## Approvals For December 2013 Recruitment And Consultancy Freeze - Exceptions Approved - December 2013

During the month of December 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 
06/12/2013 318 RME 
Extension to Senior Economist post (original ref: 296 
RME) 
 
Recruitment  
Approved 
06/12/2013 320 RPP 
Approval to Recruit - Operations Advisor 
 
Consultancy 
Approved 
06/12/2013 324 RME 
Understanding the Rolling Stock Costs of Train Operating Companies in the UK, £70,000 
Consultancy 
Approved 
06/12/13 
325 RME 
Feasibility of compiling a dataset of European Train Operating Companies (TOCs), 
£30,000 
 
Recruitment 
Approved 
 
12/12/13 
329 EA 
Approval to Recruit Temporary Grade F 
 
Consultancy 
Approved 
 
18/12/13 
331 RME 
The Practicalities of Scarcity Charging, 
£60,000 
 
Consultancy 
Approved 
 
18/12/13 
332 RME 
Evidence Gathering on PR08 incentive regime, £60,000 
 

 
Requests for consultancy valued at <£20,000 considered by the Director of Corporate Operations: 

Consultancy  
Approved 
06/12/2013 
327 RPP 
Methodology review of ORR rail fares 
index, £10,770 
Consultancy 
Approved 
13/12/2013 328 RSD 
Survey on ORR's occupational health programme      
2010-14, £19,800