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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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

Report of the Independent Remuneration Panel - 2024/25 Members' Allowance Scheme

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

...to approve the revised Members' Allowance Scheme for 2024/25, as recommended by the Independent Remuneration Panel.

Recommendations Approved

The Audit, Risk and Governance Committee

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

...to approve the recommendations from the Audit, Risk and Governance Committee meeting held on October 14, 2024, including the appointment of Mr. Stephen Dunstan as an independent co-opted member, the approval of the Internal Audit Charter, and the approval of the updated Corporate Risk and Opportunity Register.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 41

Average per Month: 1.8

Decisions Recorded: 144