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1.  
During the month of August, the following exceptions to the recruitment and consultancy freeze (above £20k) have been considered by the Chief Executive, in his capacity as Accounting Officer. 

2. 

The details are shown below: 

| Decision               | Approval    |
|------------------------|-------------|
| date                   |             |
| Ref: No. &             |             |
| directorate            |             |
| Summary of             |             |
| application            |             |
| Consultancy/           |             |
| recruit                |             |
| 119                    |             |
| Consultancy            | Approved    |
| Pay advice on Network  |             |
| Rail's remuneration    |             |
| arrangements           |             |
| 11 August              |             |
| 2011                   |             |
| Corporate              |             |
| Services               |             |
| £25,000                |             |
| 122                    |             |
| 15 August              |             |
| 2011                   |             |
| Temporary PA cover     |             |
| External               |             |
| recruitment            |             |
| Approved*              |             |
| Legal                  |             |
| 121                    |             |
| 16 August              |             |
| 2011                   |             |
| HR agency              |             |
| appointments           |             |
| External               |             |
| recruitment            |             |
| Approved               |             |
| Corporate              |             |
| Services               |             |
| 123                    |             |
| 18 August              |             |
| 2011                   |             |
| External               |             |
| recruitment            |             |
| Approved               |             |
| Legal                  |             |
| Temporary worker to    |             |
| search databases for   |             |
| an ET disclosure       |             |
| Consultancy            | Approved    |
| 30 August              |             |
| 2011                   |             |
| 125                    |             |
| International          |             |
| benchmarking of        |             |
| efficiency of Network  |             |
| Rail's expenditure on  |             |
| support and operations |             |
| £100,000               |             |

Further details of any of the above applications and decisions are available from Elaine Horton 
*  Approved by Director of Corporate Services as Accounting Officer on leave 
3. 

No recruitment or consultancy applications were refused by the chief executive 4. 

One consultancy application (<£20k) was considered and approved by