diff --git a/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2022/row_parser.rb b/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2022/row_parser.rb
index 7eafd7e06..902b5ad71 100644
--- a/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2022/row_parser.rb
+++ b/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2022/row_parser.rb
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ class BulkUpload::Sales::Year2022::RowParser
 private
 
   def validate_data_protection_answered
-    unless field_112 == 1
+    unless field_112 == 1 || buyer_not_interviewed?
       errors.add(:field_112, I18n.t("validations.not_answered", question: QUESTIONS[:field_112].downcase), category: :setup)
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2023/row_parser.rb b/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2023/row_parser.rb
index f2c3e6d8b..ed42e1b5c 100644
--- a/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2023/row_parser.rb
+++ b/app/services/bulk_upload/sales/year2023/row_parser.rb
@@ -536,11 +536,15 @@ class BulkUpload::Sales::Year2023::RowParser
 private
 
   def validate_data_protection_answered
-    unless field_29 == 1
+    unless field_29 == 1 || buyer_not_interviewed?
       errors.add(:field_29, I18n.t("validations.not_answered", question: QUESTIONS[:field_29].downcase), category: :setup)
     end
   end
 
+  def buyer_not_interviewed?
+    field_28 == 1
+  end
+
   def prevtenbuy2
     case field_72
     when "R"
@@ -753,7 +757,7 @@ private
 
     attributes["purchid"] = purchaser_code
     attributes["saledate"] = saledate
-    attributes["noint"] = 2 if field_28 == 1
+    attributes["noint"] = 2 if buyer_not_interviewed?
 
     attributes["age1_known"] = age1_known?
     attributes["age1"] = field_30 if attributes["age1_known"].zero? && field_30&.match(/\A\d{1,3}\z|\AR\z/)