diff --git a/src/server/common/connectors/notify/notify.js b/src/server/common/connectors/notify/notify.js
index cf4d1744..abdfe166 100644
--- a/src/server/common/connectors/notify/notify.js
+++ b/src/server/common/connectors/notify/notify.js
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ const notifyConfig = config.get('notify')
 /**
  * @param {NotifyContent} data
  */
-export function sendNotification(data) {
+export async function sendNotification(data) {
   const body = JSON.stringify({
     template_id: notifyConfig.templateId,
     email_address: notifyConfig.caseDeliveryEmailAddress,
     personalisation: data
   })
 
-  return proxyFetch(
+  const response = await proxyFetch(
     'https://api.notifications.service.gov.uk/v2/notifications/email',
     {
       method: 'POST',
@@ -26,10 +26,14 @@ export function sendNotification(data) {
         Authorization: 'Bearer ' + createToken(notifyConfig.apiKey)
       }
     }
-  ).then((response) => {
-    if (!response.ok) {
-      throw new Error()
-    }
-    return response
-  })
+  )
+
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    const responseBody = await response.json()
+    const errors = responseBody.errors.map((error) => error.message)
+    throw new Error(
+      `HTTP failure from GOV.uk notify: status ${response.status} with the following errors: ${errors.join(', ')}`
+    )
+  }
+  return response
 }
diff --git a/src/server/common/connectors/notify/notify.test.js b/src/server/common/connectors/notify/notify.test.js
index 1ff52a98..5598f367 100644
--- a/src/server/common/connectors/notify/notify.test.js
+++ b/src/server/common/connectors/notify/notify.test.js
@@ -42,9 +42,30 @@ describe('sendNotification', () => {
   })
 
   it('should throw an error if the response is not ok', async () => {
-    const mockResponse = { ok: false }
+    const mockResponse = {
+      ok: false,
+      status: 400,
+
+      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/require-await
+      json: async () => ({
+        status_code: 400,
+        errors: [
+          {
+            error: 'BadRequestError',
+            message: "Can't send to this recipient using a team-only API key"
+          },
+          {
+            error: 'BadRequestError',
+            message:
+              "Can't send to this recipient when service is in trial mode"
+          }
+        ]
+      })
+    }
     mockProxyFetch.mockImplementation(() => Promise.resolve(mockResponse))
 
-    await expect(sendNotification(testData)).rejects.toThrow()
+    await expect(sendNotification(testData)).rejects.toThrow(
+      "HTTP failure from GOV.uk notify: status 400 with the following errors: Can't send to this recipient using a team-only API key, Can't send to this recipient when service is in trial mode"
+    )
   })
 })