diff --git a/DigitalLearningSolutions.Data.Migrations/202409300912_AlterConstraintForCandidateAssessmentsAddUtcDate.cs b/DigitalLearningSolutions.Data.Migrations/202409300912_AlterConstraintForCandidateAssessmentsAddUtcDate.cs
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+namespace DigitalLearningSolutions.Data.Migrations
+{
+    using FluentMigrator;
+
+    [Migration(202409300912)]
+    public class AlterConstraintForCandidateAssessmentsAddUtcDate : Migration
+    {
+        public override void Up()
+        {
+            Execute.Sql(@$"ALTER TABLE [dbo].[CandidateAssessments] DROP CONSTRAINT [DF_CandidateAssessments_StartedDate];
+                           ALTER TABLE [dbo].[CandidateAssessments] ADD CONSTRAINT [DF_CandidateAssessments_StartedDate] DEFAULT (GETUTCDATE()) FOR [StartedDate];");
+        }
+        public override void Down()
+        {
+            Execute.Sql(@$"ALTER TABLE [dbo].[CandidateAssessments] DROP CONSTRAINT [DF_CandidateAssessments_StartedDate];
+                           ALTER TABLE [dbo].[CandidateAssessments] ADD CONSTRAINT [DF_CandidateAssessments_StartedDate] DEFAULT (GETDATE()) FOR [StartedDate];");
+        }
+
+    }
+}