diff --git a/app/policies/scheme_policy.rb b/app/policies/scheme_policy.rb
index 07cfdb97e..36a12ae2c 100644
--- a/app/policies/scheme_policy.rb
+++ b/app/policies/scheme_policy.rb
@@ -70,7 +70,10 @@ class SchemePolicy
   end
 
   def delete?
-    user.support? && (scheme.status == :incomplete || scheme.status == :deactivated)
+    return false unless user.support?
+    return false unless scheme.status == :incomplete || scheme.status == :deactivated
+
+    !has_any_logs_in_editable_collection_period
   end
 
 private
@@ -78,4 +81,11 @@ private
   def scheme_owned_by_user_org_or_stock_owner
     scheme&.owning_organisation == user.organisation || user.organisation.stock_owners.exists?(scheme&.owning_organisation_id)
   end
+
+  def has_any_logs_in_editable_collection_period
+    editable_from_date = FormHandler.instance.earliest_open_for_editing_collection_start_date
+    editable_logs = LettingsLog.where(scheme_id: scheme.id).after_date(editable_from_date)
+
+    LettingsLog.where(scheme_id: scheme.id, startdate: nil).any? || editable_logs.any?
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/policies/scheme_policy_spec.rb b/spec/policies/scheme_policy_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c22be81bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/policies/scheme_policy_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+require "rails_helper"
+
+RSpec.describe SchemePolicy do
+  subject(:policy) { described_class }
+
+  let(:data_provider) { create(:user, :data_provider) }
+  let(:data_coordinator) { create(:user, :data_coordinator) }
+  let(:support) { create(:user, :support) }
+
+  permissions :delete? do
+    let(:scheme) { create(:scheme) }
+
+    before do
+      create(:location, scheme:)
+    end
+
+    context "with active scheme" do
+      it "does not allow deleting a scheme as a provider" do
+        expect(policy).not_to permit(data_provider, scheme)
+      end
+
+      it "does not allow allows deleting a scheme as a coordinator" do
+        expect(policy).not_to permit(data_coordinator, scheme)
+      end
+
+      it "does not allow deleting a scheme as a support user" do
+        expect(policy).not_to permit(support, scheme)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "with incomplete scheme" do
+      let(:scheme) { create(:scheme, :incomplete) }
+
+      it "does not allow deleting a scheme as a provider" do
+        expect(policy).not_to permit(data_provider, scheme)
+      end
+
+      it "does not allow allows deleting a scheme as a coordinator" do
+        expect(policy).not_to permit(data_coordinator, scheme)
+      end
+
+      it "allows deleting a scheme as a support user" do
+        expect(policy).to permit(support, scheme)
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "with deactivated scheme" do
+      before do
+        scheme.scheme_deactivation_periods << create(:scheme_deactivation_period, deactivation_date: Time.zone.local(2024, 4, 10), scheme:)
+        scheme.save!
+        Timecop.freeze(Time.utc(2024, 4, 10))
+        log = create(:lettings_log, :sh, owning_organisation: scheme.owning_organisation, scheme:)
+        log.startdate = Time.zone.local(2022, 10, 10)
+        log.save!(validate: false)
+      end
+
+      after do
+        Timecop.unfreeze
+      end
+
+      context "and associated logs in editable collection period" do
+        before do
+          create(:lettings_log, :sh, owning_organisation: scheme.owning_organisation, scheme:, startdate: Time.zone.local(2024, 4, 9))
+        end
+
+        it "does not allow deleting a scheme as a provider" do
+          expect(policy).not_to permit(data_provider, scheme)
+        end
+
+        it "does not allow allows deleting a scheme as a coordinator" do
+          expect(policy).not_to permit(data_coordinator, scheme)
+        end
+
+        it "does not allow deleting a scheme as a support user" do
+          expect(policy).not_to permit(support, scheme)
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "and no associated logs in editable collection period" do
+        it "does not allow deleting a scheme as a provider" do
+          expect(policy).not_to permit(data_provider, scheme)
+        end
+
+        it "does not allow allows deleting a scheme as a coordinator" do
+          expect(policy).not_to permit(data_coordinator, scheme)
+        end
+
+        it "allows deleting a scheme as a support user" do
+          expect(policy).to permit(support, scheme)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end