NRW Public Board meeting 27 November 2025

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: 13:00 – 16:00 - Thursday 27 November 2025

Agenda

Time Item

13:00 (5 mins)

Item 1. Open meeting

  • Welcome
  • Declarations of interest
  • Explain conduct of meeting

Sponsor and presenter: Neil Sachdev (Chair)

Summary: To NOTE any declarations of interest

13:05

(5 mins)

Item 2. Review minutes and action log

2A. Review minutes from 9 October public board meeting

2A. Review public action log

Sponsor and presenter: Neil Sachdev (Chair)

Summary: To APPROVE the minutes of the previous meeting and the action log

13:10 (10 mins)

Item 3. Update from the Chair

Sponsor and Presenter: Neil Sachdev (Chair)

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

13:20 (10 mins)

Item 4. Report from the Chief Executive

Sponsor and Presenter: Ceri Davies, Interim Chief Executive

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

Paper ref: 25-11-B08

13:30 (20 mins)

Item 5. Update Reports of Committees and Forums

Sponsors and Presenters: Committee Chairs

  • Audit and Risk Assurance Committee – 17 October (ARA)

Paper ref: 25-11-B09

  • Evidence Advisory Committee – 16 October

Paper ref: 25-11-B10

  • Finance Committee – 6 November

Paper ref: 25-11-B11

  • Protected Areas Committee – 15 October

Paper ref: 25-11-B12

  • Wales Land Management Forum
  • Wales Fisheries Forum
  • Wales Water Management Forum – 13 November (Verbal)
  • National Access Forum for Wales – 5 November

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

13:50 (20 mins)

Item 6. 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: 25-11-B13

14:10 (15 mins)

Break

14:25 (40 mins)

Item 7. Business Plan Performance Dashboard Quarterly Update Q2

Sponsor: Ceri Davies, Interim Chief Executive

Presenter: WBO leads; Sarah Williams, Head of Corporate Strategy and Programme Management Office; Sue Ginley, Lead Specialist Advisor, Corporate Planning and Performance

Summary: To SCRUTINISE the Quarter 2 report

Paper Ref: 25-11-B14

15:15 (5 mins)

Item 8. AOB

15:20 (10 mins)

Item 9. How did we do in this meeting?

Sponsor: Neil Sachdev, Chair

Summary: review of the meeting

15:30

Close meeting

15:30 (20 mins)

Public Q&A

16:00

Close public meeting

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