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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Report of the Cabinet (Part B)

From: Full Council - Thursday, 17th July, 2025 1.00 pm - July 17, 2025

...to note the report of the Cabinet from its meeting on 5 June 2025, which included decisions regarding Cabinet Member responsibilities, appointments to outside bodies, the proposed closure of the sixth form provision at Moor Park High School and Sixth Form, the allocation of Growing Places Fund monies to the Lancashire Combined County Authority, the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities Substance Use Additional Grants Programme 2025/26, a supplementary procurement report, an efficiency review of the Council's financial management, procurement and associated governance arrangements, and land disposal at Liverpool Road, Hutton.

For Determination

The Pension Fund Committee

From: Full Council - Thursday, 17th July, 2025 1.00 pm - July 17, 2025

...to note the report of the Pension Fund Committee from its meeting held on 20 June 2025.

For Determination

The Employment Committee

From: Full Council - Thursday, 17th July, 2025 1.00 pm - July 17, 2025

...to note the report of the Employment Committee from its meetings held on 16 June 2025 and 26 June 2025.

For Determination

Report of the Independent Remuneration Panel - Members' Allowance Scheme - Proposed Changes to Dependents' Carers' Allowance

From: Full Council - Thursday, 17th July, 2025 1.00 pm - July 17, 2025

...to consider and approve proposed changes to the Dependents' Carers' Allowance element of the Members' Allowance Scheme 2025/26, including increasing the allowance rate, removing the annual maximum, and modifying eligibility criteria.

For Determination

The Urgency Committee

From: Full Council - Thursday, 17th July, 2025 1.00 pm - July 17, 2025

...to note the report regarding the Director of Law and Governance's decision, made on behalf of the Urgency Committee, to appoint County Councillor Marion Atkinson as Deputy Chair of the Pension Fund Committee in place of County Councillor Clive Balchin for the remainder of the 2025/26 municipal year.

For Determination

Summary

Meetings Attended: 41

Average per Month: 1.8

Decisions Recorded: 144