24th and 25th of March 2021 Board Meeting
The public session for the NRW Board meeting will be reintroduced for the next meeting held on the 24th of March 2021.
The Board meeting will be held via Teams. 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.
To see what will be discussed, please see the agenda below: (subject to change)
Timing of Meeting - 09:30 to 17:05 - Wednesday 24th of March
| Time | Item Number | Item |
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09:30 |
1 |
Open Meeting
Sponsor and Presenter: Sir David Henshaw (Chair) |
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09:35 |
2 |
Review Minutes and Action Log
Sponsor and Presenter: Sir David Henshaw (Chair) |
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09:40 |
3 |
Chair's Business Sponsor and Presenter: Sir David Henshaw Summary: The Chair to update the Board |
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09:45 |
4 |
Chief Executive’s Report Sponsor and Presenter: Clare Pillman, Chief Executive Summary: To update the Board on current key activities Presentation Only |
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10:15 |
5 |
Update Report of Committees Sponsors and presenters: Committee Chairs
Paper ref: 21-03-B01
Paper ref: 21-03-B02
Paper ref: 21-03-B03
Summary: To update the Board on recent committee activities |
|
10:35 |
6 |
Commercial Strategy Sponsor: Sarah Jennings, Director of Communications, Customer and Commercial Presenter: Elsie Grace, Commercial Business Development Manager Summary: For Board approval Paper ref: 21-03-B04 |
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10:55 |
7 |
Timber Sales Marketing Delivery Plan Sponsor: Sarah Jennings, Director of Communications, Customer and Commercial Presenter: Victoria Rose-Piper, Head of Business Support Services, Neil Stoddart, Sales and Marketing Manager Summary: For Board approval Paper ref: 21-03-B05 |
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11:15 |
|
Break |
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11:30 |
8 |
Place Presentation Sponsor: Gareth O’Shea, Executive Director of Operations Presenter: Lyndsey Rawlinson, Head of North East Operations, Dave Powell, Operations Manager North East, Paula Harley, Operations Manager (Land and Assets), Keith Ivens, Operations Manager (Flood Water Management), Nick Thomas, Principle Advisor (Strategic Projects) and Mark Hughes, Team Leader, People and Places Summary: To provide an overview of key activities in the North East Wales region |
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12:15 |
9 |
Evidence Presentation Sponsor: Ceri Davies, Executive Director Evidence Policy and Permitting Presenter: Andrew Lucas, Environmental Assessment Officer Summary: Presentation ‘Don’t treat soil like dirt: using soil eDNA to monitor grassland fungi’ |
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13:00 |
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Lunch |
|
14:00 |
10 |
Renewal Programme Sponsor: Rachael Cunningham, Executive Director of Finance and Corporate Services Presenter: Ben Wilson, Senior Programme Manager - Covid Renewal Summary: To update the Board on the Renewal Programme and for approval for next steps Paper ref: 21-03-B06 |
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15:00 |
11 |
Business Plan Performance Dashboard 2020/21 - Q3 Report Sponsor: Clare Pillman, Chief Executive Presenter: Executive Team Members Summary: For Board to scrutinise the Q3 Report Paper ref: 21-03-B07 |
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15:20 |
12 |
Statutory and Legal Scheme Sponsor: Prys Davies, Executive Director of Corporate Strategy and Development Presenter: Colette Fletcher, Head of Governance and Board Secretary Summary: For Board approval of additions to the Statutory and Legal Scheme (SaLS) Paper ref: 21-03-B08 |
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15:30 |
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Break |
|
15:45 |
13 |
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Annual Report: Gender Pay Gap Reporting Sponsor: Prys Davies, Executive Director of Corporate Strategy and Development Presenter: Steve Burton, Head of People Management, Racheal Holbrook, Lead Specialist Advisor, Human Resources, Summary: For Board to approve gender gap pay reporting for publication in April, and an update on the EDI project Paper ref: 21-03-B09 |
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16:05 |
14 |
Learning Lessons from Flood Risk Management Projects Sponsor: Gareth O'Shea, Executive Director of Operations Presenter: Michael Evans, Head of Operations South Wales Central, Gavin T Jones, Team Leader - Projects & Programme Delivery Summary: How NRW now approach flood management schemes in light of community and stakeholder engagement on flood risk management projects Paper ref: 21-03-B10 |
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End of Board meeting |
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16:35 |
15 |
Public Q&A Session |
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17:05 |
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End Meeting |
If you would like to observe our September Board, please contact nrwboardsecretariat@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk and request access to the meeting. Simultaneous Welsh translation will be available, please let us know if you require this in your e-mail.