Case for Change

Overview

Natural Resources Wales has today launched a consultation with its Trade Unions on proposals for changes to its staffing structure.

The purpose is to refocus resources on the activities that will have the most impact on nature, climate and minimising pollution, as well as the statutory work that only NRW can do. The organisation also has to make significant financial savings.

Clare Pillman, chief executive of NRW, in launching the consultation, said:

“Public funding is exceptionally tight across the whole of the UK. As such, we are having to look across all of our remit and critically review what we can and must continue to do, what we stop, and what we slow or do differently to fulfil our Corporate Plan ambitions. This is no different to any other public sector body at the moment.

“We have today launched a consultation with staff on our proposals for changes in our staffing structure. The aim is to mitigate job losses as much as possible.

“Some of these changes, if implemented, will impact our partners, customers, and stakeholders. Following our consultation, the NRW Board will make a final decision on changes and at that point we will explain what the changes mean in the delivery of services.

“There will not be a public consultation on our proposals.  In 2022-23 we held a public consultation on our new Corporate Plan, Nature and People Thriving Together, which sets our strategic direction and priorities through to 2030.  This consultation with the Trade Unions is about how we ensure a focus on those Corporate Plan priorities whilst adapting to live within our financial means. This is a challenging time for everyone working at NRW and we ask that the public support our people as they go through this consultation.”

This is a consultation with staff and Trade Unions and there will not be any public consultation. The consultation will run for 45 days and final decisions on structural changes will be taken by the Board in late September.

On this page you can read some chapters of the Case for Change document as well as some key changes we're proposing for services