diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/framework/jacksonextensions/SerializerOfCollectionWithPaging.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/framework/jacksonextensions/SerializerOfCollectionWithPaging.java
index 26d6836243..a7f26b908d 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/framework/jacksonextensions/SerializerOfCollectionWithPaging.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/framework/jacksonextensions/SerializerOfCollectionWithPaging.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package org.alfresco.rest.framework.jacksonextensions;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 
+import org.alfresco.rest.framework.resource.SerializablePagedCollection;
 import org.alfresco.rest.framework.resource.parameters.CollectionWithPagingInfo;
 import org.alfresco.rest.framework.webscripts.ResourceWebScriptHelper;
 import org.codehaus.jackson.JsonGenerationException;
@@ -11,21 +12,21 @@ import org.codehaus.jackson.map.SerializerProvider;
 import org.codehaus.jackson.map.ser.std.SerializerBase;
 
 /**
- * Serializes CollectionWithPagingInfo into the correct response format, with Paging information and entries//
+ * Serializes SerializablePagedCollection into the correct response format, with Paging information and entries
  * 
  * @author Gethin James
  */
 @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
-public class SerializerOfCollectionWithPaging extends SerializerBase<CollectionWithPagingInfo>
+public class SerializerOfCollectionWithPaging extends SerializerBase<SerializablePagedCollection>
 {
 
     protected SerializerOfCollectionWithPaging()
     {
-        super(CollectionWithPagingInfo.class);
+        super(SerializablePagedCollection.class);
     }
     
     @Override
-    public void serialize(CollectionWithPagingInfo pagedCol, JsonGenerator jgen, SerializerProvider provider)
+    public void serialize(SerializablePagedCollection pagedCol, JsonGenerator jgen, SerializerProvider provider)
                 throws IOException, JsonGenerationException
     {
         if (pagedCol != null)
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ public class SerializerOfCollectionWithPaging extends SerializerBase<CollectionW
         }
     }
 
-    private void serializePagination(CollectionWithPagingInfo pagedCol, JsonGenerator jgen) throws IOException,
+    private void serializePagination(SerializablePagedCollection pagedCol, JsonGenerator jgen) throws IOException,
     JsonProcessingException
     {
         jgen.writeFieldName("pagination");
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/framework/resource/SerializablePagedCollection.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/framework/resource/SerializablePagedCollection.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bc8e578655
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/framework/resource/SerializablePagedCollection.java
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package org.alfresco.rest.framework.resource;
+
+import org.alfresco.rest.framework.resource.parameters.Paging;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+
+/**
+ * A specialist representation of a Collection that can be serialized to json with paging information
+ *
+ * @author Gethin James.
+ */
+public interface SerializablePagedCollection<T>
+{
+    /**
+     * Returns the Collection object
+     * @return Collection
+     */
+    Collection<T> getCollection();
+
+    /**
+     * Indicates if the returned collection has more items after the current returned list.
+     */
+    boolean hasMoreItems();
+
+    /**
+     * Indicates the total number of items available.
+     *
+     * Can be greater than the number of items returned in the list.
+     *
+     */
+    Integer getTotalItems();
+
+    /**
+     * The requested paging parameters set by the client
+     */
+    Paging getPaging();
+}
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/framework/resource/parameters/CollectionWithPagingInfo.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/framework/resource/parameters/CollectionWithPagingInfo.java
index 059a129aa0..288c5d0a98 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/framework/resource/parameters/CollectionWithPagingInfo.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/framework/resource/parameters/CollectionWithPagingInfo.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package org.alfresco.rest.framework.resource.parameters;
 
+import org.alfresco.rest.framework.resource.SerializablePagedCollection;
+
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
@@ -15,7 +17,7 @@ import java.util.Collections;
  * 
  * @author Gethin James.
  */
-public class CollectionWithPagingInfo<T>
+public class CollectionWithPagingInfo<T> implements SerializablePagedCollection
 {
 
     private final Collection<T> collection;
@@ -95,6 +97,7 @@ public class CollectionWithPagingInfo<T>
      * Returns the Collection object
      * @return Collection
      */
+    @Override
     public Collection<T> getCollection()
     {
         return this.collection;
@@ -103,6 +106,7 @@ public class CollectionWithPagingInfo<T>
     /**
      * Indicates if the returned collection has more items after the current returned list.
      */
+    @Override
     public boolean hasMoreItems()
     {
         return this.hasMoreItems;
@@ -114,6 +118,7 @@ public class CollectionWithPagingInfo<T>
      * Can be greater than the number of items returned in the list.
      * 
      */
+    @Override
     public Integer getTotalItems()
     {
         return this.totalItems;
@@ -122,6 +127,7 @@ public class CollectionWithPagingInfo<T>
     /**
      * The requested paging parameters set by the client
      */
+    @Override
     public Paging getPaging()
     {
         return this.paging;