diff --git a/lib/tasks/recalculate_status_when_la_missing.rake b/lib/tasks/recalculate_status_when_la_missing.rake
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+desc "Recalculates status for 2023 completed logs with missing LA"
+task recalculate_status_missing_la: :environment do
+  # See reinfer_local_authority - this covers cases where postcode_full was not set that should have been returned to in progress
+  LettingsLog.filter_by_year(2023).where(needstype: 1, la: nil, status: "completed").find_each do |log|
+    log.status = log.calculate_status
+
+    unless log.save
+      Rails.logger.info "Could not save changes to lettings log #{log.id}"
+    end
+  end
+
+  SalesLog.filter_by_year(2023).where(la: nil, status: "completed").find_each do |log|
+    log.status = log.calculate_status
+
+    unless log.save
+      Rails.logger.info "Could not save changes to sales log #{log.id}"
+    end
+  end
+end