CH405100 | Charging penalties: suspending penalties: checking penalty history

Before deciding to suspend a penalty, you need to check the person’s penalty history.

This will:

• help you to decide if suspension is appropriate in this case, and

• identify any suspended penalties which will become payable if you charge an inaccuracy penalty

To check NPPS for penalty history and outstanding suspended penalties use the Case History [Button] in the Process Work Screen. See NPPS process (Word 33kb) for suspending a penalty.

You can look for a suspended penalty case or you can use the Penalties tab to check if a penalty was suspended.

You must inform the team responsible for managing the suspension, see CH405350 immediately you become aware that there is already a suspended penalty and that you intend to discuss a further inaccuracy penalty under Para1, Sch24, FA07 with the person.

You must:

• tell the person when an earlier suspended penalty becomes payable

• send the person a ‘Cancellation of a penalty suspension notice’ (NPPS7 can be found in SEES)

• note NPPS and advise the managing team of your actions