diff --git a/app/forms/journeys/early_years_payment/provider/authenticated/check_your_answers_form.rb b/app/forms/journeys/early_years_payment/provider/authenticated/check_your_answers_form.rb
index aabc2c5118..28e7ac833b 100644
--- a/app/forms/journeys/early_years_payment/provider/authenticated/check_your_answers_form.rb
+++ b/app/forms/journeys/early_years_payment/provider/authenticated/check_your_answers_form.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ module Authenticated
         class CheckYourAnswersForm < Form
           attribute :provider_contact_name
 
-          validates :provider_contact_name, presence: {message: i18n_error_message(:valid)}
+          validates :provider_contact_name, presence: {message: i18n_error_message(:name)}
+
+          validate :employee_email_provided
 
           def save
             return false if invalid?
@@ -13,6 +15,12 @@ def save
             journey_session.answers.assign_attributes(provider_contact_name:)
             journey_session.save!
           end
+
+          def employee_email_provided
+            if journey_session.answers.practitioner_email_address.blank?
+              errors.add(:practitioner_email_address, Form.i18n_error_message(:email))
+            end
+          end
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index a6da19c7bd..1dd02ca1da 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -1387,7 +1387,8 @@ en:
           valid: Enter a valid email address
       check_your_answers:
         errors:
-          valid: You cannot submit this claim without providing your full name
+          name: You cannot submit this claim without providing your full name
+          email: You cannot submit this claim without providing the employee’s email address
     check_your_answers:
       title: Check your answers before submitting this claim
       heading_send_application: Before submitting this claim
diff --git a/spec/forms/journeys/early_years_payment/provider/authenticated/check_your_answers_form_spec.rb b/spec/forms/journeys/early_years_payment/provider/authenticated/check_your_answers_form_spec.rb
index 04d8f2ffc2..6317fc7c94 100644
--- a/spec/forms/journeys/early_years_payment/provider/authenticated/check_your_answers_form_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/forms/journeys/early_years_payment/provider/authenticated/check_your_answers_form_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 RSpec.describe Journeys::EarlyYearsPayment::Provider::Authenticated::CheckYourAnswersForm, type: :model do
   let(:journey) { Journeys::EarlyYearsPayment::Provider::Authenticated }
-  let(:journey_session) { create(:early_years_payment_provider_authenticated_session) }
+  let(:journey_session) { create(:early_years_payment_provider_authenticated_session, answers:) }
+  let(:answers) { build(:early_years_payment_provider_authenticated_answers, :submittable) }
   let(:provider_contact_name) { nil }
 
   let(:params) do
@@ -25,14 +26,20 @@
         .with_message("You cannot submit this claim without providing your full name")
       )
     end
+
+    it "raises a validation error when provider email address is missing" do
+      answers.practitioner_email_address = nil
+      subject.save
+      expect(subject.errors[:practitioner_email_address]).to include("You cannot submit this claim without providing the employee’s email address")
+    end
   end
 
   describe "#save" do
-    let(:provider_contact_name) { "John Doe" }
+    let(:provider_contact_name) { "Jane Doe" }
 
     it "updates the journey session" do
       expect { expect(subject.save).to be(true) }.to(
-        change { journey_session.reload.answers.provider_contact_name }.to("John Doe")
+        change { journey_session.reload.answers.provider_contact_name }.to("Jane Doe")
       )
     end
   end