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RESOLVED 1. To note the Mid Wales Growth Deal Portfolio Risk Management Strategy, attached at Appendix 1 to the report; 2. To endorse the adoption of the strategy as the governing framework Risk Management within the Growth Deal portfolio; 3. To agree that the strategy be reviewed annually by the Portfolio Management Office (PoMO) in consultation with Ceredigion County Council’s Information Governance team.
RESOLVED 1. To note the Mid Wales Growth Deal Change Management Strategy, attached at Appendix 1 of the report. 2. To endorse the adoption of the strategy as the governing framework for how Projects Change Requests are managed.
RESOLVED to approve the change request submitted by the Cynefin Project as outlined in the report.
RESOLVED to approve the change request submitted by the Montgomery Project as outlined in the report.
RESOLVED to approve the Outline Business Case (OBC) of the Green Futures Innovation Park submitted by Prifysgol Aberystwyth University.
RESOLVED to approve the recommendations in the report.
The Chair, County Councillor Bryan Davies, welcomed everyone. Apologies were received from Cllr Clive Davies (Ceredigion County Council) Elin Prysor (Corporate Lead Officer, Legal and Governance, Ceredigion County Council) Emma Palmer (Chief Executive Powys County Council) Debra Jones (Head of Legal and Monitoring Officer (Powys County Council) Diane Reynolds (Director of Economy and Growth Powys County Council) Jonathon Evans (Senior Manager of Digital Operations, Powys County Council) Russell Hughes-Pickering (Corporate Lead Officer for Economy and Regeneration, Ceredigion County Council).
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The minutes of the last meeting held on 19th May 2026 were agreed as a correct record.
The Board considered the Regional Skills Partnership report on the progress against the Employment and Skills Plan and Welsh Government priorities. The Board noted that 577 pupils had participated in the Career Connections programme. Action – RSP Manager to report back on feedback from those who had attended. The Chair asked about the Welsh Government priorities and officers confirmed that they had been set by the previous administration. The RSP would be looking to engage constructively with the new government, particularly on those areas where the Board felt that there was a mismatch in Mid Wales and Welsh Government priorities. Councillor Catrin Davies argued that the Creative sector should be included in Mid Wales priorities and Councillor Gibson-Watt highlighted a gap in innovation and entrepreneurship. The Chief Executive of Ceredigion County Council noted that vocational training needed to plug gaps in research and development and market research. Action – Portfolio Senior Responsible Officer to discuss priorities with the RSP Manager The Chair also asked the RSP to consider what support could be offered to pupils on exam results days and for consideration of the opportunities in local government and other public sector bodies. Action – Portfolio Senior Responsible Officer to discuss with the RSP Manager
The Portfolio Senior Responsible Officer reported that whilst there had been some notable progress in key decisions and funding approvals recently, a combination of planning and statutory processes, procurement and legal capacity, market conditions, affordability and funding pressures is continuing to move some milestones back and push activity into later periods. To address this, the PoMO was tightening portfolio oversight with greater focus on delivery credibility, critical milestones, funding pathways and earlier escalation where concerns arise with regular meetings with SROs. The Portfolio Senior Responsible Officer confirmed that there were no issues with planning that needed to be escalated and that he was in regular contact with the planning leads for both authorities.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED 1. To note the Mid Wales Growth Deal Portfolio Risk Management Strategy, attached at Appendix 1 to the report; 2. To endorse the adoption of the strategy as the governing framework Risk Management within the Growth Deal portfolio; 3. To agree that the strategy be reviewed annually by the Portfolio Management Office (PoMO) in consultation with Ceredigion County Council’s Information Governance team.
The Board considered the annual update of the Portfolio Risk Management Strategy. RESOLVED 1. To note the Mid Wales Growth Deal Portfolio Risk Management Strategy, attached at Appendix 1 to the report; 2. To endorse the adoption of the strategy as the governing framework Risk Management within the Growth Deal portfolio; 3. To agree that the strategy be reviewed annually by the Portfolio Management Office (PoMO) in consultation with Ceredigion County Council’s Information Governance team.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED 1. To note the Mid Wales Growth Deal Change Management Strategy, attached at Appendix 1 of the report. 2. To endorse the adoption of the strategy as the governing framework for how Projects Change Requests are managed.
The Board considered the draft Mid Wales Growth Deal (MWGD) Change Management Strategy. The strategy set out how MWGD manages Project Change Requests in alignment with the corporate policies of Ceredigion County Council (CCC), as host authority, while tailoring implementation to reflect MWGD’s operational scale. RESOLVED 1. To note the Mid Wales Growth Deal Change Management Strategy, attached at Appendix 1 of the report. 2. To endorse the adoption of the strategy as the governing framework for how Projects Change Requests are managed.
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Details of events at the Royal Welsh Show had been emailed to members of the Board.
Members were requested, when dealing with the following items on the agenda to consider whether to exclude the public from the Meeting. RESOLVED to exclude the public and press from the meeting
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED to approve the change request submitted by the Cynefin Project as outlined in the report.
The Board considered change requests submitted by the Cynefin project. RESOLVED to approve the change request submitted by the Cynefin Project as outlined in the report.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED to approve the change request submitted by the Montgomery Project as outlined in the report.
The Board considered change requests submitted by the Montgomery Canal project. RESOLVED to approve the change request submitted by the Montgomery Project as outlined in the report.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED to approve the Outline Business Case (OBC) of the Green Futures Innovation Park submitted by Prifysgol Aberystwyth University.
The Board considered the Outline Business Case (OBC) of the Green Futures Innovation Park submitted by Prifysgol Aberystwyth University. Action – PoMO to report back to Prifysgol Aberystwyth University on the Board’s view that the narrative in the OBC needs to be updated. RESOLVED to approve the Outline Business Case (OBC) of the Green Futures Innovation Park submitted by Prifysgol Aberystwyth University.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED to approve the recommendations in the report.
The Board considered a report on the Mid Wales Growth Deal Portfolio pipeline of potential schemes and the funding available. RESOLVED to approve the recommendations in the report.
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