diff --git a/moderation/moderation.py b/moderation/moderation.py
index 66ecf9d..7cf3a5c 100644
--- a/moderation/moderation.py
+++ b/moderation/moderation.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import logging
 import time
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
+from typing import Union
 import discord
 import humanize
 import mysql.connector
@@ -176,6 +177,17 @@ class Moderation(commands.Cog):
                 not_found_list.append(item)
         return not_found_list
 
+    def check_permissions(self, member: discord.Member, permissions: list, ctx: Union[commands.Context, discord.Interaction] = None):
+        """Checks if the bot has a specific permission (or a list of permissions) in a channel."""
+        if ctx:
+            resolved_permissions = ctx.channel.permissions_for(member)
+        else:
+            resolved_permissions = member.guild_permissions
+        for permission in permissions:
+            if not getattr(resolved_permissions, permission, False) and not resolved_permissions.administrator is True:
+                return permission
+        return False
+
     async def mysql_log(self, guild_id: str, author_id: str, moderation_type: str, target_id: int, duration, reason: str):
         timestamp = int(time.time())
         if duration != "NULL":
@@ -352,6 +364,10 @@ class Moderation(commands.Cog):
             Why are you unbanning this user?
         silent: bool
             Should the user be messaged?"""
+        permissions = self.check_permissions(interaction.client.user, ['moderate_members'], interaction)
+        if permissions:
+            await interaction.response.send_message(f"I do not have the `{permissions}` permission, required for this action.", ephemeral=True)
+            return
         if target.is_timed_out() is True:
             await interaction.response.send_message(f"{target.mention} is already muted!", allowed_mentions=discord.AllowedMentions(users=False), ephemeral=True)
             return
@@ -387,6 +403,10 @@ class Moderation(commands.Cog):
             Why are you unmuting this user?
         silent: bool
             Should the user be messaged?"""
+        permissions = self.check_permissions(interaction.client.user, ['moderate_members'], interaction)
+        if permissions:
+            await interaction.response.send_message(f"I do not have the `{permissions}` permission, required for this action.", ephemeral=True)
+            return
         if target.is_timed_out() is False:
             await interaction.response.send_message(f"{target.mention} is not muted!", allowed_mentions=discord.AllowedMentions(users=False), ephemeral=True)
             return
@@ -418,6 +438,10 @@ class Moderation(commands.Cog):
             Why are you kicking this user?
         silent: bool
             Should the user be messaged?"""
+        permissions = self.check_permissions(interaction.client.user, ['kick_members'], interaction)
+        if permissions:
+            await interaction.response.send_message(f"I do not have the `{permissions}` permission, required for this action.", ephemeral=True)
+            return
         await interaction.response.send_message(content=f"{target.mention} has been kicked!\n**Reason** - `{reason}`")
         if silent is None:
             silent = not await self.config.guild(interaction.guild).dm_users()
@@ -454,6 +478,10 @@ class Moderation(commands.Cog):
             How many days of messages to delete?
         silent: bool
             Should the user be messaged?"""
+        permissions = self.check_permissions(interaction.client.user, ['ban_members'], interaction)
+        if permissions:
+            await interaction.response.send_message(f"I do not have the `{permissions}` permission, required for this action.", ephemeral=True)
+            return
         try:
             await interaction.guild.fetch_ban(target)
             await interaction.response.send_message(content=f"{target.mention} is already banned!", ephemeral=True)
@@ -499,6 +527,10 @@ class Moderation(commands.Cog):
             Why are you unbanning this user?
         silent: bool
             Should the user be messaged?"""
+        permissions = self.check_permissions(interaction.client.user, ['moderate_members'], interaction)
+        if permissions:
+            await interaction.response.send_message(f"I do not have the `{permissions}` permission, required for this action.", ephemeral=True)
+            return
         try:
             await interaction.guild.fetch_ban(target)
         except discord.errors.NotFound:
@@ -536,6 +568,10 @@ class Moderation(commands.Cog):
             Page to select
         epheremal: bool
             Hide the command response"""
+        permissions = self.check_permissions(interaction.client.user, ['embed_links'], interaction)
+        if permissions:
+            await interaction.response.send_message(f"I do not have the `{permissions}` permission, required for this action.", ephemeral=True)
+            return
         database = await self.connect()
         cursor = database.cursor()
         if target:
@@ -598,6 +634,10 @@ class Moderation(commands.Cog):
             Case number of the case you're trying to resolve
         reason: str
             Reason for resolving case"""
+        permissions = self.check_permissions(interaction.client.user, ['embed_links'], interaction)
+        if permissions:
+            await interaction.response.send_message(f"I do not have the `{permissions}` permission, required for this action.", ephemeral=True)
+            return
         conf = await self.check_conf(['mysql_database'])
         if conf:
             raise(LookupError)
@@ -658,6 +698,10 @@ class Moderation(commands.Cog):
             What case are you looking up?
         ephemeral: bool
             Hide the command response"""
+        permissions = self.check_permissions(interaction.client.user, ['embed_links'], interaction)
+        if permissions:
+            await interaction.response.send_message(f"I do not have the `{permissions}` permission, required for this action.", ephemeral=True)
+            return
         database = await self.connect()
         cursor = database.cursor()
         query = "SELECT * FROM moderation_%s WHERE moderation_id = %s;"