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1.  
Our approval committee has met three times since the last Board meeting,  (21 July, 4 August  and 11 August) 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/              |              |
| recruitment               |              |
| Decision                  |              |
| Ref: 21                   |              |
| 21 July                   | Recruitment  |
| Extension of web          |              |
| producer's contract for a |              |
| further six months        |              |
| External                  |              |
| affairs                   |              |
| Ref. 22                   |              |
| 21 July                   |              |
| Recruitment               | Not approved |
| DRME                      |              |
| Extension of principal    |              |
| financial analyst         |              |
| temporary contract by 8   |              |
| weeks                     |              |
| Ref:  24                  | Consultancy  |
| 4 August                  | Not approved |
| DRPP                      | £35,250      |
| Identification of         |              |
| appropriate international |              |
| benchmarks - passenger    |              |
| satisfaction              |              |
| Ref: 5                    |              |
| Consultancy               |              |
| 11 August                 | Approved     |
| Future resourcing of IS   |              |
| services - phase 2        |              |
| £40,000                   |              |
| Corporate                 |              |
| Services                  |              |
| Ref : 26                  |              |
| 11 August                 |              |
| Extension of fixed term   |              |
| contract by 3 months      |              |
| Recruitment               | Approved     |
| Corporate                 |              |
| Services                  |              |

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 corporate services.  One application was approved, with a value of £1,000. .