diff --git a/app/controllers/locations_controller.rb b/app/controllers/locations_controller.rb
index e424604ee..d01f5fb20 100644
--- a/app/controllers/locations_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/locations_controller.rb
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class LocationsController < ApplicationController
     deactivation_date_value = deactivation_date
 
     if @location.errors.present?
+      @location.deactivation_date_type = params[:location][:deactivation_date_type].to_i
       render "toggle_active", locals: { action: "deactivate" }, status: :unprocessable_entity
     elsif deactivation_date_value.blank?
       render "toggle_active", locals: { action: "deactivate" }
@@ -163,8 +164,12 @@ private
 
   def deactivation_date
     return if params[:location].blank?
-    return @location.errors.add(:deactivation_date, message: I18n.t("validations.location.deactivation_date.not_selected")) if params[:location][:deactivation_date].blank?
-    return params[:location][:deactivation_date] unless params[:location][:deactivation_date] == "other"
+
+    return @location.errors.add(:deactivation_date_type, message: I18n.t("validations.location.deactivation_date.not_selected")) if params[:location][:deactivation_date].blank? && params[:location][:deactivation_date_type].blank?
+    collection_start_date = FormHandler.instance.current_collection_start_date
+
+    return collection_start_date if params[:location][:deactivation_date_type].to_i == 1
+    return params[:location][:deactivation_date] if params[:location][:deactivation_date_type].blank?
 
     day = params[:location]["deactivation_date(3i)"]
     month = params[:location]["deactivation_date(2i)"]
diff --git a/app/models/location.rb b/app/models/location.rb
index 2bb707761..e41c4b175 100644
--- a/app/models/location.rb
+++ b/app/models/location.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ class Location < ApplicationRecord
   scope :started, -> { where("startdate <= ?", Time.zone.today).or(where(startdate: nil)) }
   scope :active, -> { where(confirmed: true).and(started) }
 
+  attribute :deactivation_date_type
+
   LOCAL_AUTHORITIES = {
     "E07000223": "Adur",
     "E07000026": "Allerdale",
diff --git a/app/views/locations/toggle_active.html.erb b/app/views/locations/toggle_active.html.erb
index c52049707..c1e5ce84e 100644
--- a/app/views/locations/toggle_active.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/locations/toggle_active.html.erb
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@
                                             caption: { text: "Deactivate #{@location.postcode}" },
                                             hint: { text: I18n.t("hints.location.deactivation", date: collection_start_date.to_formatted_s(:govuk_date)) } do %>
             <%= govuk_warning_text text: I18n.t("warnings.location.deactivation.existing_logs") %>
-            <%= f.govuk_radio_button :deactivation_date,
-                                        collection_start_date,
+            <%= f.govuk_radio_button :deactivation_date_type,
+                                        1,
                                         label: { text: "From the start of the current collection period (#{collection_start_date.to_formatted_s(:govuk_date)})" } %>
 
-            <%= f.govuk_radio_button :deactivation_date,
-                                        "other",
+            <%= f.govuk_radio_button :deactivation_date_type,
+                                        2,
                                         label: { text: "For tenancies starting after a certain date" },
                                         **basic_conditional_html_attributes({ "deactivation_date" => %w[other] }, "location") do %>
                                           <%= f.govuk_date_field :deactivation_date,
diff --git a/spec/requests/locations_controller_spec.rb b/spec/requests/locations_controller_spec.rb
index a55084e39..3cf0dd895 100644
--- a/spec/requests/locations_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/locations_controller_spec.rb
@@ -1249,7 +1249,7 @@ RSpec.describe LocationsController, type: :request do
       end
 
       context "with default date" do
-        let(:params) { { location: { deactivation_date: } } }
+        let(:params) { { location: { deactivation_date_type: 1 } } }
 
         it "renders the confirmation page" do
           expect(response).to have_http_status(:ok)
@@ -1288,8 +1288,8 @@ RSpec.describe LocationsController, type: :request do
       end
 
       context "when invalid date is entered" do
-        let(:params) { { location: { "deactivation_date": "other", "deactivation_date(3i)": "10", "deactivation_date(2i)": "44", "deactivation_date(1i)": "2022" } } }
-
+        let(:params) { { location: { deactivation_date_type: 2, "deactivation_date(3i)": "10", "deactivation_date(2i)": "44", "deactivation_date(1i)": "2022" } } }
+        
         it "displays the new page with an error message" do
           expect(response).to have_http_status(:unprocessable_entity)
           expect(page).to have_content(I18n.t("validations.location.deactivation_date.invalid"))
@@ -1297,8 +1297,8 @@ RSpec.describe LocationsController, type: :request do
       end
 
       context "when the date is entered is before the beginning of current collection window" do
-        let(:params) { { location: { "deactivation_date": "other", "deactivation_date(3i)": "10", "deactivation_date(2i)": "4", "deactivation_date(1i)": "2020" } } }
-
+        let(:params) { { location: { deactivation_date_type: 2, "deactivation_date(3i)": "10", "deactivation_date(2i)": "4", "deactivation_date(1i)": "2020" } } }
+        
         it "displays the new page with an error message" do
           expect(response).to have_http_status(:unprocessable_entity)
           expect(page).to have_content(I18n.t("validations.location.deactivation_date.out_of_range", date: "5 April 2022"))
@@ -1306,8 +1306,8 @@ RSpec.describe LocationsController, type: :request do
       end
 
       context "when the day is not entered" do
-        let(:params) { { location: { "deactivation_date": "other", "deactivation_date(3i)": "", "deactivation_date(2i)": "2", "deactivation_date(1i)": "2022" } } }
-
+        let(:params) { { location: { deactivation_date_type: 2, "deactivation_date(3i)": "", "deactivation_date(2i)": "2", "deactivation_date(1i)": "2022" } } }
+        
         it "displays page with an error message" do
           expect(response).to have_http_status(:unprocessable_entity)
           expect(page).to have_content(I18n.t("validations.location.deactivation_date.not_entered", period: "day"))
@@ -1315,8 +1315,8 @@ RSpec.describe LocationsController, type: :request do
       end
 
       context "when the month is not entered" do
-        let(:params) { { location: { "deactivation_date": "other", "deactivation_date(3i)": "2", "deactivation_date(2i)": "", "deactivation_date(1i)": "2022" } } }
-
+        let(:params) { { location: { deactivation_date_type: 2, "deactivation_date(3i)": "2", "deactivation_date(2i)": "", "deactivation_date(1i)": "2022" } } }
+        
         it "displays page with an error message" do
           expect(response).to have_http_status(:unprocessable_entity)
           expect(page).to have_content(I18n.t("validations.location.deactivation_date.not_entered", period: "month"))
@@ -1324,8 +1324,8 @@ RSpec.describe LocationsController, type: :request do
       end
 
       context "when the year is not entered" do
-        let(:params) { { location: { "deactivation_date": "other", "deactivation_date(3i)": "2", "deactivation_date(2i)": "2", "deactivation_date(1i)": "" } } }
-
+        let(:params) { { location: { deactivation_date_type: 2, "deactivation_date(3i)": "2", "deactivation_date(2i)": "2", "deactivation_date(1i)": "" } } }
+        
         it "displays page with an error message" do
           expect(response).to have_http_status(:unprocessable_entity)
           expect(page).to have_content(I18n.t("validations.location.deactivation_date.not_entered", period: "year"))