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Thanks for the replies all. It's all pretty much in line with what I was thinking.
LookingForAJob, this generates another question open to everyone. Consider a deviation from track centreline that will be more than a minor one - say, 30 miles or more - would it be better for all involved to ask for a reroute via a fix that is in the clear rather than asking for deviations? Does that make your lives easier or harder?
I like to be kept in the loop with deviations just so I have situational awareness and can give a heads up to other traffic, but then we don't have airways anymore. I'm normally clearing you direct x, so any deviation in that situation would require approval.
As regards routing after a big deviation, it all depends where you are. If you're near an adjacent FIR boundary and were say flight planned to take a turn on the boundary, I'll try and get you direct to a waypoint further inside that FIR if it looks like it will suit you more.