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.

44 meetings · Page 1 of 9

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 9 of 30

Report of the Audit, Risk and Governance Committee - Annual Governance Statement 2024/25 and Code of Corporate Governance 2025/26

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

...to consider the report of the Audit, Risk and Governance Committee, including the Annual Governance Statement for 2024/25, and to approve the updated Code of Corporate Governance for 2025/26.

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

Report of the Lancashire Combined Fire Authority

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

...to note the report of the Lancashire Combined Fire Authority meeting held on 23 June 2025, which included the appointment of the Chair and Vice-Chair, the composition of the Authority, the Annual Safety, Health and Environment Report, Member Champion Activity Report, operational incidents of interest, and a presentation on the Tensar Manufacturing fire.

For Determination

Summary

Meetings Attended: 44

Average per Month: 1.8

Decisions Recorded: 146