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Time of meeting: 14:00 – 17:00

Agenda

Time Item

14:00 (5 mins)

Item 1. Open Meeting

  • Welcome
  • Declaration of Interests
  • Explain conduct of meeting

Sponsor and Presenter: Sir David Henshaw (Chair)

Summary: To NOTE any declarations of interest

14:05 (5 mins)

Item 2. Review Minutes and Action Log

  1. Review Minutes from Public 17 July Meeting
  2. Review Public Action Log

Sponsor and Presenter: Sir David Henshaw (Chair)

Summary: To APPROVE the minutes of the previous meeting and the Action Log

14:10 (5 mins)

Item 3. Update from the Chair

Sponsor and Presenter: Sir David Henshaw (Chair)

Summary: To NOTE the Chair’s update to the Board

14:15 (15 mins)

Item 4. Report from the Chief Executive

Sponsor and Presenter: Clare Pillman, Chief Executive

Summary: To NOTE the current position and update the Board on key activities

Paper Ref: 24-09-B10

14:30 (20 mins)

Item 5. Update Reports of Committees and Forums

Sponsors and Presenters: Committee Chairs

  • Audit and Risk Assurance Committee – 5 September
  • Evidence Advisory Committee
  • Finance Committee – 12 September
  • Flood Risk Management Committee

Paper Ref: 24-09-B11

  • Land Estate Committee – 18 July

Paper Ref: 24-09-B12

  • People and Customer Committee – 11 September
  • Protected Areas Committee
  • Wales Land Management Forum

Paper Ref: 24-09-B13

  • Wales Fisheries Forum

Paper Ref: 24-09-B14

  • Wales Water Management Forum
  • National Access Forum for Wales

Paper Ref: 24-09-B15

  • Enabling the Environmental Sector Group

Summary: To NOTE the updates from the Board Committees and NRW Forums, both within and outside and meetings held

14:50 (15 mins)

Item 6. Finance Performance Report

Sponsor: Rachael Cunningham, Executive Director of Finance and Corporate Services

Presenter: Mark Collins, Manager, Business Finance Team 2

Summary: To APPROVE the latest financial position

Paper Ref: 24-09-B17

15:05 (30 mins)

Item 7. NRW’s Net Zero Plan

Sponsors: Ceri Davies, Executive Director of Evidence, Policy and Permitting; Sarah Jennings, Executive Director of Communications, Customer and Commercial

Presenters: Clive Walmsley, Senior Specialist Advisor, Climate Change and Decarbonisation; Mary Lewis, Sustainable Places, Land & Sea Manager

Summary: To APPROVE NRW’s Net Zero Plan

Paper Ref: 24-09-B18

15:35 (15 mins)

Break

15:50 (15 mins)

Item 8. Bereavement Charter

Sponsor: Gareth O’Shea, Executive Director of Operations

Presenter: Lyndsey Rawlinson, Head of North East Wales Operations

Attendees: Jeremy Parr, Head of Flood and Incident Risk Management; Sarah Asbrey, Head of Legal Services

Summary: To APPROVE NRW’s sign-up to the charter for bereaved families

Paper ref: 24-09-B06

16:05 (20 mins)

Item 9. Business Plan Performance Dashboard and Internal Performance Quarter 1 Report

Sponsor and Presenter: Clare Pillman, Chief Executive

Attendees: Sarah Williams, Head of Corporate Strategy and PMO; Sue Ginley, Lead Specialist Advisor, Corporate Planning & Performance; Bronia Bendall, Senior Specialist Advisor, Corporate Strategy and Development

Summary: To APPROVE the Business Plan Performance Dashboard and Internal Performance Quarter 1 Report

Paper ref: 24-09-B19

16:25 (5 mins)

Item 10. Items for Approval

  1. Wellbeing, Health and Safety Quarter 1 Report

    Sponsor: Prys Davies, Executive Director of Corporate Strategy and Development

    Summary: To APPROVE the Wellbeing, Health and Safety Report for Quarter 1

    Paper Ref: 24-09-B20

  2. Modern Slavery Statement

    Sponsor: Sarah Jennings, Executive Director of Communications, Customer and Commercial

    Summary: To APPROVE NRW’s Modern Slavery Statement

    Paper Ref: 24-09-B21

16:30 (5 mins)

Item 11. Items for Information

  1. Natur a Ni Evaluation Report

    Sponsor: Prys Davies, Executive Director of Corporate Strategy and Development

    Summary: To NOTE the Natur a Ni Evaluation Report

    Paper Ref: 24-09-B22

16:35 (5 mins)

Item 12. AOB

16:40

Close Meeting

16:40 (20 mins)

Public Q&A

17:00

Close Public Meeting

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