23 January 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
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Time of meeting: 09:00 – 12:40
Agenda
Time |
Item |
---|---|
9:00 (5 mins) |
Preliminary Matters Item 1. Open Meeting
Sponsor and Presenter: Sir David Henshaw (Chair) Summary: To NOTE any declarations of interest |
9:05 (5 mins) |
Item 2. Review Minutes and Action Log 2A. Review Minutes from Public 21 November 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 |
9:10 (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 including a brief description on what was covered in the private Board meeting |
9:20 (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: 25-01-B05 |
9:30 (20 mins) |
Governance, Risk and Assurance Item 5. Update Reports of Committees and Forums Sponsors and Presenters: Committee Chairs
Paper Ref: 25-01-B06
Paper Ref: 25-01-B07 · Flood Risk Management Committee – 9th January · Land Estate Committee · People and Customer Committee – 10th December Paper Ref: 25-01-B08
Paper Ref: 25-01-B09
Paper Ref: 25-01-B10
Paper Ref: 25-01-B11
Summary: To NOTE the updates from the Board Committees and NRW Forums, both within and outside and meetings held |
9:50 (10 mins) |
Item 6. Board Business Management Sponsor and Presenter: Sir David Henshaw (Chair) Topics for discussion: a) Chair’s Items Lead: Sir David Henshaw b) Board Members’ Items Lead: Board Members Summary: To discuss any matters arising c) Forward Look Lead: Natalie Williams, Deputy Board Secretary and Board Secretariat Team Leader Summary: To review the Board Forward Look Paper Ref: 25-01-B12 |
10:00 (20 mins) |
Delivering Our Plan Item 7. 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: 25-01-B13 |
10:20 (15 mins) |
Item 8. Internal Drainage Districts Budget Sponsor: Rachael Cunningham, Executive Director of Finance and Corporate Services Presenter: Rob Bell, Head of Finance Summary: To APPROVE the Internal Drainage Districts Budget Paper Ref: 25-01-B14 |
10:35 (20 mins) |
Break |
10:55 (90 mins) |
Strategic Planning Item 9. NRW2030 & Transformation Update Sponsor: Rachael Cunningham, Executive Director of Finance and Corporate Services Presenter: Vic Rose-Piper, Head of Business Support Services and Adfywio, Matt Harrington, Interim Head of DdAT Summary: For the Board to discuss the future direction of NRW |
12:25 (10 mins) |
Item 10. How Did We Do in This Meeting? Sponsor: Sir David Henshaw, Chair Summary: Review of the meeting |
12:35 (5 mins) |
Item 11. AOB |
12:40 |
Close Meeting |
12:40 (20 mins) |
Public Q&A |
13:00 |
Close Public Meeting |