Cyfarfod ar y cyd rhwng y Grŵp Cynghori Technegol ar TB Buchol a Bwrdd y Rhaglen Dileu TB mewn Buchol: 18 Medi 2025

Sharon Hammond: Programme Board Chair
Glyn Hewinson: Technical Advisory Group Chair
Alan Gardner (Programme Board)
Evan Roberts (Programme Board)
Roger Lewis (Programme Board)
Gemma Haines (Programme Board)
Elin Jenkins (Programme Board)
Tori Morgan (Programme Board)
Phil Thomas (Programme Board)
Elgan Thomas (Programme Board)
Linda Jones (Programme Board)
Keith Cutler (TAG)
Gareth Edwards (TAG)
David Grove-White (TAG)
Ifan Lloyd (TAG)
Gwenllian Rees (TAG)
Robert Smith (TAG)
Sarah Tomlinson (TAG)
Sarah Woollatt (TAG)
Alan Huxtable: APHA representative 
Alison Jones: Head of Bovine TB Policy for Welsh Government
Richard Irvine: Chief Veterinary Officer for Wales
Programme Board Secretariat
Gareth Enticott (TAG) – joined via Teams
Rachelle Avigad (APHA) – joined via Teams

• The Programme Board Chair welcomed members to the meeting and thanked them for making the journey to Aberystwyth
• The Chair conveyed apologies from Nick Collinson and advised the Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) for Wales would be arriving later

• Due to the timing of the publication of the Godfray Review, the paper on Wildlife will be presented to the Programme Board in advance of their December meeting.
• The Chair of TAG provided a general overview of the Godfray Review and gave context of the sections on Wildlife within the paper.

• Position Paper agreed to be published before political parties publish their manifestos ahead of May 2026 elections. However, high level holistic commitments can be made now, don’t need complete in-depth detailed paper to start discussion of priorities.
• Position Paper will benefit from a one-page summary at the front of the document.

• Welsh Government Veterinary Advisor gave a presentation on Gamma and Idexx testing.
• This presentation covered recent evidence from the analysis of data, the acknowledgment of the need to accelerate the rate of progress, and how best to manage the removal of animals from their herd.

• The Programme Board met in a separate breakout room to discuss their Position Paper
• The TAG met in their room to discuss the topic of Testing and Movements.

• A Welsh Government official gave an update on communications surrounding Resolved IRs.
• An official announcement on the new Resolved IR policy will be made before the end of October 

• A brief discussion was held around the use of the TBhub (tbhub.co.uk) in Wales. It was noted that a Welsh language translation would be required.

• The next TAG meeting will be held on 16^th October in Llandudno Junction
• The next Programme Board meeting will be held on December 4^th in APHA Carmarthen (SA31 2NF).