diff --git a/app/controllers/locations_controller.rb b/app/controllers/locations_controller.rb
index 7d89a1bfa..b25f951ea 100644
--- a/app/controllers/locations_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/locations_controller.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class LocationsController < ApplicationController
     if params[:location].blank?
       render "toggle_active", locals: { action: "deactivate" }
     else
-      @location.run_deactivation_validations = true
+      @location.run_deactivation_validations!
       @location.deactivation_date = deactivation_date
       @location.deactivation_date_type = params[:location][:deactivation_date_type]
       if @location.valid?
@@ -36,14 +36,17 @@ class LocationsController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def deactivate_confirm
-    render "toggle_active_confirm", locals: { action: "deactivate", deactivation_date: params[:deactivation_date], deactivation_date_type: params[:deactivation_date_type] }
+    @deactivation_date = params[:deactivation_date]
+    @deactivation_date_type = params[:deactivation_date_type]
   end
 
   def deactivate
-    @location.run_deactivation_validations = true
-    @location.deactivation_date = deactivation_date
-    @location.deactivation_date_type = params[:location][:deactivation_date_type]
-    confirm_deactivation
+    @location.run_deactivation_validations!
+
+    if @location.update!(deactivation_date:)
+      flash[:notice] = deactivate_success_notice
+    end
+    redirect_to scheme_location_path(@scheme, @location)
   end
 
   def reactivate
@@ -177,14 +180,7 @@ private
     location_params["location_admin_district"] != "Select an option"
   end
 
-  def confirm_deactivation
-    if @location.update!(deactivation_date: @location.deactivation_date)
-      flash[:notice] = success_text
-    end
-    redirect_to scheme_location_path(@scheme, @location)
-  end
-
-  def success_text
+  def deactivate_success_notice
     case @location.status
     when :deactivated
       "#{@location.name} has been deactivated"
@@ -207,6 +203,6 @@ private
     year = params[:location]["deactivation_date(1i)"]
     return nil if [day, month, year].any?(&:blank?)
 
-    Time.utc(year.to_i, month.to_i, day.to_i) if Date.valid_date?(year.to_i, month.to_i, day.to_i)
+    Time.zone.local(year.to_i, month.to_i, day.to_i) if Date.valid_date?(year.to_i, month.to_i, day.to_i)
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/schemes_controller.rb b/app/controllers/schemes_controller.rb
index 0f06d86a3..6766ffe85 100644
--- a/app/controllers/schemes_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/schemes_controller.rb
@@ -37,14 +37,17 @@ class SchemesController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def deactivate_confirm
-    render "toggle_active_confirm", locals: { action: "deactivate", deactivation_date: params[:deactivation_date], deactivation_date_type: params[:deactivation_date_type] }
+    @deactivation_date = params[:deactivation_date]
+    @deactivation_date_type = params[:deactivation_date_type]
   end
 
   def deactivate
-    @scheme.run_deactivation_validations = true
-    @scheme.deactivation_date = deactivation_date
-    @scheme.deactivation_date_type = params[:scheme][:deactivation_date_type]
-    confirm_deactivation
+    @scheme.run_deactivation_validations!
+
+    if @scheme.update!(deactivation_date:)
+      flash[:notice] = deactivate_success_notice
+    end
+    redirect_to scheme_details_path(@scheme)
   end
 
   def reactivate
@@ -291,14 +294,7 @@ private
     redirect_to @scheme if @scheme.confirmed?
   end
 
-  def confirm_deactivation
-    if @scheme.update!(deactivation_date: @scheme.deactivation_date)
-      flash[:notice] = success_text
-    end
-    redirect_to scheme_details_path(@scheme)
-  end
-
-  def success_text
+  def deactivate_success_notice
     case @scheme.status
     when :deactivated
       "#{@scheme.service_name} has been deactivated"
@@ -321,6 +317,6 @@ private
     year = params[:scheme]["deactivation_date(1i)"]
     return nil if [day, month, year].any?(&:blank?)
 
-    Time.utc(year.to_i, month.to_i, day.to_i) if Date.valid_date?(year.to_i, month.to_i, day.to_i)
+    Time.zone.local(year.to_i, month.to_i, day.to_i) if Date.valid_date?(year.to_i, month.to_i, day.to_i)
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/form_handler.rb b/app/models/form_handler.rb
index c080e6e9b..61b981436 100644
--- a/app/models/form_handler.rb
+++ b/app/models/form_handler.rb
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class FormHandler
   end
 
   def current_collection_start_date
-    Time.utc(current_collection_start_year, 4, 1)
+    Time.zone.local(current_collection_start_year, 4, 1)
   end
 
   def form_name_from_start_year(year, type)
diff --git a/app/models/location.rb b/app/models/location.rb
index 1647f8c8e..85017afad 100644
--- a/app/models/location.rb
+++ b/app/models/location.rb
@@ -384,6 +384,10 @@ class Location < ApplicationRecord
     status == :active
   end
 
+  def run_deactivation_validations!
+    @run_deactivation_validations = true
+  end
+
   def implicit_run_deactivation_validations
     deactivation_date.present? || @run_deactivation_validations
   end
diff --git a/app/models/scheme.rb b/app/models/scheme.rb
index 9efc820a9..fe3f40a4a 100644
--- a/app/models/scheme.rb
+++ b/app/models/scheme.rb
@@ -226,6 +226,10 @@ class Scheme < ApplicationRecord
     status == :active
   end
 
