophy being applied?

I have a small team, and would like only allow maintainers to merge code. Is there some other mechanism for that? I would prefer not to use codeowners for this due to the notifications being incredibly noisy.

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