Customs authorisations Managing and control of authorisations

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Controlling the granting of authorisations and monitoring the use of customs authorisations ensure that HMRC can deliver an authorisation system that protects the UK from smuggling, revenue risks, fraud, risks to health and safety or non-compliance with customs regulations. These steps to controlling authorisations can be broken down into: pre-authorisation authorisation process monitoring inspections and checks responding to misuse of authorisations These steps align with the prevent, promote and respond approach and aim to ensure that applicants for authorisations are aware of requirements prior to being authorised, can demonstrate through the lifespan of the authorisation that they continue to meet these requirements and steps are taken where misuse occurs.