Licensing delegation framework (counter-terrorism branch)
Updated 27 February 2024
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Applications for new licences or amendments which involve a significant change to the designated person’s (DP) authorisations or obligations in respect of those authorisations under the Counter Terrorism (CT) regimes will be considered contentious by default and will therefore require Ministerial approval.
This document aims to elaborate on those circumstances that do not constitute a ‘significant change’ for new licences or amendments to existing licences, where the Minister is content to delegate the power to make a licensing decision to a Senior Civil Servant (SCS).
CT caseworkers should use this framework to determine the appropriate decision maker:
SCS sign off
OFSI’s SCS will make a decision on the following licence amendment applications:
- administrative amendments, for example, minor changes to update bank details for approved suppliers or the DP’s account
- amendments where no additional funds are made available to the DP and where their licensing permissions remain the same. For example, only an extension to the licence period is required
CT unit head sign off
OFSI’s CT unit head is able to make a decision on corrections to licences arising from typographical errors, with the exception of values, account details, or where the amendment would materially change the terms of the licence.