diff --git a/projects/workforce-allocations-to-delius/src/main/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/integrations/delius/event/requirement/Requirement.kt b/projects/workforce-allocations-to-delius/src/main/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/integrations/delius/event/requirement/Requirement.kt
index 6157539e3c..8b597bc9cb 100644
--- a/projects/workforce-allocations-to-delius/src/main/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/integrations/delius/event/requirement/Requirement.kt
+++ b/projects/workforce-allocations-to-delius/src/main/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/integrations/delius/event/requirement/Requirement.kt
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
 package uk.gov.justice.digital.hmpps.integrations.delius.event.requirement
 
-import jakarta.persistence.Column
-import jakarta.persistence.Entity
-import jakarta.persistence.FetchType
-import jakarta.persistence.Id
-import jakarta.persistence.JoinColumn
-import jakarta.persistence.ManyToOne
-import jakarta.persistence.Table
+import jakarta.persistence.*
 import org.hibernate.annotations.Immutable
+import org.hibernate.annotations.SQLRestriction
 import uk.gov.justice.digital.hmpps.integrations.delius.allocations.entity.ReferenceData
 import uk.gov.justice.digital.hmpps.integrations.delius.event.sentence.Disposal
 import uk.gov.justice.digital.hmpps.integrations.delius.person.Person
@@ -15,6 +10,7 @@ import uk.gov.justice.digital.hmpps.integrations.delius.person.Person
 @Immutable
 @Entity
 @Table(name = "rqmnt")
+@SQLRestriction("soft_deleted = 0")
 class Requirement(
     @Id
     @Column(name = "rqmnt_id", nullable = false)
diff --git a/projects/workforce-allocations-to-delius/src/main/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/service/AllocateRequirementService.kt b/projects/workforce-allocations-to-delius/src/main/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/service/AllocateRequirementService.kt
index bad576dfea..df7a2af6f6 100644
--- a/projects/workforce-allocations-to-delius/src/main/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/service/AllocateRequirementService.kt
+++ b/projects/workforce-allocations-to-delius/src/main/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/service/AllocateRequirementService.kt
@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ class AllocateRequirementService(
     fun createRequirementAllocation(crn: String, allocationDetail: RequirementAllocation) =
         audit(BusinessInteractionCode.CREATE_COMPONENT_TRANSFER) { audit ->
             val requirement = requirementRepository.findByIdOrNull(allocationDetail.requirementId)
-                ?: throw NotFoundException("Requirement", "id", allocationDetail.requirementId)
+                ?: throw IgnorableMessageException(
+                    "Requirement no longer exists",
+                    mapOf("id" to allocationDetail.requirementId.toString())
+                )
 
             audit["offenderId"] = requirement.person.id
             audit["eventId"] = requirement.disposal.event.id
diff --git a/projects/workforce-allocations-to-delius/src/test/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/service/AllocateRequirementServiceTest.kt b/projects/workforce-allocations-to-delius/src/test/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/service/AllocateRequirementServiceTest.kt
index 8813316cdb..893e580a84 100644
--- a/projects/workforce-allocations-to-delius/src/test/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/service/AllocateRequirementServiceTest.kt
+++ b/projects/workforce-allocations-to-delius/src/test/kotlin/uk/gov/justice/digital/hmpps/service/AllocateRequirementServiceTest.kt
@@ -11,25 +11,10 @@ import org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers
 import org.mockito.InjectMocks
 import org.mockito.Mock
 import org.mockito.junit.jupiter.MockitoExtension
-import org.mockito.kotlin.any
-import org.mockito.kotlin.never
-import org.mockito.kotlin.times
-import org.mockito.kotlin.verify
-import org.mockito.kotlin.whenever
+import org.mockito.kotlin.*
 import uk.gov.justice.digital.hmpps.audit.service.AuditedInteractionService
 import uk.gov.justice.digital.hmpps.audit.service.OptimisationTables
-import uk.gov.justice.digital.hmpps.data.generator.ContactTypeGenerator
-import uk.gov.justice.digital.hmpps.data.generator.DisposalGenerator
-import uk.gov.justice.digital.hmpps.data.generator.EventGenerator
-import uk.gov.justice.digital.hmpps.data.generator.OrderManagerGenerator
-import uk.gov.justice.digital.hmpps.data.generator.PersonGenerator
-import uk.gov.justice.digital.hmpps.data.generator.ProviderGenerator
-import uk.gov.justice.digital.hmpps.data.generator.ReferenceDataGenerator
-import uk.gov.justice.digital.hmpps.data.generator.RequirementGenerator
-import uk.gov.justice.digital.hmpps.data.generator.RequirementManagerGenerator
-import uk.gov.justice.digital.hmpps.data.generator.StaffGenerator
-import uk.gov.justice.digital.hmpps.data.generator.TeamGenerator
-import uk.gov.justice.digital.hmpps.data.generator.TransferReasonGenerator
+import uk.gov.justice.digital.hmpps.data.generator.*
 import uk.gov.justice.digital.hmpps.exception.ConflictException
 import uk.gov.justice.digital.hmpps.exception.IgnorableMessageException
 import uk.gov.justice.digital.hmpps.exception.NotActiveException
@@ -45,7 +30,7 @@ import uk.gov.justice.digital.hmpps.integrations.delius.event.requirement.Requir
 import uk.gov.justice.digital.hmpps.integrations.delius.provider.TeamStaffContainer
 import uk.gov.justice.digital.hmpps.integrations.workforceallocations.AllocationDetail.RequirementAllocation
 import uk.gov.justice.digital.hmpps.resourceloader.ResourceLoader
-import java.util.Optional
+import java.util.*
 
 @ExtendWith(MockitoExtension::class)
 internal class AllocateRequirementServiceTest {
@@ -101,12 +86,14 @@ internal class AllocateRequirementServiceTest {
     fun `when requirement not found exception thrown`() {
         whenever(requirementRepository.findById(allocationDetail.requirementId)).thenReturn(Optional.empty())
 
-        assertThrows<NotFoundException> {
+        val exception = assertThrows<IgnorableMessageException> {
             allocateRequirementService.createRequirementAllocation(
                 PersonGenerator.DEFAULT.crn,
                 allocationDetail
             )
         }
+
+        assert(exception.message.contains("Requirement no longer exists"))
     }
 
     @Test