29 July: NRW Public Board meeting

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Agenda

Time Item

09:00
(30 mins)

Directors’ Session 

9:30
(5 mins)

Item 1. Open Meeting

  • Welcome
  • Declaration of Interests
  • Explain conduct of meeting

Sponsor and Presenter: Neil Sachdev (Chair)

Summary: To NOTE any declarations of interest

9:35
(5 mins)

Item 2. Review Minutes and Action Log

  • 2A. Review Minutes from 20 May Public Board Meeting
  • 2B. Review Public Action and Decision Log 

Sponsor and Presenter: Neil Sachdev (Chair)

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

9:40
(10 mins)

Item 3. Update from the Chair

Sponsor and Presenter: Neil Sachdev (Chair)

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

9:50
(20 mins)

Item 4. Report from the Chief Executive

Sponsor and Presenter: Ceri Davies, Chief Executive

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

Paper ref: 26-07-B01

10:10
(20 mins)

Item 5. Update Report of Committees

Sponsors and Presenters: Committee Chairs

Committee/Fora met since last Board:

  • Audit & Risk Assurance Committee – 4 June & 8 July (Annual Report & Accounts Meeting) - Paper ref: 26-07-B03 & 26-07-B14
  • Wales Land Management Forum – 6 June 
  • Protected Areas Committee – 11 June - Paper ref: 26-07-B02
  • People Committee – 24 June - Paper ref: 26-07-B04
  • Finance Committee – 2 July - Paper ref: 26-07-B11
  • National Access Forum for Wales – 7 July 
  • Strategic Delivery Committee – 13 July - Verbal

Committees/Fora not due to meet until after Board:-

  • Evidence Advisory Committee
  • Flood Risk Management Committee
  • Land Estate Committee
  • Wales Water Management Forum
  • Wales Fisheries Forum

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

10:30
(10 mins)

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 change in forecast and to SCRUTINISE the financial performance. 

Paper Ref: 26-07-B06

10:45
(10 mins)

Item 7. Annual Modern Slavery Statement

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

Summary: To APPROVE the Annual Modern Slavery Statement

Paper Ref: 26-07-B05

10:55
(10 mins)

Break

11:05 
(20 mins)

Item 8. Wellbeing Health & Safety Report

Sponsor: Louise White, Executive Director of People Fleet & Facilities
Presenter: Charlotte Morgan, Wellbeing, Health & Safety Manager

Summary: To APPROVE the WH&S Annual Report

Paper ref: 26-07-B07

11:25 
(20 mins)

Item 9. Business Plan Performance Dashboard Quarterly Update – Q1

Sponsor: Prys Davies, Executive Director Strategy, Policy and Evidence
Presenters: WBO Leads; Sarah Williams, Head of Corporate Strategy and PMO

Summary: To APPROVE the Business Plan 2026/27 Q1 Performance Report. To NOTE the Internal Performance Report and to NOTE the principal delivery risks and mitigations identified in the report. 

Paper ref: 26-07-B08

11:45 
(10 mins)

Item 10. How did we do in this meeting?

Sponsor: Neil Sachdev, Chair

Summary: Review of the meeting

11:55
(5 mins)

Item 11. AOB

12:00

Close Public Meeting

12:00
(45 mins)

Lunch

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