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1.  
Our approval committee has met once since the last Board meeting, (6 
September) to consider applications requiring the 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/               |                    |
| recruitment                |                    |
| Decision                   |                    |
| Consultancy                |                    |
| Approved                   |                    |
| 6                          |                    |
| September                  |                    |
| Ref: 16                    | WCML access rights |
| £80,000                    |                    |
| Consultancy                |                    |
| Approved                   |                    |
| 6                          |                    |
| September                  |                    |
| Ref: 32                    |                    |
| £90,000                    |                    |
| Passenger protection -     |                    |
| evaluation of fares policy |                    |
| 2010                       |                    |
| IS Service Desk vacancy    |                    |
| cover                      |                    |
| Recruitment                |                    |
| Approved                   |                    |
| 6                          |                    |
| September                  |                    |
| Ref: 38                    |                    |

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. Five applications were approved, with a total value of £47,411. .