diff --git a/app/services/imports/scheme_location_import_service.rb b/app/services/imports/scheme_location_import_service.rb
index 17f96d33d..cdcd9448d 100644
--- a/app/services/imports/scheme_location_import_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/imports/scheme_location_import_service.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ module Imports
     }.freeze
 
     def create_scheme(source_scheme, attributes)
-      Scheme.create!(
+      scheme = Scheme.new(
         scheme_type: attributes["scheme_type"],
         registered_under_care_act: attributes["registered_under_care_act"],
         support_type: attributes["support_type"],
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ module Imports
         secondary_client_group: attributes["secondary_client_group"],
         sensitive: attributes["sensitive"],
         end_date: attributes["end_date"],
-        confirmed: true,
         # These values were set by the scheme import (management groups)
         owning_organisation_id: source_scheme.owning_organisation_id,
         managing_organisation_id: source_scheme.managing_organisation_id,
@@ -45,10 +44,12 @@ module Imports
         old_id: source_scheme.old_id,
         old_visible_id: source_scheme.old_visible_id,
       )
+      confirm_scheme(scheme)
+      scheme.save! && scheme
     end
 
     def update_scheme(scheme, attributes)
-      scheme.update!(
+      scheme.attributes = {
         scheme_type: attributes["scheme_type"],
         registered_under_care_act: attributes["registered_under_care_act"],
         support_type: attributes["support_type"],
@@ -57,9 +58,18 @@ module Imports
         secondary_client_group: attributes["secondary_client_group"],
         sensitive: attributes["sensitive"],
         end_date: attributes["end_date"],
-        confirmed: true,
-      )
-      scheme
+      }
+      confirm_scheme(scheme)
+      scheme.save! && scheme
+    end
+
+    def confirm_scheme(scheme)
+      scheme.confirmed = true
+      scheme.validate_confirmed
+      unless scheme.errors.empty?
+        scheme.confirmed = false
+        scheme.errors.clear
+      end
     end
 
     def scheme_attributes(xml_doc)
diff --git a/lib/tasks/full_import.rake b/lib/tasks/full_import.rake
index 792eaceff..1c082b460 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/full_import.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/full_import.rake
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ namespace :core do
 
     import_list.each do |step|
       if archive_service.folder_present?(step.folder)
+        Rails.logger.info("Start importing folder #{step.folder}")
         step.import_class.new(archive_service).send(step.import_method, step.folder)
       else
         Rails.logger.info("#{step.folder} does not exist, skipping #{step.import_class}")
diff --git a/spec/lib/tasks/full_import_spec.rb b/spec/lib/tasks/full_import_spec.rb
index c7fedc6dd..99f95f555 100644
--- a/spec/lib/tasks/full_import_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/tasks/full_import_spec.rb
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ describe "rake core:full_import", type: :task do
         allow(archive_service).to receive(:folder_present?).and_return(true)
         allow(archive_service).to receive(:folder_present?).with("mgmtgroups").and_return(false)
         allow(archive_service).to receive(:folder_present?).with("schemes").and_return(false)
+        allow(Rails.logger).to receive(:info)
       end
 
       it "only calls import methods for existing folders" do
diff --git a/spec/services/imports/scheme_location_import_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/imports/scheme_location_import_service_spec.rb
index 95a5b2b9e..ebe421f45 100644
--- a/spec/services/imports/scheme_location_import_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/imports/scheme_location_import_service_spec.rb
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ RSpec.describe Imports::SchemeLocationImportService do
       expect(location.scheme.secondary_client_group).to be_nil
       expect(location.scheme.sensitive).to eq("No")
       expect(location.scheme.end_date).to eq("2050-12-31")
+      expect(location.scheme.confirmed).to be_truthy
     end
 
     context "and the end date is before the current date" do
@@ -183,5 +184,19 @@ RSpec.describe Imports::SchemeLocationImportService do
           .not_to change(Location, :count)
       end
     end
+
+    context "and the registered under care act value is missing" do
+      before { location_xml.at_xpath("//scheme:reg-home-type").content = "0" }
+
+      it "sets the registered under care act to nil" do
+        location = location_service.create_scheme_location(location_xml)
+        expect(location.scheme.registered_under_care_act).to be_nil
+      end
+
+      it "sets the confirmed status to false" do
+        location = location_service.create_scheme_location(location_xml)
+        expect(location.scheme.confirmed).to be_falsey
+      end
+    end
   end
 end