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1.  
During the month of November, 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                 |             |
| 149                     |             |
| Additional operations   |             |
| advice                  |             |
| 14 November             |             |
| 2011                    |             |
| External                |             |
| recruitment             |             |
| Approved                |             |
| RPP                     |             |
|                         |             |
| 146                     |             |
| Consultancy             | Approved    |
| Compilation of bottom   |             |
| up efficiency evidence  |             |
| from previous studies   |             |
| 14 November             |             |
| 2011                    |             |
| RPP                     |             |
| £58,750                 |             |
| 147                     |             |
| Consultancy             | Approved    |
| Further development     |             |
| of asset stewardship    |             |
| monitoring              |             |
| 14 November             |             |
| 2011                    |             |
| RPP                     |             |
| £58,750                 |             |
| 148                     |             |
| 14 November             |             |
| 2011                    |             |
| External                |             |
| recruitment             |             |
| Not approved            |             |
| RME                     |             |
| Recruitment of Grade    |             |
| E Competition and       |             |
| Consumer Policy         |             |
| 151                     |             |
| Independent audit of    |             |
| PR13 financial model    |             |
| Consultancy             | Approved    |
| 22 November             |             |
| 2011                    |             |
| RME                     |             |
| £60,000                 |             |
| 150                     |             |
| 28 November             |             |
| 2011                    |             |
| Recruitment of Director |             |
| of Performance          |             |
| External                |             |
| recruitment             |             |
| Approved                |             |
| RPP                     |             |
| 152                     |             |
| 28 November             |             |
| 2011                    |             |
| Secondments from ITS    |             |
| Leeds                   |             |
| External                |             |
| recruitment             |             |
| Approved                |             |
| RME                     |             |

 3. 

The Accounting Officer refused one request for external recruitment on 
14 November 4. 

The Director of Corporate Services approved 1 application for