Purpose

The Nutrient Management Board [NMB] does not have any formal powers or resources and as such cannot make any decisions, this lies with the statutory organisations via the SOG [Statutory Officers’ Group].  Its primary role is to provide a forum for all stakeholders to come together to influence, advise and challenge those having an impact on the river or delivering improvements across the catchment.

Terms of reference

The role of the NMB is three-fold:

•              to influence decisions and actions that have an impact, directly or indirectly, on the catchment,

•              to advise decision makers on their proposals, plans and decisions/actions,

•              to challenge decision makers on their proposals, plans and decisions/actions.

The NMB will work with all other organisations or groups as necessary to support this aim including, but not limited to, the Caba, the Cabinet Commission and any task force that may be appointed by either government.

The NMB will communicate widely with stakeholders about its common views of the SOG’s updated plan and progress to deliver this (the actual plan and progress will be communicated by the SOG) both as a way of keeping people informed and of having wider influence.

Members of the NMB will sit on the TAGs [Technical Advisory Groups] or contribute to delivery of actions as appropriate.

The NMB will be bound by the Nolan principles of selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership.

Please note

This is a partnership meeting with its own terms of reference (see above), Herefordshire Council’s Constitution does not regulate how it operates.

For further details, see River Wye governance presentation, October 2023.

Information on the activity of the board prior to March 2022 can be accessed via this link.