Added extra check

util/__init__.py

@@ -22,4 +22,11 @@ def remove_member_permission(user, permission):
         user = User.objects.get(username=user.username)
         if user.has_perm(permission):
             user.user_permissions.remove(stored_permission)
-            user.save()
+            user.save()
+
+
+def check_if_user_has_permission(user, permission):
+    ct = ContentType.objects.get_for_model(User)
+    stored_permission, created = Permission.objects.get_or_create(codename=permission,
+                                                                  content_type=ct, name=permission)
+    return user.has_perm(stored_permission)