20 March 2025 Board meeting
Members of the public wishing to join are welcome to observe the public session via Teams and then participate in an interactive Q&A session with the Board after the formal items have finished. Please be aware that agenda timings can change on the day and therefore to ensure that questions are heard, please submit these in advance by Monday at 5pm to the Board Secretariat nrwboardsecretariat@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk
Please be aware that agenda timings can change on the day and therefore to ensure that questions are heard, please submit these in advance of the meeting to the Board Secretariat nrwboardsecretariat@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk
We offer a simultaneous translation service: When joining the meeting, please click on the three dots (‘More’) next to the camera icon, then scroll down the list to click on ‘language interpretation’ and select either ‘Original’ to hear the spoken Welsh or ‘English’ to hear the interpretation of the spoken Welsh.
Time of meeting: 09:00 – 12:40
Agenda
| Time | Item |
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09:00 (5 mins) |
Preliminary Matters Item 1. Open Meeting
Sponsor and Presenter: Sir David Henshaw (Chair) Summary: To NOTE any declarations of interest |
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09:05 (5 mins) |
Item 2. Review Minutes and Action Log 2A. Review Minutes from Public 23rd January Meeting 2B. Review Public Action Log Sponsor and Presenter: Sir David Henshaw (Chair) Summary: To APPROVE the minutes of the previous meeting and the Action Log |
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09:10 (10 mins) |
Setting the Scene Item 3. Update from the Chair Sponsor and Presenter: Sir David Henshaw (Chair) Summary: To NOTE the Chair’s update to the Board |
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09:20 (10 mins) |
Item 4. Report from the Chief Executive Sponsor and Presenter: Ceri Davies, Acting Chief Executive Summary: To NOTE the current position and update the Board on key activities Paper Ref: 25-03-B11 |
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09:30 (20 mins) |
Governance, Risk and Assurance Item 5. Update Reports of Committees and Forums Sponsors and Presenters: Committee Chairs
Paper Ref: 25-03-B24
Paper Ref: 25-03-B12
Paper Ref: 25-03-B13
Paper Ref: 25-03-B14
Paper Ref: 25-03-B23
Paper Ref: 25-03-B15
Paper Ref: 25-03-B16
Summary: To NOTE the updates from the Board Committees and NRW Forums, both within and outside and meetings held |
| 09:50 (30 mins) |
Strategic Planning Item 6. Strategic Discussion: Regulation in a Time of Growth Sponsor: Dom Driver, Acting Executive Director of Evidence, Policy and Permitting Presenter: Ceri Davies, Acting Chief Executive; Nadia De’Longhi, Head of Regulation and Permitting; Martin Cox, Head of Operations; Mary Lewis, Head of Natural Resource Management Policy; Ruth Jenkins, Head of Development Planning and Marine Summary: A strategic discussion about the implications of our changing operating environment to achieve the benefits envisaged in our Corporate Plan and manage our strategic risks. |
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10:20 (20 mins) |
Delivering Our Plan Item 7. Finance Performance Report Sponsor: Rachael Cunningham, Executive Director of Finance and Corporate Services Presenter: Mark Collins, Business Finance Team 2 Manager Summary: To APPROVE the latest financial position Paper Ref: 25-03-B17 |
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10:30 (20 mins) |
Item 8. Business Plan Performance Dashboard Quarterly Update Sponsor: Executive Team Presenter: Ceri Davies, Acting Chief Executive Summary: To APPROVE the Business Plan Performance Dashboard Quarterly Update Q3 Paper Ref: 25-03-B18 |
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10:50 (20 mins) |
Item 9. NRW on X (Formerly Twitter) Sponsor: Sarah Jennings, Executive Director of Communications, Customer and Commercial Presenter: Meinir Wigley, Head of Communications and Digital Transformation Summary: To APPROVE the approach Paper Ref: 25-03-B19 |
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11:10 (15 mins) |
Break |
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11:25 (30 mins) |
Item 10. Motorsports on the Land in the Care of Natural Resources Wales Sponsor: Dom Driver, Acting Executive Director of Evidence, Policy and Permitting Presenter: Rachel Chamberlain, Acting Head of Land Stewardship; Dave Liddy, Lead Specialist Advisor, Estate Recreation Planning Summary: To discuss the implementation of the recently agreed Strategy Paper Ref: 25-03-B20 |
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11:55 |
Discussion by Exception Item 11. Wellbeing, Health and Safety Quarterly Report Sponsor: Prys Davies, Executive Director of Corporate Strategy and Development Presenter: Charlotte Morgan, Wellbeing, Health and Safety Manager Summary: To APPROVE the Wellbeing, Health and Safety Quarterly Report Q3 Paper Ref: 25-03-B21 |
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11:55 (5 mins) |
Item 12. AOB |
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12:00 (10 mins) |
Item 13. How did we do in this meeting? Sponsor: Sir David Henshaw, Chair Summary: Review of the meeting |
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12:10 |
Close Meeting |
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12:20 (20 mins) |
Public Q&A |
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12:40 |
Close Public Meeting |