diff --git a/app/controllers/assessor_interface/professional_standing_requests_controller.rb b/app/controllers/assessor_interface/professional_standing_requests_controller.rb
index 18554b9e74..3346576e54 100644
--- a/app/controllers/assessor_interface/professional_standing_requests_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/assessor_interface/professional_standing_requests_controller.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ class ProfessionalStandingRequestsController < BaseController
     before_action :set_variables
 
     def edit_location
-      authorize [:assessor_interface, professional_standing_request]
+      authorize [:assessor_interface, professional_standing_request], :show?
 
       @form =
         ProfessionalStandingRequestLocationForm.new(
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def edit_location
     end
 
     def update_location
-      authorize [:assessor_interface, professional_standing_request]
+      authorize [:assessor_interface, professional_standing_request], :show?
 
       @form =
         ProfessionalStandingRequestLocationForm.new(
diff --git a/app/policies/assessor_interface/professional_standing_request_policy.rb b/app/policies/assessor_interface/professional_standing_request_policy.rb
index 8ac8ca37df..8d432bba50 100644
--- a/app/policies/assessor_interface/professional_standing_request_policy.rb
+++ b/app/policies/assessor_interface/professional_standing_request_policy.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,21 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 class AssessorInterface::ProfessionalStandingRequestPolicy < ApplicationPolicy
-  def update_location?
+  def show?
     true
   end
 
-  alias_method :edit_location?, :update_location?
+  def update_request?
+    user.verify_permission
+  end
+
+  alias_method :edit_request?, :update_request?
+
+  def update_verify?
+    user.verify_permission
+  end
+
+  alias_method :edit_verify?, :update_verify?
 
   def update_review?
     user.award_decline_permission
diff --git a/spec/factories/staff.rb b/spec/factories/staff.rb
index 8d6feea803..b663b885e4 100644
--- a/spec/factories/staff.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/staff.rb
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
       support_console_permission { true }
     end
 
-    trait :with_verification_permission do
+    trait :with_verify_permission do
       verify_permission { true }
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/policies/assessor_interface/professional_standing_request_policy_spec.rb b/spec/policies/assessor_interface/professional_standing_request_policy_spec.rb
index a8e67ab6da..4f987d815b 100644
--- a/spec/policies/assessor_interface/professional_standing_request_policy_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/policies/assessor_interface/professional_standing_request_policy_spec.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     subject(:show?) { policy.show? }
 
     let(:user) { create(:staff, :confirmed) }
-    it { is_expected.to be false }
+    it { is_expected.to be true }
   end
 
   describe "#create?" do
@@ -52,18 +52,24 @@
     it { is_expected.to be false }
   end
 
-  describe "#update_location?" do
-    subject(:update_location?) { policy.update_location? }
+  describe "#update_request?" do
+    subject(:update_request?) { policy.update_request? }
+    it_behaves_like "a policy method requiring the verify permission"
+  end
 
-    let(:user) { create(:staff, :confirmed) }
-    it { is_expected.to be true }
+  describe "#edit_request?" do
+    subject(:edit_request?) { policy.edit_request? }
+    it_behaves_like "a policy method requiring the verify permission"
   end
 
-  describe "#edit_review?" do
-    subject(:edit_location?) { policy.edit_location? }
+  describe "#update_verify?" do
+    subject(:update_review?) { policy.update_verify? }
+    it_behaves_like "a policy method requiring the verify permission"
+  end
 
-    let(:user) { create(:staff, :confirmed) }
-    it { is_expected.to be true }
+  describe "#edit_verify?" do
+    subject(:edit_review?) { policy.edit_verify? }
+    it_behaves_like "a policy method requiring the verify permission"
   end
 
   describe "#update_review?" do
diff --git a/spec/support/shared_examples/policy.rb b/spec/support/shared_examples/policy.rb
index c1872f4e67..393cec6722 100644
--- a/spec/support/shared_examples/policy.rb
+++ b/spec/support/shared_examples/policy.rb
@@ -64,26 +64,38 @@
   end
 end
 
-RSpec.shared_examples "a policy method requiring the withdraw permission" do
+RSpec.shared_examples "a policy method requiring the support console permission" do
   context "without permission" do
     let(:user) { create(:staff) }
     it { is_expected.to be false }
   end
 
   context "with permission" do
-    let(:user) { create(:staff, :with_withdraw_permission) }
+    let(:user) { create(:staff, :with_support_console_permission) }
     it { is_expected.to be true }
   end
 end
 
-RSpec.shared_examples "a policy method requiring the support console permission" do
+RSpec.shared_examples "a policy method requiring the verify permission" do
   context "without permission" do
     let(:user) { create(:staff) }
     it { is_expected.to be false }
   end
 
   context "with permission" do
-    let(:user) { create(:staff, :with_support_console_permission) }
+    let(:user) { create(:staff, :with_verify_permission) }
+    it { is_expected.to be true }
+  end
+end
+
+RSpec.shared_examples "a policy method requiring the withdraw permission" do
+  context "without permission" do
+    let(:user) { create(:staff) }
+    it { is_expected.to be false }
+  end
+
+  context "with permission" do
+    let(:user) { create(:staff, :with_withdraw_permission) }
     it { is_expected.to be true }
   end
 end