NRW Public Board meeting 16 July 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

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Time of meeting: 14:00-17:00 - Wednesday 16 July 2025

Agenda

Time	Item
14:00 (5 mins)	Preliminary Matters 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 2A. Review Minutes from Public 21st May Meeting 2B. Review Minutes from Public 22nd May 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
14:10 (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
14:20 (20 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: 25-07-B08
14:40 (20 mins)	Governance, Risk and Assurance Item 5. Update Reports of Committees and Forums Sponsors and Presenters: Committee Chairs Audit and Risk Assurance Committee – 9th July (Verbal) Evidence Advisory Committee – No Meeting (Verbal) Finance Committee – 19th June Paper ref: 25-07-B09 Flood Risk Management Committee – 25th June Paper ref: 25-07-B10 Land Estate Committee – No Meeting (Verbal) People and Customer Committee – 18th June Paper ref: 25-07-B11 Protected Areas Committee – 3rd July (Verbal) Wales Land Management Forum Paper ref: 25-07-B12 Wales Fisheries Forum (Verbal) Wales Water Management Forum – 10th July (Verbal) National Access Forum for Wales (Verbal) Summary: To NOTE the updates from the Board Committees and NRW Forums, both within and outside and meetings held
15:00 (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: 25-07-B13
15:20 (15 mins)	Break
15:35 (40 mins)	Item 7. Business Plan Performance Dashboard Quarterly Update Sponsor: Ceri Davies, Interim Chief Executive Presenters: Executive Team Summary: To SCRUTINISE the Quarter Report Paper Ref: 25-07-B14
16:15 (10 mins)	Item 8. Wellbeing Health and Safety Quarter Report (Annual Report) Sponsor and Presenter: Prys Davies, Executive Director of Corporate Strategy and Development Summary: To APPROVE the Annual Report Paper ref: 25-07-B15
16:25 (5 mins)	Item 9. AOB
16:30 (10 mins)	Item 10. How did we do in this meeting? Sponsor: Sir David Henshaw, Chair Summary: Review of the meeting
16:40	Close Meeting
16:40 (20 mins)	Public Q&A
17:00	Close Public Meeting

Time

Item

14:00

(5 mins)

Preliminary Matters

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

2A. Review Minutes from Public 21st May Meeting

2B. Review Minutes from Public 22nd May 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

14:10

(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

14:20

(20 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: 25-07-B08

14:40

(20 mins)

Governance, Risk and Assurance

Item 5. Update Reports of Committees and Forums

Sponsors and Presenters: Committee Chairs

Audit and Risk Assurance Committee – 9th July (Verbal)
Evidence Advisory Committee – No Meeting (Verbal)
Finance Committee – 19th June

Paper ref: 25-07-B09

Flood Risk Management Committee – 25th June

Paper ref: 25-07-B10

Land Estate Committee – No Meeting (Verbal)
People and Customer Committee – 18th June

Paper ref: 25-07-B11

Protected Areas Committee – 3rd July (Verbal)
Wales Land Management Forum

Paper ref: 25-07-B12

Wales Fisheries Forum (Verbal)
Wales Water Management Forum – 10th July (Verbal)
National Access Forum for Wales (Verbal)

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

15:00

(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: 25-07-B13

15:20

(15 mins)

Break

15:35

(40 mins)

Item 7. Business Plan Performance Dashboard Quarterly Update

Sponsor: Ceri Davies, Interim Chief Executive

Presenters: Executive Team

Summary: To SCRUTINISE the Quarter Report

Paper Ref: 25-07-B14

16:15

(10 mins)

Item 8. Wellbeing Health and Safety Quarter Report (Annual Report)

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

Summary: To APPROVE the Annual Report

Paper ref: 25-07-B15

16:25

(5 mins)

Item 9. AOB

16:30

(10 mins)

Item 10. How did we do in this meeting?

Sponsor: Sir David Henshaw, Chair

Summary: Review of the meeting

16:40

Close Meeting

16:40

(20 mins)

Public Q&A

17:00

Close Public Meeting

NRW Public Board meeting 16 July 2025

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