diff --git a/src/controllers/lpaDetailsController.js b/src/controllers/lpaDetailsController.js
index 92f11beca..691592209 100644
--- a/src/controllers/lpaDetailsController.js
+++ b/src/controllers/lpaDetailsController.js
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ import { fetchLocalAuthorities } from '../utils/datasetteQueries/fetchLocalAutho
 
 class LpaDetailsController extends PageController {
   async locals (req, res, next) {
-    const localAuthoritiesNames = await fetchLocalAuthorities()
+    if (!req.sessionModel?.get('lpa') || !req.sessionModel?.get('dataset')) {
+      return res.redirect('/')
+    }
 
+    const localAuthoritiesNames = await fetchLocalAuthorities()
     const listItems = localAuthoritiesNames.map(name => ({
       text: name,
       value: name
diff --git a/src/routes/form-wizard/check/steps.js b/src/routes/form-wizard/check/steps.js
index 1d5852089..bab185a16 100644
--- a/src/routes/form-wizard/check/steps.js
+++ b/src/routes/form-wizard/check/steps.js
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ export default {
     entryPoint: true,
     resetJourney: true,
     next: 'dataset',
-    template: 'check/start.html',
     noPost: true
   },
   '/dataset': {
diff --git a/src/routes/form-wizard/endpoint-submission-form/steps.js b/src/routes/form-wizard/endpoint-submission-form/steps.js
index e9bbc1158..a4f8b7202 100644
--- a/src/routes/form-wizard/endpoint-submission-form/steps.js
+++ b/src/routes/form-wizard/endpoint-submission-form/steps.js
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ export default {
     fields: ['name', 'email'],
     next: 'dataset-details',
     controller: LpaDetailsController,
-    backLink: '/start',
     checkJourney: false
   },
   '/dataset-details': {
diff --git a/src/views/check/start.html b/src/views/check/start.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 064c26fa1..000000000
--- a/src/views/check/start.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-{% from "govuk/components/button/macro.njk" import govukButton %}
-{% from "govuk/components/details/macro.njk" import govukDetails %}
-{% from "x-govuk/components/related-navigation/macro.njk" import xGovukRelatedNavigation %}
-
-{% extends "layouts/main.html" %}
-
-{% set serviceType = 'Check' %}
-{% set pageName = 'Start' %}
-
-{% block content %}
-
-
-{% set content %}
-
-  Use this service to check your:
-
-  - Article 4 direction data
-  - conservation area data
-  - listed building data
-  - tree preservation order data
-
-  ## Before you start
-
-  Your data must follow the [data specification](/guidance/specifications/).
-
-  You need to choose to provide your data in one of these file formats:
-
-  - CSV
-  - GeoJSON
-  - GML
-  - GeoPackage
-
-  Alternatively you can provide us with a URL.
-
-
-  {{ govukButton({
-    text: "Start now",
-    href: "/check/dataset",
-    isStartButton: true
-  }) }}
-
-
-{% endset %}
-
-  <div class="govuk-grid-row">
-    <div class="govuk-grid-column-two-thirds">
-      <h1 class="govuk-heading-xl">
-        {{serviceName}}
-      </h1>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-
-  <div class="govuk-grid-row">
-    <div class="govuk-grid-column-two-thirds">
-      {{content | govukMarkdown(headingsStartWith="l") | safe}}
-    </div>
-    <div class="govuk-grid-column-one-third">
-
-    </div>
-  </div>
-{% endblock %}
diff --git a/src/views/submit/start.html b/src/views/submit/start.html
deleted file mode 100644
index c181abd06..000000000
--- a/src/views/submit/start.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-{% extends "layouts/main.html" %}
-{% from "govuk/components/button/macro.njk" import govukButton %}
-{% from "x-govuk/components/related-navigation/macro.njk" import xGovukRelatedNavigation %}
-
-{% set serviceType = 'Submit' %}
-{% set pageName = 'Start' %}
-
-{% block content %}
-
-{% set content %}
-
-Use this service to submit or update:
-
-- Article 4 direction data
-- conservation area data
-- listed building data
-- tree preservation order data
-
-## Before you start
-
-Your data must follow the [data specification](/guidance/specifications/).
-
-You need to choose to provide your data in one of these file formats:
-
-- CSV
-- GeoJSON
-- GML
-- GeoPackage
-
-Alternatively you can provide us with a URL.
-
-
-<form novalidate method="post">
-  {{ govukButton({
-      text: "Start now",
-      isStartButton: true
-    }) }}
-</form>
-
-{% endset %}
-
-<div class="govuk-grid-row">
-  <div class="govuk-grid-column-two-thirds">
-    <h1 class="govuk-heading-xl">
-      {{ serviceName }}
-    </h1>
-  </div>
-</div>
-
-<div class="govuk-grid-row">
-  <div class="govuk-grid-column-two-thirds">
-    {{content | govukMarkdown(headingsStartWith="l") | safe}}
-  </div>
-  <div class="govuk-grid-column-one-third">
-    {{ xGovukRelatedNavigation({
-        sections: [{
-          items: [
-            {
-              text: "Prepare data to the specifications",
-              href: "/guidance/specifications/"
-            },
-            {
-              text: "Publish data on your website",
-              href: "/guidance/publish-data-on-your-website"
-            }
-          ],
-          subsections: []
-        }]
-      }) }}
-  </div>
-</div>
-{% endblock %}
diff --git a/test/unit/lpaDetailsController.test.js b/test/unit/lpaDetailsController.test.js
index ef6660082..d91492357 100644
--- a/test/unit/lpaDetailsController.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/lpaDetailsController.test.js
@@ -25,15 +25,24 @@ describe('lpaDetailsController', async () => {
   })
 
   describe('locals', () => {
-    it('should set localAuthorities options in the form', async () => {
-      const req = {
+    let req, res, next
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      req = {
         form: {
           options: {}
+        },
+        sessionModel: {
+          get: vi.fn((key) => {
+            if (key === 'lpa' || key === 'dataset') return 'mock-value'
+            return undefined
+          })
         }
       }
-      const res = {}
-      const next = vi.fn()
+      res = { redirect: vi.fn() }
+      next = vi.fn()
+    })
 
+    it('should set localAuthorities options in the form', async () => {
       const localAuthoritiesNames = ['Authority 1', 'Authority 2']
 
       fetchLocalAuthorities.fetchLocalAuthorities = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(localAuthoritiesNames)
@@ -49,20 +58,38 @@ describe('lpaDetailsController', async () => {
     })
 
     it('should call super.locals', async () => {
-      const req = {
-        form: {
-          options: {}
-        }
-      }
-      const res = {}
-      const next = vi.fn()
-
       fetchLocalAuthorities.fetchLocalAuthorities = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([])
       const superLocalsSpy = vi.spyOn(PageController.prototype, 'locals')
 
       await controller.locals(req, res, next)
 
       expect(superLocalsSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(req, res, next)
+      expect(res.redirect).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+      expect(next).toHaveBeenCalled()
+    })
+
+    it('should redirect when lpa is missing from session', async () => {
+      req.sessionModel.get = vi.fn((key) => {
+        if (key === 'dataset') return 'mock-value'
+        return undefined
+      })
+
+      await controller.locals(req, res, next)
+
+      expect(res.redirect).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/')
+      expect(next).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    })
+
+    it('should redirect when dataset is missing from session', async () => {
+      req.sessionModel.get = vi.fn((key) => {
+        if (key === 'lpa') return 'mock-value'
+        return undefined
+      })
+
+      await controller.locals(req, res, next)
+
+      expect(res.redirect).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/')
+      expect(next).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
     })
   })
 })