diff --git a/src/components/common/verify-code/tests/verify-code-controller.test.ts b/src/components/common/verify-code/tests/verify-code-controller.test.ts
index 135b02ed7..fb8088c86 100644
--- a/src/components/common/verify-code/tests/verify-code-controller.test.ts
+++ b/src/components/common/verify-code/tests/verify-code-controller.test.ts
@@ -130,6 +130,26 @@ describe("Verify code controller tests", () => {
       expect(res.redirect).to.have.calledWith("/password-reset-required");
     });
 
+    it("if account has reprove identity and suspended status, redirects to /get-security-codes", async () => {
+      const accountInterventionService = accountInterventionsFakeHelper({
+        passwordResetRequired: false,
+        temporarilySuspended: true,
+        blocked: false,
+        reproveIdentity: true,
+      });
+      await verifyCodePost(verifyCodeService, accountInterventionService, {
+        notificationType:
+          NOTIFICATION_TYPE.VERIFY_CHANGE_HOW_GET_SECURITY_CODES,
+        template: "check-your-email/index.njk",
+        validationKey: "pages.checkYourEmail.code.validationError.invalidCode",
+        validationErrorCode: ERROR_CODES.INVALID_VERIFY_EMAIL_CODE,
+      })(req as Request, res as Response);
+
+      expect(accountInterventionService.accountInterventionStatus).to.have.been
+        .called;
+      expect(res.redirect).to.have.calledWith(PATH_NAMES.GET_SECURITY_CODES);
+    });
+
     it("if account has no AIS status, redirects to /get-security-codes", async () => {
       const accountInterventionService =
         accountInterventionsFakeHelper(noInterventions);
diff --git a/src/components/common/verify-code/verify-code-controller.ts b/src/components/common/verify-code/verify-code-controller.ts
index c55668785..ccfb9976a 100644
--- a/src/components/common/verify-code/verify-code-controller.ts
+++ b/src/components/common/verify-code/verify-code-controller.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
   supportAccountInterventions,
 } from "../../../config";
 import { AccountInterventionsInterface } from "../../account-intervention/types";
+import { isSuspendedWithoutUserActions } from "../../../utils/interventions";
 
 interface Config {
   notificationType: NOTIFICATION_TYPE;
@@ -114,7 +115,9 @@ export function verifyCodePost(
           if (options.journeyType !== JOURNEY_TYPE.PASSWORD_RESET_MFA) {
             nextEvent = USER_JOURNEY_EVENTS.PASSWORD_RESET_INTERVENTION;
           }
-        } else if (accountInterventionsResponse.data.temporarilySuspended) {
+        } else if (
+          isSuspendedWithoutUserActions(accountInterventionsResponse.data)
+        ) {
           nextEvent = USER_JOURNEY_EVENTS.TEMPORARILY_BLOCKED_INTERVENTION;
         }
       }
diff --git a/src/middleware/account-interventions-middleware.ts b/src/middleware/account-interventions-middleware.ts
index 7ac82bfc1..51e80cd08 100644
--- a/src/middleware/account-interventions-middleware.ts
+++ b/src/middleware/account-interventions-middleware.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@ import { USER_JOURNEY_EVENTS } from "../components/common/state-machine/state-ma
 import { accountInterventionService } from "../components/account-intervention/account-intervention-service";
 import { ExpressRouteFunc } from "../types";
 import { supportAccountInterventions } from "../config";
-import { AccountInterventionStatus } from "../components/account-intervention/types";
 import { logger } from "../utils/logger";
+import {
+  isSuspendedWithoutUserActions,
+  passwordHasBeenResetMoreRecentlyThanInterventionApplied,
+} from "../utils/interventions";
 
 export function accountInterventionsMiddleware(
   handleSuspendedStatus: boolean,
@@ -57,8 +60,7 @@ export function accountInterventionsMiddleware(
           );
         }
       } else if (
-        accountInterventionsResponse.data.temporarilySuspended &&
-        !accountInterventionsResponse.data.passwordResetRequired &&
+        isSuspendedWithoutUserActions(accountInterventionsResponse.data) &&
         handleSuspendedStatus
       ) {
         return res.redirect(
@@ -74,13 +76,3 @@ export function accountInterventionsMiddleware(
     return next();
   };
 }
-
-function passwordHasBeenResetMoreRecentlyThanInterventionApplied(
-  req: Request,
-  status: AccountInterventionStatus
-) {
-  return (
-    req.session.user.passwordResetTime !== undefined &&
-    req.session.user.passwordResetTime > parseInt(status.appliedAt)
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/utils/interventions.ts b/src/utils/interventions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2990f2d5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/interventions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { Request } from "express";
+import { AccountInterventionStatus } from "../components/account-intervention/types";
+
+export function isSuspendedWithoutUserActions(
+  status: AccountInterventionStatus
+): boolean {
+  return (
+    status.temporarilySuspended &&
+    !status.reproveIdentity &&
+    !status.passwordResetRequired
+  );
+}
+
+export function passwordHasBeenResetMoreRecentlyThanInterventionApplied(
+  req: Request,
+  status: AccountInterventionStatus
+) {
+  return (
+    req.session.user.passwordResetTime !== undefined &&
+    req.session.user.passwordResetTime > parseInt(status.appliedAt)
+  );
+}
diff --git a/test/unit/middleware/account-interventions-middleware.test.ts b/test/unit/middleware/account-interventions-middleware.test.ts
index 9e5682d74..d552e2325 100644
--- a/test/unit/middleware/account-interventions-middleware.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/middleware/account-interventions-middleware.test.ts
@@ -200,6 +200,45 @@ describe("accountInterventionsMiddleware", () => {
         );
         expect(next).to.have.been.calledOnce;
       });
+
+      it("should not redirect to UNAVAILABLE_TEMPORARY when handleSuspended status is true and handlePasswordResetStatus is false", async () => {
+        await callMiddleware(
+          true,
+          false,
+          accountInterventionsWithPasswordResetTrue
+        );
+        expect(res.redirect).to.not.have.been.calledWith(
+          PATH_NAMES.UNAVAILABLE_TEMPORARY
+        );
+        expect(next).to.be.calledOnce;
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe("when reproveIdentity and temporarilySuspended is true", () => {
+      let accountIntervetionsWithReproveIdentity: AccountInterventionsInterface;
+
+      before(() => {
+        accountIntervetionsWithReproveIdentity = accountInterventionsFakeHelper(
+          {
+            passwordResetRequired: false,
+            blocked: false,
+            temporarilySuspended: true,
+            reproveIdentity: true,
+          }
+        );
+      });
+
+      it("should not redirect to UNAVAILABLE_TEMPORARY when handleSuspended status is true and handlePasswordResetStatus is false", async () => {
+        await callMiddleware(
+          true,
+          false,
+          accountIntervetionsWithReproveIdentity
+        );
+        expect(res.redirect).to.not.have.been.calledWith(
+          PATH_NAMES.UNAVAILABLE_TEMPORARY
+        );
+        expect(next).to.be.calledOnce;
+      });
     });
 
     describe("when temporarilySuspended is true", function () {