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1.  
Since the last Board meeting, our approval committee has considered three applications by correspondence, which are listed below 2. 

The cases considered are listed below: 

| Committee                 | Approval    |
|---------------------------|-------------|
| date                      |             |
| Ref: No. &                |             |
| directorate               |             |
| Summary of                |             |
| application               |             |
| Consultancy/              |             |
| recruit                   |             |
| Decision                  |             |
| 58                        |             |
| Recruitment               |             |
| 20                        |             |
| December                  |             |
| 2010                      |             |
| Corporate and             |             |
| government relations      |             |
| senior executive          |             |
| External                  |             |
| affairs                   |             |
| Deferred,                 |             |
| pending a                 |             |
| discussion                |             |
| between CEO               |             |
| and EA director           |             |
| about whether             |             |
| this post needs           |             |
| to be                     |             |
| permanent                 |             |
| 73                        |             |
| Appointment of one        |             |
| temporary economist       |             |
| Recruitment               | Approved    |
| RME                       |             |
| 20                        |             |
| December                  |             |
| 2010                      |             |
| 66                        |             |
| Consultancy               | Approved    |
|                           |             |
| 20                        |             |
| December                  |             |
| 2010                      |             |
| Appointment of specialist |             |
| recruitment consultants   |             |
| for two NEDs  £50,000     |             |
| excl. VAT                 |             |

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.