2 February 2024 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: 9:00 – 11:05

Time	Item
09:00 (5 mins)	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
09:05 (5 mins)	Item 2. Review Minutes and Action Log 2A. Review Minutes from Public 16th 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
09:10 (5 mins)	Item 3. Update from the Chair Sponsor and Presenter: Sir David Henshaw (Chair) Summary: To NOTE the Chair’s update to the Board
09:15 (15 mins)	Item 4. Report from the Chief Executive Sponsor and Presenter: Clare Pillman, Chief Executive Summary: To NOTE the current position and update the Board on key activities Paper Ref: 24-01-B04
09:30 (20 mins)	Item 5. Update Reports of Committees and Forums Sponsors and Presenters: Committee Chairs Audit and Risk Assurance Committee – 15 December Paper Ref: 24-01-B05 Evidence Advisory Committee – 16 January Finance Committee – 7 December and 10 January Paper Ref: 24-01-B06 Flood Risk Management Committee – 11th January Paper Ref: 24-01-B07 Land Estate Committee People and Customer Committee – 12 December Paper Ref: 24-01-B08 Protected Areas Committee Wales Land Management Forum Paper Ref: 24-01-B09 Wales Fisheries Forum Paper Ref: 24-01-B10 Wales Water Management Forum Paper Ref: 24-01-B11 National Access Forum for Wales Paper Ref: 24-01-B12 Summary: To NOTE the updates from the Board Committees and NRW Forums, both within and outside and meetings held
09:50 (15 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 latest financial position Paper Ref: 24-01-B13
10:05 (5 mins)	Item 7. Internal Drainage Districts Budget Sponsor: Rachael Cunningham, Executive Director of Finance and Corporate Services Presenter: Rob Bell, Head of Finance Summary: To APPROVE the budget for the Internal Drainage Districts Paper Ref: 24-01-B14
10:10 (30 mins)	Item 8. NRW’s Adaptation Plan Sponsors: Ceri Davies, Executive Director of Evidence, Policy and Permitting; Sarah Jennings, Executive Director of Communications, Customer and Commercial Presenters: Mary Lewis, Sustainable Places, Land & Sea Manager; Clive Walmsley, Senior Specialist Advisor, Climate Change and Decarbonisation; Lucia Watts, Specialist Advisor – Climate Risk and Adaptation Attendees: Gabrielle Torkington, Climate Change and Decarbonisation Team Leader; Harrhy James, Specialist Advisor – Climate Risk and Adaptation Summary: To APPROVE the Adaptation Plan Paper Ref: 24-01-B15
10:40 (0 mins)	Item 9. Items for Approval a. Wellbeing, Health and Safety Quarter 2 Report Sponsor: Prys Davies, Executive Director of Corporate Strategy and Development Summary: To APPROVE the Wellbeing, Health and Safety Report for Quarter 2 Paper Ref: 24-01-B16 b. Amendment to the Statutory and Legal Scheme (SaLS) Sponsor: Prys Davies, Executive Director of Corporate Strategy and Development Summary: To NOTE the Board approval by correspondence of the new line added to the Statutory and Legal Scheme (SaLS) to identify a qualified person that can approve exemptions from the duty to disclose information requested under a Freedom of Information request, where that information may cause prejudice to the conduct of public affairs.
10:40 (5 mins)	Item 10. AOB
10:45	Close Meeting
10:45 (20 mins)	Public Q&A
11:05	Close Public Meeting

Time

Item

09:00

(5 mins)

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

09:05

(5 mins)

Item 2. Review Minutes and Action Log

2A. Review Minutes from Public 16th 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

09:10

(5 mins)

Item 3. Update from the Chair

Sponsor and Presenter: Sir David Henshaw (Chair)

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

09:15

(15 mins)

Item 4. Report from the Chief Executive

Sponsor and Presenter: Clare Pillman, Chief Executive

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

Paper Ref: 24-01-B04

09:30

(20 mins)

Item 5. Update Reports of Committees and Forums

Sponsors and Presenters: Committee Chairs

Audit and Risk Assurance Committee – 15 December

Paper Ref: 24-01-B05

Evidence Advisory Committee – 16 January
Finance Committee – 7 December and 10 January

Paper Ref: 24-01-B06

Flood Risk Management Committee – 11th January

Paper Ref: 24-01-B07

Land Estate Committee

People and Customer Committee – 12 December

Paper Ref: 24-01-B08

Protected Areas Committee
Wales Land Management Forum

Paper Ref: 24-01-B09

Wales Fisheries Forum

Paper Ref: 24-01-B10

Wales Water Management Forum

Paper Ref: 24-01-B11

National Access Forum for Wales

Paper Ref: 24-01-B12

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

09:50

(15 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 latest financial position

Paper Ref: 24-01-B13

10:05

(5 mins)

Item 7. Internal Drainage Districts Budget

Sponsor: Rachael Cunningham, Executive Director of Finance and Corporate Services

Presenter: Rob Bell, Head of Finance

Summary: To APPROVE the budget for the Internal Drainage Districts

Paper Ref: 24-01-B14

10:10

(30 mins)

Item 8. NRW’s Adaptation Plan

Sponsors: Ceri Davies, Executive Director of Evidence, Policy and Permitting; Sarah Jennings, Executive Director of Communications, Customer and Commercial

Presenters: Mary Lewis, Sustainable Places, Land & Sea Manager; Clive Walmsley, Senior Specialist Advisor, Climate Change and Decarbonisation; Lucia Watts, Specialist Advisor – Climate Risk and Adaptation

Attendees: Gabrielle Torkington, Climate Change and Decarbonisation Team Leader; Harrhy James, Specialist Advisor – Climate Risk and Adaptation

Summary: To APPROVE the Adaptation Plan

Paper Ref: 24-01-B15

10:40

(0 mins)

Item 9. Items for Approval

a. Wellbeing, Health and Safety Quarter 2 Report

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

Summary: To APPROVE the Wellbeing, Health and Safety Report for Quarter 2

Paper Ref: 24-01-B16

b. Amendment to the Statutory and Legal Scheme (SaLS)

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

Summary: To NOTE the Board approval by correspondence of the new line added to the Statutory and Legal Scheme (SaLS) to identify a qualified person that can approve exemptions from the duty to disclose information requested under a Freedom of Information request, where that information may cause prejudice to the conduct of public affairs.

10:40

(5 mins)

Item 10. AOB

10:45

Close Meeting

10:45

(20 mins)

Public Q&A

11:05

Close Public Meeting

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