County Matthew Salter - Councillor for Lancashire

Councillor County Matthew Salter

 Reform UK  Cabinet Member for Education and Skills

Email: matthew.salter@lancashire.gov.uk

Council: Lancashire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet (Committee Member) Regulatory Committee Children, Families and Skills Scrutiny Committee Environment, Economic Growth and Transport Scrutiny Committee Full Council (Committee Member) Lancashire Combined County Authority - Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Audit, Risk and Governance Committee (Committee Member) (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

41 meetings · Page 1 of 9

Lancashire Combined County Authority - Overview and Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

Lancashire Combined County Authority - Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Monday, 8th December, 2025 3.00 pm

The Lancashire Combined County Authority - Overview and Scrutiny Committee are scheduled to meet on Monday 8 December 2025. Items to be discussed include the Local Transport Plan, the Committee's work programme for 2025/26, and an update from Matthew Sidgreaves, Chief Operating Officer, Lancashire County Combined Authority. The meeting is to be held at County Hall, Preston.

December 08, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Thursday, 27th November, 2025 2.00 pm

At a meeting of the Lancashire County Council's cabinet, the council approved a proposal for local government reorganisation, reviewed the corporate performance and financial position, and adopted a local nature recovery strategy. The cabinet also discussed highway maintenance, traffic regulations, flood authority advice, and complaints handling.

November 27, 2025
Full Council Committee Member

Full Council - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 1.00 pm

The Full Council of Lancashire Council is scheduled to meet on 20 November 2025 to discuss local government reorganisation, committee appointments, and updates to the council's constitution. The meeting will also address questions from councillors and consider several notices of motion. Reports from the cabinet and various committees are also scheduled to be noted.

November 20, 2025
Committee Committee Member

Lancashire Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education (SACRE) - Monday, 17th November, 2025 10.00 am

The Lancashire Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education (SACRE) met on Monday 17th November 2025 for their annual general meeting. The agenda included an update on SACRE membership, a review of their development plan, and a discussion of a statement from the National Association of Standing Advisory Councils on Religious Education (NASACRE) regarding curriculum and assessment. Councillors were also scheduled to discuss working towards achieving a Westhill or Culham St Gabriels Award.

November 17, 2025
Committee Committee Member

SACRE - Agreed Syllabus Conference - Monday, 10th November, 2025 10.00 am

The Lancashire SACRE - Agreed Syllabus Conference met on Monday 10 November 2025 in County Hall, Preston to discuss the review of draft primary materials. The conference was also scheduled to confirm the minutes of their previous meeting, and to discuss the date of the next meeting. They were also scheduled to discuss the exclusion of the press and public from the meeting.

November 10, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Work Programme, Actions and Assurances Update

From: Children, Families and Skills Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 29th January, 2025 10.30 am - January 29, 2025

...to approve the recommendations related to the work programme for 2024/25, actions, and assurances presented to the Committee.

Recommendations Approved

Lancashire Education Strategy 2025-2028: Education Strategy, Attainment Data and Academisation

From: Children, Families and Skills Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 29th January, 2025 10.30 am - January 29, 2025

...they approved the recommendations related to the update on the development and implementation of the Lancashire Education Strategy 2025-2028, attainment data, and academisation.

Recommendations Approved

Addition of Footpath from Ormerod Street to Gamble Road, Thornton, Cleveleys, Definitive Map Modification Order 2015 - Stance on Confirmation

From: Regulatory Committee - Wednesday, 22nd January, 2025 10.30 am - January 22, 2025

...to take a neutral stance regarding the confirmation of the Definitive Map Modification Order 2015 for the addition of a footpath from Ormerod Street to Gamble Road, Thornton Cleveleys, when submitting it to the Planning Inspectorate.

Recommendations Approved

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 Definitive Map Modification Order Investigation Bridleway across Hoscar Moss, Lathom

From: Regulatory Committee - Wednesday, 22nd January, 2025 10.30 am - January 22, 2025

...to upgrade the recorded footpath to a bridleway across Hoscar Moss from the junction of Bleak Lane and Wood Lane to Meadow Lane, Lathom, as a modification to the Definitive Map and Statement under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.

Recommendations Approved

Highways Act 1980 - Section 119 Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 - Section 53A Diversion of Footpath FP1404038 at Crofters Bank, Loveclough

From: Regulatory Committee - Wednesday, 22nd January, 2025 10.30 am - January 22, 2025

...to divert part of Footpath FP1404038 at Crofters Bank, Loveclough, as described in the report, and to amend the Definitive Map and Statement of Public Rights of Way accordingly.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 41

Average per Month: 1.8

Decisions Recorded: 144