diff --git a/app/celery/tasks.py b/app/celery/tasks.py
index 6d09fa785..cb9a40c88 100644
--- a/app/celery/tasks.py
+++ b/app/celery/tasks.py
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ from app.models import (
     EMAIL_TYPE,
     SMS_TYPE,
     LETTER_TYPE,
-    KEY_TYPE_NORMAL
-)
+    KEY_TYPE_NORMAL,
+    JOB_STATUS_CANCELLED, JOB_STATUS_PENDING, JOB_STATUS_IN_PROGRESS, JOB_STATUS_FINISHED)
 from app.notifications.process_notifications import persist_notification
 from app.service.utils import service_allowed_to_send_to
 from app.statsd_decorators import statsd
@@ -38,15 +38,22 @@ def process_job(job_id):
     start = datetime.utcnow()
     job = dao_get_job_by_id(job_id)
 
-    if job.job_status != 'pending':
+    if job.job_status != JOB_STATUS_PENDING:
         return
 
     service = job.service
 
+    if not service.active:
+        job.job_status = JOB_STATUS_CANCELLED
+        dao_update_job(job)
+        current_app.logger.warn(
+            "Job {} has been cancelled, service {} is inactive".format(job_id, service.id))
+        return
+
     if __sending_limits_for_job_exceeded(service, job, job_id):
         return
 
-    job.job_status = 'in progress'
+    job.job_status = JOB_STATUS_IN_PROGRESS
     dao_update_job(job)
 
     db_template = dao_get_template_by_id(job.template_id, job.template_version)
@@ -62,7 +69,7 @@ def process_job(job_id):
         process_row(row_number, recipient, personalisation, template, job, service)
 
     finished = datetime.utcnow()
-    job.job_status = 'finished'
+    job.job_status = JOB_STATUS_FINISHED
     job.processing_started = start
     job.processing_finished = finished
     dao_update_job(job)
diff --git a/app/dao/permissions_dao.py b/app/dao/permissions_dao.py
index adb484ff9..162d08a46 100644
--- a/app/dao/permissions_dao.py
+++ b/app/dao/permissions_dao.py
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ class PermissionDAO(DAOClass):
                 db.session.commit()
 
     def get_permissions_by_user_id(self, user_id):
-        return self.Meta.model.query.filter_by(user_id=user_id).all()
+        return self.Meta.model.query.filter_by(user_id=user_id)\
+                                    .join(Permission.service).filter_by(active=True).all()
 
 
 permission_dao = PermissionDAO()
diff --git a/tests/app/celery/test_tasks.py b/tests/app/celery/test_tasks.py
index 9af7b3ff7..34242d180 100644
--- a/tests/app/celery/test_tasks.py
+++ b/tests/app/celery/test_tasks.py
@@ -923,6 +923,22 @@ def test_persist_letter_saves_letter_to_database(sample_letter_job, mocker):
     assert notification_db.personalisation == personalisation
 
 
+def test_should_cancel_job_if_service_is_inactive(sample_service,
+                                                  sample_job,
+                                                  mocker):
+    sample_service.active = False
+
+    mocker.patch('app.celery.tasks.s3.get_job_from_s3')
+    mocker.patch('app.celery.tasks.process_row')
+
+    process_job(sample_job.id)
+
+    job = jobs_dao.dao_get_job_by_id(sample_job.id)
+    assert job.job_status == 'cancelled'
+    s3.get_job_from_s3.assert_not_called()
+    tasks.process_row.assert_not_called()
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('template_type, expected_class', [
     (SMS_TYPE, SMSMessageTemplate),
     (EMAIL_TYPE, WithSubjectTemplate),
diff --git a/tests/app/conftest.py b/tests/app/conftest.py
index c63085399..d58cfef70 100644
--- a/tests/app/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/app/conftest.py
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ def sample_service(notify_db,
                    notify_db_session,
                    service_name="Sample service",
                    user=None,
-                   active=True,
                    restricted=False,
                    limit=1000,
                    email_from=None):
@@ -132,7 +131,6 @@ def sample_service(notify_db,
     data = {
         'name': service_name,
         'message_limit': limit,
-        'active': active,
         'restricted': restricted,
         'email_from': email_from,
         'created_by': user
diff --git a/tests/app/dao/test_permissionDAO.py b/tests/app/dao/test_permissionDAO.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..33dbc2e5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/app/dao/test_permissionDAO.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+from app.dao.permissions_dao import permission_dao
+from tests.app.conftest import sample_service as create_service
+
+
+def test_get_permissions_by_user_id_returns_all_permissions(sample_service):
+    permissions = permission_dao.get_permissions_by_user_id(user_id=sample_service.users[0].id)
+    assert len(permissions) == 8
+    assert sorted(["manage_users",
+                   "manage_templates",
+                   "manage_settings",
+                   "send_texts",
+                   "send_emails",
+                   "send_letters",
+                   "manage_api_keys",
+                   "view_activity"]) == sorted([i.permission for i in permissions])
+
+
+def test_get_permissions_by_user_id_returns_only_active_service(notify_db, notify_db_session, sample_user):
+    active_service = create_service(notify_db, notify_db_session, service_name="Active service", user=sample_user)
+    inactive_service = create_service(notify_db, notify_db_session, service_name="Inactive service",
+                                      user=sample_user)
+    inactive_service.active = False
+    permissions = permission_dao.get_permissions_by_user_id(user_id=sample_user.id)
+    assert len(permissions) == 8
+    assert active_service in [i.service for i in permissions]
+    assert inactive_service not in [i.service for i in permissions]