diff --git a/server/form-pages/apply/assess-placement-risks-and-needs/prison-information/adjudications.test.ts b/server/form-pages/apply/assess-placement-risks-and-needs/prison-information/adjudications.test.ts
index 4c09bc54a..61cacbd87 100644
--- a/server/form-pages/apply/assess-placement-risks-and-needs/prison-information/adjudications.test.ts
+++ b/server/form-pages/apply/assess-placement-risks-and-needs/prison-information/adjudications.test.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { adjudicationFactory, applicationFactory, personFactory } from '../../..
 import { itShouldHaveNextValue, itShouldHavePreviousValue } from '../../../shared-examples'
 import { PageBodyAdjudication, mapAdjudicationsForPageBody } from '../../../utils'
 import Adjudications, { adjudicationResponse } from './adjudications'
+import { SanitisedError } from '../../../../sanitisedError'
 
 jest.mock('../../../../services/personService')
 jest.mock('../../../utils')
@@ -66,6 +67,24 @@ describe('Adjudications', () => {
       expect(getAdjudicationsMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(callConfig, application.person.crn)
       expect(mapAdjudicationsForPageBody).toHaveBeenCalledWith(apiAdjudications)
     })
+
+    it('sets the number of adjudications to 0 if none are found', async () => {
+      const err = <SanitisedError>{ data: { status: 404 } }
+      const getAdjudicationsMock = jest.fn().mockImplementation(() => {
+        throw err
+      })
+
+      const personService = createMock<PersonService>({
+        getAdjudications: getAdjudicationsMock,
+      })
+
+      const page = await Adjudications.initialize({}, application, callConfig, { personService })
+
+      expect(page.body).toEqual({ adjudications })
+
+      expect(getAdjudicationsMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(callConfig, application.person.crn)
+      expect(mapAdjudicationsForPageBody).toHaveBeenCalledWith([])
+    })
   })
 
   itShouldHavePreviousValue(new Adjudications({}, application), 'dashboard')
diff --git a/server/form-pages/apply/assess-placement-risks-and-needs/prison-information/adjudications.ts b/server/form-pages/apply/assess-placement-risks-and-needs/prison-information/adjudications.ts
index c3bc7a797..0b233189b 100644
--- a/server/form-pages/apply/assess-placement-risks-and-needs/prison-information/adjudications.ts
+++ b/server/form-pages/apply/assess-placement-risks-and-needs/prison-information/adjudications.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,15 @@ export default class Adjudications implements TasklistPage {
     callConfig: CallConfig,
     dataServices: DataServices,
   ) {
-    const adjudications = await dataServices.personService.getAdjudications(callConfig, application.person.crn)
+    let adjudications: Adjudication[] = []
+
+    try {
+      adjudications = await dataServices.personService.getAdjudications(callConfig, application.person.crn)
+    } catch (e) {
+      if (e?.data?.status !== 404) {
+        throw e
+      }
+    }
 
     const page = new Adjudications({ adjudications: mapAdjudicationsForPageBody(adjudications) }, application)