21 & 22 May 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: 13:05-16:30 - Thursday 22 May
Agenda
| Time | Item |
|---|---|
| 13:05 (5 mins) |
Preliminary Matters Item 1. Open Meeting
Sponsor and Presenter: Sir David Henshaw (Chair) Summary: To NOTE any declarations of interest |
| 13:10 (5 mins) |
Item 2. Review Minutes and Action Log 2A. Review Minutes from Public 20th March 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 |
| 13:15 (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 |
| 13:25 (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: 25-05-B09 |
| 13:35 (20 mins) |
Governance, Risk and Assurance Item 5. Update Reports of Committees and Forums Sponsors and Presenters: Committee Chairs
Paper ref: 25-05-B10
Paper ref: 25-05-B11
Paper ref: 25-05-B12 Summary: To NOTE the updates from the Board Committees and NRW Forums, both within and outside and meetings held |
| 13:55 (20 mins) |
Delivering Our Plan Item 6. Finance Performance Report Sponsor: Rachael Cunningham, Executive Director of Finance and Corporate Services Presenter: Rob Bell, Head of Finance Summary: To APPROVE the latest financial position Paper Ref: 25-05-B13 |
| 14:15 (60 mins) |
Item 7. Place Presentation Sponsor: Gareth O’Shea, Executive Director of Operations Presenter: Huwel Manley, Head of South West Wales Operations Summary: To provide an overview of key activities in the South West region Paper ref: 25-05-B14 |
| 15:15 (5 mins) | Item 8. AOB |
| 15:20 (10 mins) |
Item 9. How did we do in this meeting? Sponsor: Sir David Henshaw, Chair Summary: Review of the meeting |
| 15:30 | Close Meeting |
| 15:40 (20 mins) | Public Q&A |
| 16:00 | Close Public Meeting |