diff --git a/docs/opg-status-change.json b/docs/opg-status-change.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a77e1ec5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/opg-status-change.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+    "type": "OPG_STATUS_CHANGE",
+    "changes": [
+        {
+            "key": "/status",
+            "new": "cannot-register",
+            "old": "in-progress"
+        }
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/internal/shared/lpa.go b/internal/shared/lpa.go
index 1e5bd7fb..3bc41a64 100644
--- a/internal/shared/lpa.go
+++ b/internal/shared/lpa.go
@@ -58,4 +58,9 @@ const (
 	LpaStatusRegistered             = LpaStatus("registered")
 	LpaStatusCannotRegister         = LpaStatus("cannot-register")
 	LpaStatusWithdrawn              = LpaStatus("withdrawn")
+	LpaStatusCancelled              = LpaStatus("cancelled")
 )
+
+func (l LpaStatus) IsValid() bool {
+	return l == LpaStatusInProgress || l == LpaStatusStatutoryWaitingPeriod || l == LpaStatusRegistered || l == LpaStatusCannotRegister || l == LpaStatusWithdrawn || l == LpaStatusCancelled
+}
diff --git a/lambda/update/opg_change_status.go b/lambda/update/opg_change_status.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..130082bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lambda/update/opg_change_status.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"github.com/ministryofjustice/opg-data-lpa-store/internal/shared"
+	"github.com/ministryofjustice/opg-data-lpa-store/internal/validate"
+	"github.com/ministryofjustice/opg-data-lpa-store/lambda/update/parse"
+)
+
+type OpgChangeStatus struct {
+	Status shared.LpaStatus
+}
+
+func (r OpgChangeStatus) Apply(lpa *shared.Lpa) []shared.FieldError {
+
+	if r.Status != shared.LpaStatusCannotRegister {
+		return []shared.FieldError{{Source: "/status", Detail: "Status to be updated should be cannot register"}}
+	}
+
+	if lpa.Status == shared.LpaStatusRegistered {
+		return []shared.FieldError{{Source: "/status", Detail: "Lpa status cannot be registered"}}
+	}
+
+	if lpa.Status == shared.LpaStatusCancelled {
+		return []shared.FieldError{{Source: "/status", Detail: "Lpa status cannot be cancelled"}}
+	}
+
+	lpa.Status = r.Status
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func validateOpgChangeStatus(changes []shared.Change, lpa *shared.Lpa) (OpgChangeStatus, []shared.FieldError) {
+
+	var data OpgChangeStatus
+
+	data.Status = lpa.Status
+
+	errors := parse.Changes(changes).
+		Field("/status", &data.Status, parse.Validate(func() []shared.FieldError {
+			return validate.IsValid("", data.Status)
+		})).
+		Consumed()
+
+	return data, errors
+}
diff --git a/lambda/update/opg_change_status_test.go b/lambda/update/opg_change_status_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ef83796a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lambda/update/opg_change_status_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"github.com/ministryofjustice/opg-data-lpa-store/internal/shared"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestOpgChangeStatusApply(t *testing.T) {
+	lpa := &shared.Lpa{
+		Status: shared.LpaStatusInProgress,
+	}
+	c := OpgChangeStatus{
+		Status: shared.LpaStatusCannotRegister,
+	}
+
+	errors := c.Apply(lpa)
+	assert.Empty(t, errors)
+	assert.Equal(t, c.Status, lpa.Status)
+}
+
+func TestOpgChangeStatusInvalidNewStatus(t *testing.T) {
+	lpa := &shared.Lpa{
+		Status: shared.LpaStatusInProgress,
+	}
+	c := OpgChangeStatus{
+		Status: shared.LpaStatusWithdrawn,
+	}
+
+	errors := c.Apply(lpa)
+	assert.Equal(t, errors, []shared.FieldError{{Source: "/status", Detail: "Status to be updated should be cannot register"}})
+}
+
+func TestOpgChangeStatusIncorrectExistingStatus(t *testing.T) {
+	lpa := &shared.Lpa{
+		Status: shared.LpaStatusRegistered,
+	}
+	c := OpgChangeStatus{
+		Status: shared.LpaStatusCannotRegister,
+	}
+
+	errors := c.Apply(lpa)
+	assert.Equal(t, errors, []shared.FieldError{{Source: "/status", Detail: "Lpa status cannot be registered"}})
+}
+
+func TestValidateUpdateOPGChangeStatus(t *testing.T) {
+	testcases := map[string]struct {
+		update shared.Update
+		lpa    *shared.Lpa
+		errors []shared.FieldError
+	}{
+		"valid - with previous values": {
+			update: shared.Update{
+				Type: "OPG_STATUS_CHANGE",
+				Changes: []shared.Change{
+					{
+						Key: "/status",
+						New: json.RawMessage(`"cannot-register"`),
+						Old: json.RawMessage(`"in-progress"`),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			lpa: &shared.Lpa{
+				Status: shared.LpaStatusInProgress,
+			},
+		},
+		"invalid status": {
+			update: shared.Update{
+				Type: "OPG_STATUS_CHANGE",
+				Changes: []shared.Change{
+					{
+						Key: "/status",
+						New: json.RawMessage(`"never-register"`),
+						Old: json.RawMessage(`"in-progress"`),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			lpa: &shared.Lpa{
+				Status: shared.LpaStatusInProgress,
+			},
+			errors: []shared.FieldError{
+				{Source: "/changes/0/new", Detail: "invalid value"},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for name, tc := range testcases {
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			_, errors := validateUpdate(tc.update, tc.lpa)
+			assert.ElementsMatch(t, tc.errors, errors)
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/lambda/update/parse/changes.go b/lambda/update/parse/changes.go
index 69ccc197..b29a35b9 100644
--- a/lambda/update/parse/changes.go
+++ b/lambda/update/parse/changes.go
@@ -163,6 +163,13 @@ func oldEqualsExisting(old any, existing any) bool {
 
 		return shared.IdentityCheckType(old.(string)) == *v
 
+	case *shared.LpaStatus:
+		if old == nil {
+			return *v == ""
+		}
+
+		return shared.LpaStatus(old.(string)) == *v
+
 	case *string:
 		if old == nil {
 			return *v == ""
diff --git a/lambda/update/validate.go b/lambda/update/validate.go
index 1e925fb0..630b77b6 100644
--- a/lambda/update/validate.go
+++ b/lambda/update/validate.go
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ func validateUpdate(update shared.Update, lpa *shared.Lpa) (Applyable, []shared.
 		return validateStatutoryWaitingPeriod(update.Changes)
 	case "REGISTER":
 		return validateRegister(update.Changes)
+	case "OPG_STATUS_CHANGE":
+		return validateOpgChangeStatus(update.Changes, lpa)
 	case "TRUST_CORPORATION_SIGN":
 		return validateTrustCorporationSign(update.Changes, lpa)
 	case "DONOR_CONFIRM_IDENTITY":