diff --git a/cypress/e2e/users.cy.ts b/cypress/e2e/users.cy.ts
index 5778f6a93..7dca7b118 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/users.cy.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/users.cy.ts
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ describe('Users', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  describe('modify authorised routes ', () => {
+  describe('modify authorised routes', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
       cy.visit('/admin/users');
       cy.findAllByRole('button', { name: 'Row Actions' }).first().click();
@@ -223,4 +223,34 @@ describe('Users', () => {
       );
     });
   });
+
+  describe('delete users', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      cy.visit('/admin/users');
+      cy.findAllByRole('button', { name: 'Row Actions' }).first().click();
+      cy.findByText('Delete').click();
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      cy.clearMocks();
+    });
+
+    it('sends a delete request when an admin deletes a user', () => {
+      cy.findAllByTestId('delete-user-name').should('have.text', 'user1');
+
+      cy.startSnoopingBrowserMockedRequest();
+
+      cy.findByRole('button', { name: 'Continue' }).click();
+
+      cy.findBrowserMockedRequests({
+        method: 'DELETE',
+        url: '/users/:id',
+      }).should((deleteRequests) => {
+        expect(deleteRequests.length).equal(1);
+        const request = deleteRequests[0];
+
+        expect(request.url.toString()).to.contain('user1');
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/admin/users/deleteUserDialogue.component.test.tsx b/src/admin/users/deleteUserDialogue.component.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..30d96191c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/admin/users/deleteUserDialogue.component.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import { RenderResult, screen, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
+import userEvent, { UserEvent } from '@testing-library/user-event';
+import UsersJson from '../../mocks/users.json';
+import { renderComponentWithProviders } from '../../testUtils';
+import DeleteUserDialogue, {
+  DeleteUserDialogueProps,
+} from './deleteUserDialogue.component';
+
+describe('delete user dialogue', () => {
+  let props: DeleteUserDialogueProps;
+  let user: UserEvent;
+  const onClose = vi.fn();
+
+  const createView = (): RenderResult => {
+    return renderComponentWithProviders(<DeleteUserDialogue {...props} />);
+  };
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    props = {
+      open: true,
+      onClose: onClose,
+      selectedUser: UsersJson[0],
+    };
+    user = userEvent.setup();
+  });
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+  it('renders correctly', async () => {
+    createView();
+    expect(screen.getByText('Delete User')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('delete-user-name')).toHaveTextContent('user1');
+  });
+
+  it('calls onClose when Close button is clicked', async () => {
+    createView();
+    const closeButton = screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Close' });
+    await user.click(closeButton);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(onClose).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('displays warning message when user data does not exist in database', async () => {
+    props = {
+      ...props,
+      selectedUser: { ...UsersJson[0], username: 'test' },
+    };
+    createView();
+
+    const continueButton = screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Continue' });
+    await user.click(continueButton);
+    const helperTexts = await screen.findByText(
+      `username field must exist in the database. You put: 'test'`
+    );
+    expect(helperTexts).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(onClose).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('calls handleDeleteUser when continue button is clicked with a valid user name', async () => {
+    createView();
+    const continueButton = screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Continue' });
+    await user.click(continueButton);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(onClose).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/admin/users/deleteUserDialogue.component.tsx b/src/admin/users/deleteUserDialogue.component.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8c61bab9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/admin/users/deleteUserDialogue.component.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import {
+  Button,
+  Dialog,
+  DialogActions,
+  DialogContent,
+  DialogTitle,
+  FormHelperText,
+} from '@mui/material';
+import { AxiosError } from 'axios';
+import React from 'react';
+import { useDeleteUser } from '../../api/user';
+import { APIError, User } from '../../app.types';
+
+export interface DeleteUserDialogueProps {
+  open: boolean;
+  onClose: () => void;
+  selectedUser: User;
+}
+
+const DeleteUserDialogue = (props: DeleteUserDialogueProps) => {
+  const { open, onClose, selectedUser } = props;
+
+  const [errorMessage, setErrorMessage] = React.useState<string | undefined>(
+    undefined
+  );
+
+  const { mutateAsync: deleteUser } = useDeleteUser();
+
+  const handleClose = React.useCallback(() => {
+    onClose();
+    setErrorMessage(undefined);
+  }, [onClose]);
+
+  const handleDeleteUser = React.useCallback(() => {
+    deleteUser(selectedUser.username)
+      .then(() => {
+        handleClose();
+      })
+      .catch((error: AxiosError) => {
+        const errorDetail = (error.response?.data as APIError).detail;
+        setErrorMessage(errorDetail as string);
+      });
+  }, [deleteUser, handleClose, selectedUser]);
+
+  return (
+    <Dialog open={open} onClose={handleClose} maxWidth="lg">
+      <DialogTitle>Delete User</DialogTitle>
+      <DialogContent>
+        Are you sure you want to delete{' '}
+        <strong data-testid="delete-user-name">{selectedUser?.username}</strong>
+        ?
+      </DialogContent>
+      <DialogActions>
+        <Button onClick={handleClose}>Close</Button>
+        <Button onClick={handleDeleteUser}>Continue</Button>
+        {errorMessage !== undefined && (
+          <FormHelperText error>{errorMessage}</FormHelperText>
+        )}
+      </DialogActions>
+    </Dialog>
+  );
+};
+
+export default DeleteUserDialogue;
diff --git a/src/admin/users/usersTable.component.test.tsx b/src/admin/users/usersTable.component.test.tsx
index 4f1ff513c..76e7d8558 100644
--- a/src/admin/users/usersTable.component.test.tsx
+++ b/src/admin/users/usersTable.component.test.tsx
@@ -96,6 +96,33 @@ describe('UsersTable Snapshot', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('opens delete dialog and closes it correctly', async () => {
+    createView();
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByText('user1')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    const addButtons = screen.getAllByRole('button', { name: 'Row Actions' });
+    await user.click(addButtons[0]);
+
+    await user.click(screen.getByText('Delete'));
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(
+        screen.getByRole('dialog', { name: 'Delete User' })
+      ).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    const closeButton = screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Close' });
+    await user.click(closeButton);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(
+        screen.queryByRole('dialog', { name: 'Delete User' })
+      ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+  });
+
   it('sets the table filters and clears the table filters', async () => {
     createView();
 
