diff --git a/app/main/views/send.py b/app/main/views/send.py
index 083961977..04356de50 100644
--- a/app/main/views/send.py
+++ b/app/main/views/send.py
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ def get_send_test_page_title(template_type, entering_recipient, name=None):
 
 def get_back_link(service_id, template, step_index, placeholders=None):
     if step_index == 0:
-        if should_skip_template_page(template.template_type):
+        if should_skip_template_page(template._template):
             return url_for(
                 '.choose_template',
                 service_id=service_id,
diff --git a/app/main/views/templates.py b/app/main/views/templates.py
index a389af900..79ef96cdb 100644
--- a/app/main/views/templates.py
+++ b/app/main/views/templates.py
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ def view_template(service_id, template_id):
     template_folder = current_service.get_template_folder(template['folder'])
 
     user_has_template_permission = current_user.has_template_folder_permission(template_folder)
-
-    if should_skip_template_page(template['template_type']):
+    if should_skip_template_page(template):
         return redirect(url_for(
             '.set_sender', service_id=service_id, template_id=template_id
         ))
diff --git a/app/utils/__init__.py b/app/utils/__init__.py
index c80aa9b8f..6d1f3dafb 100644
--- a/app/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/app/utils/__init__.py
@@ -77,11 +77,12 @@ def unicode_truncate(s, length):
     return encoded.decode('utf-8', 'ignore')
 
 
-def should_skip_template_page(template_type):
+def should_skip_template_page(db_template):
     return (
         current_user.has_permissions('send_messages')
         and not current_user.has_permissions('manage_templates', 'manage_api_keys')
-        and template_type != 'letter'
+        and db_template['template_type'] != 'letter'
+        and not db_template['archived']
     )
 
 
diff --git a/tests/app/main/views/test_templates.py b/tests/app/main/views/test_templates.py
index 91697755c..93bac0a6c 100644
--- a/tests/app/main/views/test_templates.py
+++ b/tests/app/main/views/test_templates.py
@@ -587,6 +587,32 @@ def test_caseworker_redirected_to_set_sender_for_one_off(
     )
 
 
+@freeze_time('2020-01-01 15:00')
+def test_caseworker_sees_template_page_if_template_is_deleted(
+    client_request,
+    mock_get_deleted_template,
+    fake_uuid,
+    mocker,
+    active_caseworking_user,
+):
+
+    mocker.patch('app.user_api_client.get_user', return_value=active_caseworking_user)
+
+    template_id = fake_uuid
+    page = client_request.get(
+        '.view_template',
+        service_id=SERVICE_ONE_ID,
+        template_id=template_id,
+        _test_page_title=False,
+    )
+
+    content = str(page)
+    assert url_for("main.send_one_off", service_id=SERVICE_ONE_ID, template_id=fake_uuid) not in content
+    assert page.select('p.hint')[0].text.strip() == 'This template was deleted today at 3:00pm.'
+
+    mock_get_deleted_template.assert_called_with(SERVICE_ONE_ID, template_id, None)
+
+
 def test_user_with_only_send_and_view_redirected_to_set_sender_for_one_off(
     client_request,
     mock_get_service_templates,