During **October 2014**, the following exceptions to the consultancy freeze above 
£20,000 have been considered by the Chief Executive in his capacity as Accounting Officer; and the requests for consultancy below £20,000 have been considered by the Director of Corporate Operations. 

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| Summary of application          | Decision                        |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| date                            |                                 |
| Ref: No. &                      |                                 |
| Directorate                     |                                 |
| Approved                        |                                 |
| 01/10/2014                      |                                 |
| 22C RSD                         | HSE construction expert         |
| (scaffolding), £2,000           |                                 |
| Approved                        |                                 |
| 08/10/2014                      |                                 |
| 23C RME                         | Infrastructure management:      |
| rail case studies, £80,000      |                                 |
| Approved                        |                                 |
| 10/10/2014                      |                                 |
| 24C RME                         | Understanding the rolling stock |
| costs of TOCs (extension to     |                                 |
| Ref: 324 RME), £66,324          |                                 |
| Approved                        |                                 |
| 17/10/2014                      |                                 |
| 13C(2) RPP                      | Civils adjustment mechanism     |
| and asset management            |                                 |
| assessment (extension to Ref:   |                                 |
| 13C RPP), £28,600               |                                 |
| Approved                        |                                 |
| 21/10/2014                      |                                 |
| 25C RME                         | Primary research on             |
| passengers' views and           |                                 |
| preferences regarding ticketing |                                 |
| retailing, £30,000              |                                 |
| Approved                        |                                 |
| 23/10/2014                      |                                 |
| 26C RME                         | Embedded policy support for     |
| the Retail Market Review,       |                                 |
| £20,000                         |                                 |
| Approved                        |                                 |
| 28/10/2014                      |                                 |
| 27C RPP                         | Passenger satisfaction          |
| benchmarking cost, £20,000      |                                 |
| Approved                        |                                 |
| 31/10/2014                      |                                 |
| 29C RME                         | Cost analysis think piece,      |
| £2,000                          |                                 |