diff --git a/data-service/src/main/java/uk/gov/laa/ccms/data/entity/MatterType.java b/data-service/src/main/java/uk/gov/laa/ccms/data/entity/MatterType.java
index 3d99d38..7c34d8f 100644
--- a/data-service/src/main/java/uk/gov/laa/ccms/data/entity/MatterType.java
+++ b/data-service/src/main/java/uk/gov/laa/ccms/data/entity/MatterType.java
@@ -40,4 +40,12 @@ public class MatterType {
    */
   @Column(name = "CATEGORY_OF_LAW_CODE")
   private String categoryOfLawCode;
+
+  /**
+   * The category of law code.
+   */
+  @Column(name = "ACTIVE_FLAG")
+  private String activeFlag;
+
+
 }
diff --git a/data-service/src/main/java/uk/gov/laa/ccms/data/service/LookupService.java b/data-service/src/main/java/uk/gov/laa/ccms/data/service/LookupService.java
index f120d02..13d62b6 100644
--- a/data-service/src/main/java/uk/gov/laa/ccms/data/service/LookupService.java
+++ b/data-service/src/main/java/uk/gov/laa/ccms/data/service/LookupService.java
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ public MatterTypeLookupDetail getMatterTypeLookupValues(
     example.setMatterType(matterType);
     example.setDescription(description);
     example.setCategoryOfLawCode(categoryOfLaw);
+    example.setActiveFlag("Y");
 
     return lookupMapper.toMatterTypeLookupDetail(
         matterTypeRepository.findAll(Example.of(example), pageable));
diff --git a/data-service/src/test/java/uk/gov/laa/ccms/data/service/LookupServiceTest.java b/data-service/src/test/java/uk/gov/laa/ccms/data/service/LookupServiceTest.java
index f7672e5..eb27595 100644
--- a/data-service/src/test/java/uk/gov/laa/ccms/data/service/LookupServiceTest.java
+++ b/data-service/src/test/java/uk/gov/laa/ccms/data/service/LookupServiceTest.java
@@ -504,6 +504,7 @@ void getMatterTypeLookupValues_returnsPageOfMatterTypeValues() {
         matterTypeEntity.setDescription(description);
         matterTypeEntity.setMatterType(matterType);
         matterTypeEntity.setCategoryOfLawCode(categoryOfLaw);
+        matterTypeEntity.setActiveFlag("Y");
 
         Page<MatterType> expectedPage = new PageImpl<>(
             Collections.singletonList(matterTypeEntity));