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During the month of November 2013, 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 
26/11/2013 326 RME 
Exemption to Recruitment - Director, Railway Markets and Economics 
 
Consultancy 
Approved 
 
27/11/2013 321 RPP 
Origin destination matrix 2013-14 to 2016-17, £160,000 Requests for consultancy valued at <£20,000 considered by the Director of Corporate Operations: 
Consultancy  
Approved 
07/11/2013 
316 Legal 
Scottish legal advice in relation to PR13 implementation, £2,000 
12/11/2013 319 Legal 
Competition Case Advice, £3,000 
Consultancy 
Approved 
Consultancy 
Approved 
26/11/2013 322 RME 
Scarcity charging - indicative numerical analysis,