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)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Thursday, 5th February, 2026 2.00 pm

February 05, 2026, 2:00 pm
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Thursday, 22nd January, 2026 2.00 pm

The Cabinet of Lancashire Council met on Thursday, 22nd January 2026, to discuss a range of important issues, including the future of cultural services, workforce equality, school place sufficiency, and highway safety. Key decisions included the approval of a revised terms of reference for a new Cabinet Working Group for Culture, the adoption of a new Fairness, Equality and Inclusion Workforce Framework, and significant decisions regarding school place provision in Preston.

January 22, 2026, 2:00 pm
Committee Committee Member

SACRE - Agreed Syllabus Conference - Monday, 12th January, 2026 10.00 am

The Lancashire Agreed Syllabus Conference was scheduled to meet on Monday 12 January 2026 to discuss the draft Lancashire Agreed Syllabus for Religious and Non-Religious Worldviews 2026. The meeting was also set to review the minutes from the previous meeting and confirm the date of the next meeting.

January 12, 2026, 10:00 am
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 (LCCA) Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss the LCCA's progress, focusing on the transition of transport functions and an update from the Chief Operating Officer. The committee discussed the Local Transport Plan and the COO's update, and agreed to include a summary of advisory board activities in future updates. They also requested that future updates on the governance review be provided via a report rather than verbally.

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

Decisions from Meetings

146 decisions · Page 21 of 30

Report of the Cabinet (Part B)

From: Full Council - Thursday, 12th December, 2024 1.00 pm - December 12, 2024

...to note the report of the Cabinet from its meeting on 14 November 2024.

Recommendations Approved

Report of the Cabinet (Part A) - Lancashire County Council Plan 2025-30: Building a Better Lancashire

From: Full Council - Thursday, 12th December, 2024 1.00 pm - December 12, 2024

...to approve the Lancashire County Council Plan 2025-30: Building a Better Lancashire, as presented in the report.

Recommendations Approved

The Overview and Scrutiny Committees

From: Full Council - Thursday, 12th December, 2024 1.00 pm - December 12, 2024

...to note the report of the Overview and Scrutiny Committees from their meetings in October and November 2024.

Recommendations Approved

Lancashire Combined County Authority - Appointments

From: Full Council - Thursday, 12th December, 2024 1.00 pm - December 12, 2024

...to approve the appointments of County Councillors Phillippa Williamson and Alan Vincent as the county council's representatives on the Lancashire Combined County Authority until the Full Council AGM in 2025, and to authorize the Director of Law and Governance to approve the council's representatives on the Authority's Scrutiny and Audit Committees, all subject to parliamentary approval of the Lancashire Combined County Authority Regulations 2024.

Recommendations Approved

Report of the Audit, Risk and Governance Committee - Appointment of an Independent Co-opted Member

From: Full Council - Thursday, 12th December, 2024 1.00 pm - December 12, 2024

...to approve the appointment of Mr. Stephen Dunstan as an independent co-opted member on the Audit, Risk and Governance Committee for an initial two-year term.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 44

Average per Month: 1.8

Decisions Recorded: 146