NRW Public Board meeting 8 October 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: 13:25 – 16:35 - Wednesday 8 October 2025

Agenda

Time	Item
13:25 (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
13:30 (5 mins)	Item 2. Review Minutes and Action Log 2A. Review Minutes from 16th July Public Board Meeting Sponsor and Presenter: Sir David Henshaw (Chair) Summary: To APPROVE the minutes of the previous meeting
13:35 (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
13:45 (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: 25-10-B06
13:55 (20 mins)	Governance, Risk and Assurance Item 5. Update Reports of Committees and Forums Sponsors and Presenters: Committee Chairs Audit and Risk Assurance Committee – 11th September Paper ref: 25-10-B07 Evidence Advisory Committee – No meeting Finance Committee – 10th September Paper ref: 25-10-B08 Flood Risk Management Committee – 2nd October (Joint FRMC and LEC) - Verbal Land Estate Committee – 2nd October (Joint FRMC and LEC) - Verbal People and Customer Committee – 25th September – Verbal Modern Slavery Statement Wellbeing, Health and Safety Quarterly Report Paper ref: 25-10-B16 & 25-10-B18 Wales Land Management Forum Paper ref: 25-10-B11 Wales Fisheries Forum Paper ref: 25-10-B12 Wales Water Management Forum Paper ref: 25-10-B13 National Access Forum for Wales Paper ref: 25-10-B14 Summary: To APPROVE the Modern Slavery Statement and the Wellbeing, Health and Safety Q1 Report and to NOTE the updates from the Board Committees and NRW Forums, both within and outside and meetings held
14:15 (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: 25-10-B15
14:35 (40 mins)	Item 7. Business Plan Performance Dashboard Q1 Report Sponsor: Ceri Davies, Interim Chief Executive Presenters: Executive Team Summary: To APPROVE the Business Plan Performance Dashboard Quarterly Update Q1 Paper ref: 25-10-B17
15:15 (15 mins)	Break
15:15 (45 mins)	Item 8. Place presentation Sponsor: Gareth O’Shea, Executive Director of Operations Presenter: David Letellier, Head of Operations South Wales Central Summary: To provide an overview of key activities in the South Central region
16:00 (5 mins)	Item 9. AOB
16:05 (10 mins)	Item 10. How did we do in this meeting? Sponsor: Sir David Henshaw, Chair Summary: Review of the meeting
16:15	Close Meeting
16:15 (20 mins)	Public Q&A
16:35	Close Public Meeting

NRW Public Board meeting 8 October 2025

Agenda

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