## Approvals For January 2014 Recruitment And Consultancy Freeze - Exceptions Approved - January 2014

During the month of January 2014, the following exceptions to the recruitment and consultancy freeze have been considered by the Chief Executive, in his capacity as Accounting Officer: 

| Decision              | Approval    |
|-----------------------|-------------|
| date                  |             |
| Ref: No. &            |             |
| directorate           |             |
| Summary of            |             |
| application           |             |
| Consultancy           |             |
| / recruitment         |             |
| Recruitment           | Approved    |
| Management            |             |
| Accountant            |             |
| Recruitment           | Approved    |
| Analyst (extension to |             |
| Ref: 302)             |             |
| Recruitment           | Approved    |
| Administrator         |             |
| Recruitment           | Approved    |
| 10/01/2014            | 339 RPP     |
| Engineer              |             |
| (secondment)          |             |
| Recruitment           | Approved    |
| 20/01/14              | 343 RSD     |
| Inspector - South     |             |
| West                  |             |
| Recruitment           | Approved    |
| 20/01/14              | 344 RPP     |
| Intelligence          |             |
| executive             |             |
| Recruitment           | Approved    |
| Administrator         |             |
| Recruitment           | Approved    |
| Partner               |             |
| Consultancy           | Approved    |
| Strategy              |             |
| Review of RM3,        |             |
| £30,000               |             |
| Consultancy           | Approved    |
| for determination of  |             |
| enhancements costs    |             |
| in 2013/14,           |             |
| £140,000 (extension   |             |
| to Ref: 313)          |             |
 
Recruitment 
Approved 
 
30/01/14 
348 RSD 
RSD Team Administrator 
 
Consultancy 
Approved 
 
30/01/14 
351 RME 
ORR's use of competition powers, 
£78,000 
Recruitment 
Approved 
 
31/01/14 
353 Legal 
Legal Support Officer (fixed term appointment) Requests for consultancy valued at <£20,000 considered by the Director of Corporate Operations: 
Consultancy 
Approved 
09/01/2014 337 Legal 
Case - advice regarding market definition, £20,000 
Consultancy 
Approved 
09/01/2014 338 RME 
Impact of reclassification of Network Rail's debt, £8,000 
Consultancy 
Approved 
22/01/14 
342 RPP 
"R" statistical software development, £15,000 
Consultancy 
Approved 
30/01/14 
352 RSD 
Expert witness, £9,974