Meetings
Pre-appointment hearing: Chair of Natural Resources Wales
This page gives details of any meetings held which will, or did, discuss the matter, and includes links to the relevant Papers, Agendas and Minutes.
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Meeting: 17/07/2025 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 5)
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5 Pre-appointment hearing: Chair of Natural Resources Wales
Supporting documents:
Meeting: 19/06/2025 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 4)
- Webcast for 19/06/2025 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
- Transcript for 19/06/2025 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
4 Chair of Transport for Wales - pre-appointment hearing
Vernon Everitt – Welsh Government’s preferred candidate for Chair of Transport for Wales
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 7 , View reasons restricted (4/1)
- Restricted enclosure 8 , View reasons restricted (4/2)
- Paper - Information pack for applicants, item 4
PDF 253 KB
- Paper - Preferred candidate (Personal statement), item 4
PDF 84 KB
- Paper - Preferred candidate (CV), item 4
PDF 160 KB
- Paper - Preferred candidate (Pre-appointment questionnaire), item 4
PDF 154 KB
Minutes:
4.1 The Committee conducted a pre-appointment hearing with Vernon Everitt, the Welsh Government preferred candidate for the position of Chair, Transport for Wales.
Meeting: 11/06/2025 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 2)
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2 Chair of Natural Resources Wales - pre-appointment hearing
Nilesh Sachdev – Welsh Government’s preferred candidate for Chair of Natural Resources Wales
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 16 , View reasons restricted (2/1)
- Restricted enclosure 17 , View reasons restricted (2/2)
- Paper - Information pack for applicants, item 2
PDF 275 KB
- Paper - Preferred candidate (Personal statement), item 2
PDF 63 KB
- Paper - Preferred candidate (CV), item 2
PDF 91 KB
- Paper - Preferred candidate (Pre-appointment questionnaire), item 2
PDF 126 KB
Minutes:
2.1 The Committee conducted a pre-appointment hearing with Nilesh Sachdev, the Welsh Government preferred candidate for the position of Chair, Natural Resources Wales.
Meeting: 04/06/2025 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 3)
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3 Pre-appointment hearing: Chair of Natural Resources Wales
Supporting documents:
Meeting: 04/06/2025 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 6)
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- Transcript for 04/06/2025 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
6 Chair of Natural Resources Wales - consideration of approach to pre-appointment hearing
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 29 , View reasons restricted (6/1)
Minutes:
6.1 The Committee considered and agreed its approach to the pre-appointment hearing.
Meeting: 16/10/2019 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
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2 Correspondence from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs - new Chair to the Board of Natural Resources Wales
Supporting documents:
Meeting: 26/09/2019 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 8)
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- Transcript for 26/09/2019 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd
Consideration of evidence received under item 5 of today's meeting
Minutes:
8.1
The Committee discussed the evidence received in the pre-appointment hearing.
8.2
The Committee considered and agreed its report on the outcome of the hearing.
Meeting: 26/09/2019 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)
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- Transcript for 26/09/2019 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd
5 Pre-appointment hearing for the new Chair, Natural Resources Wales - PUBLIC
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 39 , View reasons restricted (5/1)
- Information from candidate, item 5
PDF 201 KB
- Recruitment information from the Welsh Government, item 5
PDF 64 KB
Minutes:
5.1
The Committee conducted a pre-appointment hearing with Sir David Henshaw, the
Welsh Government preferred candidate for the position of Chair, Natural
Resources Wales.
Meeting: 18/09/2019 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 9)
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Planning for pre-appointment hearing - new Chair, Natural Resources Wales
Supporting documents:
- Restricted enclosure 44 , View reasons restricted (9/1)
Minutes:
9.1
The Committee considered and agreed the approach to the pre-appointment
hearing.
Meeting: 10/07/2019 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)
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- Transcript for 10/07/2019 - Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee - Fifth Senedd
Consideration of pre-appointment Hearing for new Chair, Natural Resources Wales
Minutes:
6.1
The Committee agreed to conduct a pre-appointment hearing with the new Chair of
Natural Resources Wales in the autumn term.