diff --git a/R/replace_sc_id_with_latest.R b/R/replace_sc_id_with_latest.R
index 9478ebefe..35e1f660c 100644
--- a/R/replace_sc_id_with_latest.R
+++ b/R/replace_sc_id_with_latest.R
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ replace_sc_id_with_latest <- function(data) {
         .data$latest_sc_id,
         .data$social_care_id
       )
-    )
+    ) %>%
+    dplyr::filter(!is.na(period))
+
   return(return_data)
 }