diff --git a/db/seeds.rb b/db/seeds.rb
index f57bb85d7..442796661 100644
--- a/db/seeds.rb
+++ b/db/seeds.rb
@@ -309,6 +309,12 @@ unless Rails.env.test?
     pp "Seeded 3 dummy schemes"
   end
 
+  if LocalAuthority.count.zero?
+    path = "config/local_authorities_data/initial_local_authorities.csv"
+    service = Imports::LocalAuthoritiesService.new(path:)
+    service.call
+  end
+  
   if (Rails.env.development? || Rails.env.review?) && LocalAuthorityLink.count.zero?
     links_data_path = "config/local_authorities_data/local_authority_links_2023.csv"
     service = Imports::LocalAuthorityLinksService.new(path: links_data_path)