diff --git a/app/services/merge/merge_organisations_service.rb b/app/services/merge/merge_organisations_service.rb
index ee0adc9cc..c07e9941b 100644
--- a/app/services/merge/merge_organisations_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/merge/merge_organisations_service.rb
@@ -71,7 +71,10 @@ private
 
       new_scheme = Scheme.create!(scheme.attributes.except("id", "owning_organisation_id", "old_id", "old_visible_id").merge(owning_organisation: @absorbing_organisation, startdate: @merge_date))
       scheme.locations.each do |location|
-        new_scheme.locations << Location.new(location.attributes.except("id", "scheme_id", "old_id", "old_visible_id").merge(startdate: [location&.startdate, @merge_date].compact.max)) unless location.deactivated?
+        next if location.deactivated?
+
+        new_scheme.locations << Location.new(location.attributes.except("id", "scheme_id", "old_id", "old_visible_id").merge(startdate: [location&.startdate, @merge_date].compact.max))
+        LocationDeactivationPeriod.create!(location:, deactivation_date: @merge_date) unless (location.startdate.present? && location.startdate >= @merge_date) || (scheme.startdate.present? && scheme.startdate >= @merge_date)
       end
       @merged_schemes[merging_organisation.name] << { name: new_scheme.service_name, code: new_scheme.id }
       SchemeDeactivationPeriod.create!(scheme:, deactivation_date: @merge_date)
diff --git a/spec/services/merge/merge_organisations_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/merge/merge_organisations_service_spec.rb
index a042856b1..80fbb2df1 100644
--- a/spec/services/merge/merge_organisations_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/merge/merge_organisations_service_spec.rb
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ RSpec.describe Merge::MergeOrganisationsService do
           expect(absorbing_organisation.owned_schemes.first.locations.first.old_visible_id).to eq(nil)
           expect(scheme.scheme_deactivation_periods.count).to eq(1)
           expect(scheme.scheme_deactivation_periods.first.deactivation_date.to_date).to eq(Time.zone.today)
+          expect(scheme.locations.first.location_deactivation_periods.count).to eq(1)
+          expect(scheme.locations.first.location_deactivation_periods.first.deactivation_date.to_date).to eq(Time.zone.today)
         end
 
         it "moves relevant logs and assigns the new scheme" do
@@ -193,6 +195,7 @@ RSpec.describe Merge::MergeOrganisationsService do
           merging_organisation.reload
           expect(absorbing_organisation.owned_schemes.count).to eq(0)
           expect(scheme.scheme_deactivation_periods.count).to eq(0)
+          expect(scheme.locations.first.location_deactivation_periods.count).to eq(0)
           expect(owned_lettings_log.owning_organisation).to eq(merging_organisation)
           expect(owned_lettings_log_no_location.owning_organisation).to eq(merging_organisation)
         end
@@ -382,6 +385,8 @@ RSpec.describe Merge::MergeOrganisationsService do
               expect(absorbing_organisation.owned_schemes.first.locations.find_by(postcode: location_with_future_startdate.postcode).startdate).to eq(Time.zone.today + 2.months)
               expect(scheme.scheme_deactivation_periods.count).to eq(1)
               expect(scheme.scheme_deactivation_periods.first.deactivation_date.to_date).to eq(Time.zone.yesterday)
+              expect(scheme.locations.first.location_deactivation_periods.count).to eq(1)
+              expect(scheme.locations.first.location_deactivation_periods.first.deactivation_date.to_date).to eq(Time.zone.yesterday)
             end
           end
 
@@ -409,6 +414,7 @@ RSpec.describe Merge::MergeOrganisationsService do
             merging_organisation.reload
             expect(absorbing_organisation.owned_schemes.count).to eq(0)
             expect(scheme.scheme_deactivation_periods.count).to eq(0)
+            expect(scheme.locations.first.location_deactivation_periods.count).to eq(0)
             expect(owned_lettings_log.owning_organisation).to eq(merging_organisation)
             expect(owned_lettings_log_no_location.owning_organisation).to eq(merging_organisation)
           end
@@ -766,6 +772,8 @@ RSpec.describe Merge::MergeOrganisationsService do
           expect(new_absorbing_organisation.owned_schemes.first.locations.first.old_visible_id).to be_nil
           expect(scheme.scheme_deactivation_periods.count).to eq(1)
           expect(scheme.scheme_deactivation_periods.first.deactivation_date.to_date).to eq(Time.zone.today)
+          expect(scheme.locations.first.location_deactivation_periods.count).to eq(1)
+          expect(scheme.locations.first.location_deactivation_periods.first.deactivation_date.to_date).to eq(Time.zone.today)
         end
 
         it "moves relevant logs and assigns the new scheme" do
@@ -792,6 +800,7 @@ RSpec.describe Merge::MergeOrganisationsService do
           merging_organisation.reload
           expect(new_absorbing_organisation.owned_schemes.count).to eq(0)
           expect(scheme.scheme_deactivation_periods.count).to eq(0)
+          expect(scheme.locations.first.location_deactivation_periods.count).to eq(0)
           expect(owned_lettings_log.owning_organisation).to eq(merging_organisation)
           expect(owned_lettings_log_no_location.owning_organisation).to eq(merging_organisation)
         end
@@ -932,6 +941,8 @@ RSpec.describe Merge::MergeOrganisationsService do
             expect(new_absorbing_organisation.owned_schemes.first.locations.first.postcode).to eq(location.postcode)
             expect(scheme.scheme_deactivation_periods.count).to eq(1)
             expect(scheme.scheme_deactivation_periods.first.deactivation_date.to_date).to eq(Time.zone.yesterday)
+            expect(scheme.locations.first.location_deactivation_periods.count).to eq(1)
+            expect(scheme.locations.first.location_deactivation_periods.first.deactivation_date.to_date).to eq(Time.zone.yesterday)
           end
 
           it "moves relevant logs and assigns the new scheme" do
@@ -959,6 +970,7 @@ RSpec.describe Merge::MergeOrganisationsService do
             merging_organisation.reload
             expect(new_absorbing_organisation.owned_schemes.count).to eq(0)
             expect(scheme.scheme_deactivation_periods.count).to eq(0)
+            expect(scheme.locations.first.location_deactivation_periods.count).to eq(0)
             expect(owned_lettings_log.owning_organisation).to eq(merging_organisation)
             expect(owned_lettings_log_no_location.owning_organisation).to eq(merging_organisation)
           end