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1.  
Since the last Board report, our approval committee has met once to consider applications requiring approval of consultancy contracts over £20,000 and all external recruitment. 2. 

The cases considered are listed below: 

| Committee                  | Meeting                  |
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
| date                       |                          |
| Ref: No. &                 |                          |
| directorate                |                          |
| Summary of                 |                          |
| application                |                          |
| Consultancy/               |                          |
| recruit                    |                          |
| Decision                   |                          |
| 60                         |                          |
| External recruitment of    |                          |
| financial analyst          |                          |
| Recruitment                | Approved                 |
| RME                        |                          |
| 30                         |                          |
| November                   |                          |
| 2010                       |                          |
| 62                         | Corporate finance advice |
| Consultancy                | Approved,                |
| RME                        | £80,000                  |
| 30                         |                          |
| November                   |                          |
| 2010                       |                          |
| 63                         |                          |
| Legal advice on            |                          |
| procurement (call off)     |                          |
| Consultancy                | Approved                 |
| CS                         |                          |
| 30                         |                          |
| November                   |                          |
| 2010                       |                          |
| £35,000                    |                          |
| 65                         |                          |
| Approved                   |                          |
| Recruitment of Director of |                          |
| Railway Markets and        |                          |
| Economics                  |                          |
| CS                         |                          |
| Approved                   |                          |
| 30                         |                          |
| November                   |                          |
| 2010                       |                          |
| Recruitment and            |                          |
| consultancy                |                          |
| (specialist                |                          |
| recruitment)               |                          |
| £30,000                    |                          |

Further details of any of the above applications and decisions are available from Brian Warrener 
3. The committee were also provided with details of any applications below 
£20,000 which are subject to approval by the director of corporate services.