diff --git a/src/admin/users/usersTable.component.tsx b/src/admin/users/usersTable.component.tsx
index 108d8d725..0761868da 100644
--- a/src/admin/users/usersTable.component.tsx
+++ b/src/admin/users/usersTable.component.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import AddIcon from '@mui/icons-material/Add';
 import ClearIcon from '@mui/icons-material/Clear';
+import DeleteIcon from '@mui/icons-material/Delete';
 import EditIcon from '@mui/icons-material/Edit';
 import PasswordIcon from '@mui/icons-material/Password';
 import {
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ import { MRT_Localization_EN } from 'material-react-table/locales/en';
 import React from 'react';
 import { useUsers } from '../../api/user';
 import { User } from '../../app.types';
+import DeleteUserDialogue from './deleteUserDialogue.component';
 import UserDialogue from './userDialogue.component';
 
 export const AUTHORISED_ROUTE_LIST = [
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ function UsersTable() {
   const { data: userData, isLoading: userDataLoading } = useUsers();
 
   const [requestType, setRequestType] = React.useState<
-    'patchPassword' | 'patchAuthorisedRoutes' | 'post'
+    'patchPassword' | 'patchAuthorisedRoutes' | 'post' | 'delete' | false
   >('post');
 
   const [selectedUser, setSelectedUser] = React.useState<User | undefined>(
@@ -201,10 +203,38 @@ function UsersTable() {
               </MenuItem>,
             ]
           : []),
+        <MenuItem
+          key="delete"
+          aria-label={`Delete user ${row.original.username}`}
+          onClick={() => {
+            setRequestType('delete');
+            setSelectedUser(row.original);
+            closeMenu();
+          }}
+          sx={{ m: 0 }}
+        >
+          <ListItemIcon>
+            <DeleteIcon />
+          </ListItemIcon>
+          <ListItemText>Delete</ListItemText>
+        </MenuItem>,
       ];
     },
   });
-  return <MaterialReactTable table={table} />;
+  return (
+    <>
+      <MaterialReactTable table={table} />
+      {selectedUser && (
+        <DeleteUserDialogue
+          open={requestType === 'delete'}
+          onClose={() => {
+            setRequestType(false);
+          }}
+          selectedUser={selectedUser}
+        />
+      )}
+    </>
+  );
 }
 
 export default UsersTable;
diff --git a/src/api/user.test.tsx b/src/api/user.test.tsx
index f8377f76b..666497855 100644
--- a/src/api/user.test.tsx
+++ b/src/api/user.test.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { renderHook, waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
 import type { UsersDict } from '../app.types';
 import usersJson from '../mocks/users.json';
 import { hooksWrapperWithProviders } from '../testUtils';
-import { useAddUser, useEditUser, useUsers } from './user';
+import { useAddUser, useDeleteUser, useEditUser, useUsers } from './user';
 
 describe('useUsers', () => {
   it('sends request to fetch users and returns successful response', async () => {
@@ -68,3 +68,24 @@ describe('useEditUser', () => {
     'sends axios request to edit a user and throws an appropriate error on failure'
   );
 });
+
+describe('useDeleteUser', () => {
+  it('delete request to delete user and returns successful response', async () => {
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useDeleteUser(), {
+      wrapper: hooksWrapperWithProviders(),
+    });
+    expect(result.current.isIdle).toBe(true);
+
+    result.current.mutate('user1');
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(result.current.isSuccess).toBeTruthy();
+    });
+
+    expect(result.current.data).toEqual('');
+  });
+
+  it.todo(
+    'sends axios request to delete user session and throws an appropriate error on failure'
+  );
+});
diff --git a/src/api/user.tsx b/src/api/user.tsx
index bb99632aa..febc3771d 100644
--- a/src/api/user.tsx
+++ b/src/api/user.tsx
@@ -59,3 +59,21 @@ export const useEditUser = (): UseMutationResult<
     },
   });
 };
+
+const deleteUser = async (userId: string): Promise<void> => {
+  return ogApi.delete(`/users/${userId}`).then((response) => response.data);
+};
+
+export const useDeleteUser = (): UseMutationResult<
+  void,
+  AxiosError,
+  string
+> => {
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+  return useMutation({
+    mutationFn: (userId: string) => deleteUser(userId),
+    onSuccess: () => {
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['Users'] });
+    },
+  });
+};
diff --git a/src/mocks/handlers.ts b/src/mocks/handlers.ts
index 560fd3eec..80d326552 100644
--- a/src/mocks/handlers.ts
+++ b/src/mocks/handlers.ts
@@ -419,6 +419,21 @@ export const handlers = [
     return HttpResponse.json(body._id, { status: 201 });
   }),
 
+  http.delete('/users/:id', async ({ params }) => {
+    const { id } = params;
+    const validId = usersJson.map((user) => user.username);
+    if (validId.includes(id as string)) {
+      return new HttpResponse(null, { status: 204 });
+    } else {
+      return HttpResponse.json(
+        {
+          detail: `username field must exist in the database. You put: '${id}'`,
+        },
+        { status: 400 }
+      );
+    }
+  }),
+
   http.post('/users/filters', async () => {
     return HttpResponse.json('1', { status: 201 });
   }),