diff --git a/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2023/row_parser.rb b/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2023/row_parser.rb
index 85d660bd5..7ce80b279 100644
--- a/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2023/row_parser.rb
+++ b/app/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2023/row_parser.rb
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ private
 
   def validate_declaration_acceptance
     unless field_45 == 1
-      errors.add(:field_45, I18n.t("validations.declaration.missing"), category: :setup)
+      errors.add(:field_45, I18n.t("validations.declaration.missing.pre_2024"), category: :setup)
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2023/row_parser_spec.rb b/spec/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2023/row_parser_spec.rb
index 6203b9c59..6b3652b6f 100644
--- a/spec/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2023/row_parser_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2023/row_parser_spec.rb
@@ -692,6 +692,14 @@ RSpec.describe BulkUpload::Lettings::Year2023::RowParser do
             expect(parser).not_to be_valid
           end
         end
+
+        context "when the privacy notice is not accepted" do
+          let(:attributes) { valid_attributes.merge({ field_45: nil }) }
+
+          it "cannot be nulled" do
+            expect(parser.errors[:field_45]).to eq(["You must show the DLUHC privacy notice to the tenant before you can submit this log."])
+          end
+        end
       end
 
       describe "#validate_nulls" do
diff --git a/spec/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2024/row_parser_spec.rb b/spec/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2024/row_parser_spec.rb
index d1c2fc761..7895b8eb5 100644
--- a/spec/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2024/row_parser_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2024/row_parser_spec.rb
@@ -787,6 +787,14 @@ RSpec.describe BulkUpload::Lettings::Year2024::RowParser do
             end
           end
         end
+
+        context "when the privacy notice is not accepted" do
+          let(:attributes) { valid_attributes.merge({ field_15: nil }) }
+
+          it "cannot be nulled" do
+            expect(parser.errors[:field_15]).to eq(["You must answer tenant has seen the privacy notice"])
+          end
+        end
       end
 
       describe "#validate_nulls" do