diff --git a/app/services/imports/case_logs_import_service.rb b/app/services/imports/case_logs_import_service.rb
index 8eb272d62..7a9799078 100644
--- a/app/services/imports/case_logs_import_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/imports/case_logs_import_service.rb
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ module Imports
       attributes["la_known"] = 1 # Defaulting to Yes (Required)
       attributes["is_la_inferred"] = false # Always keep the given LA
       attributes["first_time_property_let_as_social_housing"] = first_time_let(attributes["rsnvac"])
-      attributes["declaration"] = 1
+      attributes["declaration"] = declaration(xml_doc)
 
       unless attributes["brent"].nil? &&
           attributes["scharge"].nil? &&
@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@ module Imports
 
     # Safe: A string that represents only a decimal (or empty/nil)
     def safe_string_as_decimal(xml_doc, attribute)
-      str = field_value(xml_doc, "xmlns", attribute)
-      if str.blank?
+      str = string_or_nil(xml_doc, attribute)
+      if str.nil?
         nil
       else
         BigDecimal(str, exception: false)
@@ -215,8 +215,8 @@ module Imports
 
     # Unsafe: A string that has more than just the integer value
     def unsafe_string_as_integer(xml_doc, attribute)
-      str = field_value(xml_doc, "xmlns", attribute)
-      if str.blank?
+      str = string_or_nil(xml_doc, attribute)
+      if str.nil?
         nil
       else
         str.to_i
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ module Imports
     end
 
     def sex(xml_doc, index)
-      sex = field_value(xml_doc, "xmlns", "P#{index}Sex")
+      sex = string_or_nil(xml_doc, "P#{index}Sex")
       case sex
       when "Male"
         "M"
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ module Imports
     end
 
     def relat(xml_doc, index)
-      relat = field_value(xml_doc, "xmlns", "P#{index}Rel")
+      relat = string_or_nil(xml_doc, "P#{index}Rel")
       case relat
       when "Child"
         "C"
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ module Imports
     def age_known(xml_doc, index, hhmemb)
       return nil if index > hhmemb
 
-      age_refused = field_value(xml_doc, "xmlns", "P#{index}AR")
+      age_refused = string_or_nil(xml_doc, "P#{index}AR")
       if age_refused == "AGE_REFUSED"
         1 # No
       else
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ module Imports
     end
 
     def previous_postcode_known(xml_doc, previous_postcode)
-      previous_postcode_known = field_value(xml_doc, "xmlns", "Q12bnot")
+      previous_postcode_known = string_or_nil(xml_doc, "Q12bnot")
       if previous_postcode_known == "Temporary or Unknown"
         0
       elsif previous_postcode.nil?
@@ -363,9 +363,9 @@ module Imports
     end
 
     def compose_postcode(xml_doc, outcode, incode)
-      outcode_value = field_value(xml_doc, "xmlns", outcode)
-      incode_value = field_value(xml_doc, "xmlns", incode)
-      if outcode_value.blank? || incode_value.blank?
+      outcode_value = string_or_nil(xml_doc, outcode)
+      incode_value = string_or_nil(xml_doc, incode)
+      if outcode_value.nil? || incode_value.nil?
         nil
       else
         "#{outcode_value}#{incode_value}"
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ module Imports
 
     # Letters should be lowercase to match case
     def housing_needs(xml_doc, letter)
-      housing_need = field_value(xml_doc, "xmlns", "Q10-#{letter}")
+      housing_need = string_or_nil(xml_doc, "Q10-#{letter}")
       if housing_need == "Yes"
         1
       else
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ module Imports
     end
 
     def net_income_known(xml_doc, earnings)
-      incref = field_value(xml_doc, "xmlns", "Q8Refused")
+      incref = string_or_nil(xml_doc, "Q8Refused")
       if incref == "Refused"
         # Tenant prefers not to say
         2
@@ -459,5 +459,12 @@ module Imports
         0
       end
     end
+
+    def declaration(xml_doc)
+      declaration = string_or_nil(xml_doc, "Qdp")
+      if declaration == "Yes"
+        1
+      end
+    end
   end
 end