Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/usermanagement/service/IUserManagementService.java
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diff -u -rd18554fe841b507a786bfd1c044a3019453f3b48 -r8c74eb1d41455f08644a9cc637bbea499587c7ab
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/usermanagement/service/IUserManagementService.java	(.../IUserManagementService.java)	(revision d18554fe841b507a786bfd1c044a3019453f3b48)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/usermanagement/service/IUserManagementService.java	(.../IUserManagementService.java)	(revision 8c74eb1d41455f08644a9cc637bbea499587c7ab)
@@ -158,6 +158,15 @@
     public Organisation getOrganisationById(Integer organisationId);
 
 	/**
+     * Retrieves a organisationType by Id.  null will be returned 
+     * if no organisationType with the id is found
+     * 
+     * @param typeId the organisation type's Id
+     * @return OrganisationType
+     */
+    public OrganisationType getOrganisationTypeById(Integer typeId);
+
+    /**
      * Retrieves a organisationType by name.  null will be returned 
      * if no organisationType with the id is found
      * 
Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/usermanagement/service/UserManagementService.java
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diff -u -rd18554fe841b507a786bfd1c044a3019453f3b48 -r8c74eb1d41455f08644a9cc637bbea499587c7ab
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/usermanagement/service/UserManagementService.java	(.../UserManagementService.java)	(revision d18554fe841b507a786bfd1c044a3019453f3b48)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/usermanagement/service/UserManagementService.java	(.../UserManagementService.java)	(revision 8c74eb1d41455f08644a9cc637bbea499587c7ab)
@@ -673,4 +673,8 @@
 	public OrganisationState getOrganisationStateById(Integer organisationStateId) {
 		return organisationStateDAO.getOrganisationStateById(organisationStateId);
 	}
+
+	public OrganisationType getOrganisationTypeById(Integer typeId) {
+		return organisationTypeDAO.getOrganisationTypeById(typeId);
+	}
 }