+  def run_deactivation_validations!
+    @run_deactivation_validations = true
+  end
+
   def implicit_run_deactivation_validations
     deactivation_date.present? || @run_deactivation_validations
   end
diff --git a/app/views/locations/toggle_active_confirm.html.erb b/app/views/locations/deactivate_confirm.html.erb
similarity index 68%
rename from app/views/locations/toggle_active_confirm.html.erb
rename to app/views/locations/deactivate_confirm.html.erb
index 908edceb7..e3f1ae175 100644
--- a/app/views/locations/toggle_active_confirm.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/locations/deactivate_confirm.html.erb
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
    </h1>
    <%= govuk_warning_text text: I18n.t("warnings.location.deactivation.review_logs") %>
    <%= f.hidden_field :confirm, value: true %>
-   <%= f.hidden_field :deactivation_date, value: deactivation_date %>
-   <%= f.hidden_field :deactivation_date_type, value: deactivation_date_type %>
+   <%= f.hidden_field :deactivation_date, value: @deactivation_date %>
+   <%= f.hidden_field :deactivation_date_type, value: @deactivation_date_type %>
   <div class="govuk-button-group">
      <%= f.govuk_submit "Deactivate this location" %>
-     <%= govuk_button_link_to "Cancel", scheme_location_path(scheme_id: @scheme, id: @location.id), html: { method: :get }, secondary: true %>
+     <%= govuk_button_link_to "Cancel", scheme_location_path(@scheme, @location), html: { method: :get }, secondary: true %>
    </div>
  <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/locations/toggle_active.html.erb b/app/views/locations/toggle_active.html.erb
index f5f6e1144..6d2f4a9ba 100644
--- a/app/views/locations/toggle_active.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/locations/toggle_active.html.erb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 <% content_for :before_content do %>
   <%= govuk_back_link(
     text: "Back",
-    href: scheme_location_path(scheme_id: @location.scheme.id, id: @location.id),
+    href: scheme_location_path(@location.scheme, @location),
   ) %>
 <% end %>
 
diff --git a/app/views/schemes/toggle_active_confirm.html.erb b/app/views/schemes/deactivate_confirm.html.erb
similarity index 78%
rename from app/views/schemes/toggle_active_confirm.html.erb
rename to app/views/schemes/deactivate_confirm.html.erb
index bb07bf5b2..95d3896be 100644
--- a/app/views/schemes/toggle_active_confirm.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/schemes/deactivate_confirm.html.erb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<% title = "#{action.humanize} #{@scheme.service_name}" %>
+<% title = "Deactivate #{@scheme.service_name}" %>
 <% content_for :title, title %>
 <%= form_with model: @scheme, url: scheme_deactivate_path(@scheme), method: "patch", local: true do |f| %>
   <% content_for :before_content do %>
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
   </h1>
   <%= govuk_warning_text text: I18n.t("warnings.scheme.deactivation.review_logs") %>
   <%= f.hidden_field :confirm, value: true %>
-  <%= f.hidden_field :deactivation_date, value: deactivation_date %>
-  <%= f.hidden_field :deactivation_date_type, value: deactivation_date_type %>
+  <%= f.hidden_field :deactivation_date, value: @deactivation_date %>
+  <%= f.hidden_field :deactivation_date_type, value: @deactivation_date_type %>
   <div class="govuk-button-group">
     <%= f.govuk_submit "#{action.humanize} this scheme" %>
     <%= govuk_button_link_to "Cancel", scheme_details_path(@scheme), html: { method: :get }, secondary: true %>
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 0f2ad0025..cf77313f4 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -360,16 +360,16 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema[7.0].define(version: 2022_11_11_102656) do
     t.integer "hholdcount"
     t.integer "age3"
     t.integer "age3_known"
-    t.string "la"
-    t.integer "la_known"
-    t.integer "income1"
-    t.integer "income1nk"
     t.integer "age4"
     t.integer "age4_known"
     t.integer "age5"
     t.integer "age5_known"
     t.integer "age6"
     t.integer "age6_known"
+    t.string "la"
+    t.integer "la_known"
+    t.integer "income1"
+    t.integer "income1nk"
     t.integer "details_known_2"
     t.integer "details_known_3"
     t.integer "details_known_4"
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema[7.0].define(version: 2022_11_11_102656) do
     t.string "old_visible_id"
     t.integer "total_units"
     t.boolean "confirmed"
+    t.datetime "deactivation_date"
     t.index ["managing_organisation_id"], name: "index_schemes_on_managing_organisation_id"
     t.index ["owning_organisation_id"], name: "index_schemes_on_owning_organisation_id"
   end
diff --git a/spec/models/form_handler_spec.rb b/spec/models/form_handler_spec.rb
index e4056c6c1..e0ef853ae 100644
--- a/spec/models/form_handler_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/form_handler_spec.rb
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ RSpec.describe FormHandler do
       end
 
       it "returns the correct current start date" do
-        expect(form_handler.current_collection_start_date).to eq(Time.utc(2022, 4, 1))
+        expect(form_handler.current_collection_start_date).to eq(Time.zone.local(2022, 4, 1))
       end
     end