diff --git a/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2024/row_parser.rb b/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2024/row_parser.rb
index 68f638e17..d39715f30 100644
--- a/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2024/row_parser.rb
+++ b/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2024/row_parser.rb
@@ -1364,13 +1364,13 @@ private
       if setup_question?(question)
         fields.each do |field|
           unless errors.any? { |e| fields.include?(e.attribute) }
-            errors.add(field, I18n.t("validations.not_answered", question: question.error_display_label&.downcase), category: :setup)
+            errors.add(field, question.unanswered_error_message, category: :setup)
           end
         end
       else
         fields.each do |field|
           unless errors.any? { |e| fields.include?(e.attribute) }
-            errors.add(field, I18n.t("validations.not_answered", question: question.error_display_label&.downcase))
+            errors.add(field, question.unanswered_error_message)
           end
         end
       end
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 4dfe72872..a53b375fe 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -590,12 +590,12 @@ en:
     declaration:
       missing:
         pre_2024: "You must show the MHCLG privacy notice to the tenant before you can submit this log"
-        post_2024: "You must show or give access to the MHCLG privacy notice to the tenant before you can submit this log"
+        post_2024: "You must show or give the tenant access to the MHCLG privacy notice before you can submit this log"
 
     privacynotice:
       missing:
         pre_2024: "You must show the MHCLG privacy notice to the %{buyer_or_buyers} before you can submit this log"
-        post_2024: "You must show or give access to the MHCLG privacy notice to the %{buyer_or_buyers} before you can submit this log"
+        post_2024: "You must show or give the %{buyer_or_buyers} access to the MHCLG privacy notice before you can submit this log"
 
     scheme:
       toggle_date:
diff --git a/spec/models/form/lettings/questions/declaration_spec.rb b/spec/models/form/lettings/questions/declaration_spec.rb
index 7e4d47249..c64e7f3c8 100644
--- a/spec/models/form/lettings/questions/declaration_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/form/lettings/questions/declaration_spec.rb
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ RSpec.describe Form::Lettings::Questions::Declaration, type: :model do
     end
 
     it "returns correct unanswered_error_message" do
-      expect(question.unanswered_error_message).to eq("You must show or give access to the MHCLG privacy notice to the tenant before you can submit this log")
+      expect(question.unanswered_error_message).to eq("You must show or give the tenant access to the MHCLG privacy notice before you can submit this log")
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/form/sales/questions/privacy_notice_spec.rb b/spec/models/form/sales/questions/privacy_notice_spec.rb
index bbaabb6a5..9fb81057a 100644
--- a/spec/models/form/sales/questions/privacy_notice_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/form/sales/questions/privacy_notice_spec.rb
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ RSpec.describe Form::Sales::Questions::PrivacyNotice, type: :model do
       end
 
       it "returns correct unanswered_error_message" do
-        expect(question.unanswered_error_message).to eq("You must show or give access to the MHCLG privacy notice to the buyer before you can submit this log")
+        expect(question.unanswered_error_message).to eq("You must show or give the buyer access to the MHCLG privacy notice before you can submit this log")
       end
     end
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ RSpec.describe Form::Sales::Questions::PrivacyNotice, type: :model do
       end
 
       it "returns correct unanswered_error_message" do
-        expect(question.unanswered_error_message).to eq("You must show or give access to the MHCLG privacy notice to the buyers before you can submit this log")
+        expect(question.unanswered_error_message).to eq("You must show or give the buyers access to the MHCLG privacy notice before you can submit this log")
       end
     end
   end
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 405bb292d..25529cc19 100644
--- a/spec/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2024/row_parser_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/bulk_upload/lettings/year2024/row_parser_spec.rb
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ RSpec.describe BulkUpload::Lettings::Year2024::RowParser do
 
           it "cannot be nulled" do
             parser.valid?
-            expect(parser.errors[:field_15]).to eq(["You must show or give access to the MHCLG privacy notice to the tenant before you can submit this log"])
+            expect(parser.errors[:field_15]).to eq(["You must show or give the tenant access to the MHCLG privacy notice before you can submit this log"])
           end
         end
 
diff --git a/spec/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2024/row_parser_spec.rb b/spec/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2024/row_parser_spec.rb
index 115995f3e..656ff7a2f 100644
--- a/spec/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2024/row_parser_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2024/row_parser_spec.rb
@@ -1042,12 +1042,21 @@ RSpec.describe BulkUpload::Sales::Year2024::RowParser do
     describe "#field_18" do # data protection
       let(:attributes) { setup_section_params.merge({ field_18: nil }) }
 
+      before do
+        parser.valid?
+      end
+
       context "when not answered" do
         it "returns a setup error" do
-          parser.valid?
           expect(parser.errors.where(:field_18, category: :setup)).to be_present
         end
       end
+
+      context "when the privacy notice is not accepted" do
+        it "cannot be nulled" do
+          expect(parser.errors[:field_18]).to eq(["You must show or give the buyer access to the MHCLG privacy notice before you can submit this log"])
+        end
+      end
     end
 
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