That:

a)            Cabinet notes the progress made to date by the Cabinet Commission;

b)            Authority is delegated to the Corporate Director for Economy and Environment to allocate up to £250,000 of the total allocation of £480,000 to the continued work of the Commission, following consultation with the Chief Executive and the Director of Resources and Assurance;

c)            Herefordshire Council be the accountable body where submissions for external funding are successfully secured from partners;

d)            The Chief Executive is authorised to continue the council’s work with stakeholders and to prepare a draft submission considering all potential options to DEFRA and Welsh Government;

e)            The Chief Executive is authorised to work with statutory partners to take forward the Commission’s recommendations for a newly reconstituted Nutrient Management Plan Delivery Board to undertake a critical assessment of the draft submission to DEFRA and Welsh Government, and a revised Nutrient Management Plan; and

f)             Cabinet review further progress made in July 2023.