CH407175 - Charging penalties: authorisation: NPPS action
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<p>All penalties must be recorded and authorised in the NPPS. This should normally be done when you have determined whether you intend to assess the penalty or have agreed to include the penalty in a contract settlement.</p><p>In the NPPS, authorisation is a two stage process requiring approval and authorisation.</p><h2>Caseworker action</h2><p>You should have created and calculated your penalty or penalties in NPPS, following the guidance at CH407500.</p><p>The case will appear in your workbasket showing that the calculation is complete and that approval is required. You need to</p><ul><li class="filledcircle">바카라 사이트˜confirm request for approval바카라 사이트™</li><li class="filledcircle">enter the authorising officer바카라 사이트™s PID in the Approving Officer User ID field</li><li class="filledcircle">select Submit.</li></ul><p>The authorising officer will then be asked to approve the penalty calculation and the case will return to your workbasket.</p><p>You must then submit the case for authorisation by</p><ul><li class="filledcircle">selecting 바카라 사이트˜confirm request for authorisation바카라 사이트™</li><li class="filledcircle">entering the authorising officer바카라 사이트™s PID in the Authorising Officer User ID field</li><li class="filledcircle">select Submit.</li></ul><p>Top of page</p><h2>Authorising officer action</h2><h3>Step 1 - Approval</h3><p>Check the figures in the NPPS . Select</p><ul><li class="filledcircle">바카라 사이트˜approve the penalty calculation바카라 사이트™ or</li><li class="filledcircle">if you want to reject the case select 바카라 사이트˜Reject Penalty바카라 사이트™ from the dropdown menu. Check the box to confirm you have rejected the request and use the free text box to add the reasons for rejection.</li></ul><p>The case will be sent to the caseworker바카라 사이트™s workbasket.</p><h3>Step 2 - Authorisation</h3><p>When the caseworker is ready to 바카라 사이트˜issue the penalty assessment바카라 사이트™ (this step will also be appropriate in contract settlement cases) they will resend the case to you for authorisation in NPPS. As you have approved the penalty you only need to take the action 바카라 사이트˜authorise penalty바카라 사이트™ and the case will go back to the caseworker바카라 사이트™s workbasket for them to take the final steps in the penalty process.</p>