diff --git a/themes/finc/scss/_customMixins.scss b/themes/finc/scss/_customMixins.scss
index 2dd5bb11a874f29b0ebc1148047a4d3293e96abf..b511a3e60b4bb88632453e18cca574ad0a7ff279 100644
--- a/themes/finc/scss/_customMixins.scss
+++ b/themes/finc/scss/_customMixins.scss
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
   margin: 1.5em auto;
 }
 
-// Outline Mixin -- overwrites BS outline mixin in partials/mixin
-@mixin outline($size: 1px, $color: $outline-default-color, $style: $outline-default-style) {
+// Outline Mixin -- complements BS outline mixin in partials/mixin but does not rewrite it
+@mixin outline($size: $outline-default-size-finc, $color: $outline-default-color-finc, $style: $outline-default-style-finc) {
   outline: $style $size $color;
 }
 
diff --git a/themes/finc/scss/_customVariables.scss b/themes/finc/scss/_customVariables.scss
index 7e8f50e0377c76cc2ecb663b8d7afc0445705e1a..29bdd7bb4c4dd89e9cf6d91289b3e4d5242021a1 100644
--- a/themes/finc/scss/_customVariables.scss
+++ b/themes/finc/scss/_customVariables.scss
@@ -115,9 +115,10 @@ $border-default-white: 1px solid $white !default;
 $border-right-width: 1px !default;
 $margin-right-width: inherit !default;
 
-//// Outlines (focus, accessibility etc.) -- overwrites BS values
-$outline-default-style: solid !default;
-$outline-default-color: $brand-warning !default;
+//// Outlines (focus, accessibility etc.) -- complements similar BS values
+$outline-default-color-finc: $black !default;
+$outline-default-size-finc: 1px !default;
+$outline-default-style-finc: solid !default;
 
 //// PAGER
 $pagination-disabled-color: $gainsboro !default;
@@ -295,14 +296,6 @@ $button-top-padding: 6px;
 //// and the '.narrow-toggle ...' in compiled.scss
 $narrow-toggle-text-alignment: left !default;
 
-//// Pagination (Search results) AND searchtools (Search results)
-//// Default is left, we use centered alignment. If left is desired,
-//// comment out next mixing and '.pagination ...'  and 'searchtools ...' in compiled.scss
-@mixin content-centered-display-as-table {
-  display: table;
-  margin: 1.5em auto;
-}
-
 // ALIGNMENTS - END
 
 // FUNCTIONS
diff --git a/themes/finc/scss/compiled.scss b/themes/finc/scss/compiled.scss
index 02f339e2d13c012c0107b8fb9f4a3a525254533a..f225ac9b883d6d17fb55761d494c0673d47fdc47 100644
--- a/themes/finc/scss/compiled.scss
+++ b/themes/finc/scss/compiled.scss
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 //  -------------------------------------------------------
 // 1.   Define or re-define KEY VARIABLES and MIXINS (see 1.1 ff below) OR import your own
 @import 'customVariables';
-@import 'customMixins';
 //  -------------------------------------------------------
 // 1.1  Unless imported, define standard colour variables here which are used in variables below prior to finc.scss import
 // e.g. $brand-primary: #083152 !default;   // blue
@@ -41,6 +40,7 @@
 // 3. import entire BS (finc) OR import (instances) finc compiled.scss to have variables and mixins defined above applied to it
 @import '../../finc-accessibility/scss/compiled';
 // @import '../../finc/scss/compiled.scss'
+@import 'customMixins';
 //  -------------------------------------------------------
 // 4. Customize further - this for BASIC SETTINGS ONLY - all colour customization will be done in in site-specific themes
 // ATTENTION: any change made here will affect ALL subsequent branches !!!
@@ -1639,7 +1639,7 @@ header,
   }
 
   &:hover {
-    @include outline(1px);
+    @include outline();
     outline-offset: -2px;
   }
 
@@ -2192,7 +2192,7 @@ footer {
 //// Harmonize behaviour to the edit button
 .result-links .dropdown-toggle {
   &:focus {
-    outline: 1px dotted $black; // FIXME: REPLACE with variable, consider using '$input-border-focus'
+  outline: 1px dotted $black; // FIXME: REPLACE with variable, consider using '$input-border-focus'
   }
 }
 
@@ -2733,7 +2733,7 @@ body:not(.offcanvas) .sidebar {
   &:not(.active-filters) .title {
     &:hover,
     &:focus {
-      @include outline(1px);
+      @include outline();
       background-color: $button-title-hover-bg;
     }
   }
@@ -2953,7 +2953,7 @@ footer ul {
   }
 
   a:hover {
-    @include outline(1px);
+    @include outline();
   }
 }