LGBT+ Conference
Please note that this conference is not open to members of the general public. All delegates to this conference must be nominated members of one of the TUC’s affiliated unions.
If you are interested in attending this event, please contact your union to request more information.
- Information for your union’s delegates, visitors, and conference observers
Delegation leads
If you are the delegation lead then please make sure we have your mobile phone number, we will use this to contact you if needed.
Key dates for delegates
If your union has nominated you to be a delegate at the 2026 TUC LGBT+ Conference, here is what you can expect from the TUC:
- 27 February 2026: Your union should have submitted your name to the TUC by this date.
- w/c 9 March 2026: The TUC will email you a link to register. If you do not receive this, please email your union contact to ensure that you have been nominated to be a delegate
- 1 May 2026: This is the deadline for you to complete your individual registration. Please note that this is a two-stage process. You will be sent a monitoring form first, at the end of which is a link to the final registration form.
- w/c 15 June 2026: The TUC will email all attendees with a link to the final conference documents, including the agenda, nominees to the LGBT+ Committee and the conference guide
If you have any queries about the conference, please email your union contact in the first instance. The TUC provides all the essential information to unions, who are then responsible for keeping delegates informed.
Visitors
Visitors' tickets will be issued via affiliated unions before conference.
The TUC prioritises safety of all guests at our events. Visitor tickets are not transferrable and will be issued to named visitors only who will need to provide their name and address information. You will need to bring id that matches your visitor pass information.
Visitors will be asked to submit their individual registration by 4pm on 1 May 2026.
Any attendees not registered to attend in advance will be denied entry.
Accessibility
The TUC is keen to ensure that we provide equal access for all delegates, especially disabled delegates.
Please inform us if you have access requirements by 4pm on 1 May 2026. Please include this information when completing your registration.
Please note that your union is responsible for providing hard copies of all documents. If you require documents in a specific format, please include this in your reasonable adjustments so we can pass this on to your union.
The TUC will meet all access needs where reasonably practicable and if notified by the deadline.
Childcare facilities
The TUC is committed to ensuring that no delegate is prevented from playing a full part in Conference because of childcare.
Please notify delegates that crèche facilities will be provided for those with children under 5 (not yet school age) during conference hours, free of charge, provided the TUC receives requests for more than 5 children, by the closing date for delegate registration, 1 May 2026.
The TUC provides a creche if we have over 5 children requiring this service; we make other arrangements with the parent if there are fewer than 5 children requiring the service.
Please note that unions may be liable for the cost of any ‘no-shows’ or late cancellations.
Out of hours childcare arrangements, to allow delegates with childcare responsibilities to attend fringe events can also be arranged up to 8pm.
Delegates that are breast feeding are welcome to bring their children into the conference hall with them.
Monitoring
In line with the TUC commitment to equality, delegations will be asked to complete an online equality monitoring form as part of their individual registrations.
Scrutineers and tellers
We need a small number of scrutineers to count the ballots for the LGBT+ Committee and the motion to Congress. The TUC will approach the delegation leaders for volunteers from amongst their delegates.
- Information for union officers and staff
TUC Contacts
If you have questions or queries in relation to any aspect of the 2026 TUC LGBT+ Conference, please email: equalities@tuc.org.uk.
Key dates
TUC LGBT+ Conference 2025 will be held at the Doubletree by Hilton Metropole, Brighton, on 25-26 June 2026
- Motions and nominations must be received by 4pm on 27 February 2026.
- Unions must submit the names of conference delegates by 4pm on 27 February 2026.
- Amendments to motions must be received by 4pm on 23 April 2026.
- Delegates must complete their individual registrations by 4pm on 1 May 2026.
- Fringe and Delegation meeting requests must be received by 4pm 29 May 2026.
- Emergency Motions must be received by 4pm on 19 June 2026.
Conference Forms
- Motions: https://forms.office.com/e/wMZeAvPYtx
- Nominations: https://forms.office.com/e/WNduA45PBK
- Delegate registration: https://forms.office.com/e/SmqugZ5sVs
- Visitor registration: https://forms.office.com/e/auFdrNS6F5
- Fringe and Delegation meeting requests: https://forms.office.com/e/gWWedbQr5V
- Amendments: https://forms.office.com/e/p8DEpHaSZk
Individual registration forms will be sent directly to attendees after 9 March 2026.
Conference sessions times
Conference sessions will be as follows:
Thursday 25 June 10am to 6.00pm
Friday 26 June 9.30am to 5.30pm
Motions, amendments, and emergency motions
Download the guide to writing motions
Motions
Please use this form to submit motions by 4pm on 27 February 2026.
Unions can submit one motion of no more than 200 words each. Motions exceeding 200 words will be ruled out of order. Unions should also make sure the content of motions directly relates to LGBT+ members and the issues they face and make the relevance to LGBT+ members explicit in the wording.
Please note that each motion should cover one subject only. Any motion covering more than one subject may be ruled out of order.
Motions must be approved by the General Secretary.
Composite motions
The LGBT+ Committee will consult unions about compositing motions where appropriate.
Amendments
Please use this form for submitting your union’s amendments.
Unions can submit one amendment of no more than 60 words. Amendments must be submitted by 4pm on 23 April 2026.
Speaking times
The time limit is five minutes for the mover of the motion, and three minutes for any subsequent speaker.
Emergency motions
Emergency motions, of a maximum of 200 words, must deal with issues that have arisen since the closing date for ordinary motions and amendments. They must be received by the TUC office at equalities@tuc.org.uk and titled EMERGENCY MOTION by 4pm on 19 June 2026 by email as a signed PDF and a Word version.
Emergency motions must be approved by the union General Secretary.
Delegations and registration arrangements
Delegate registration
Unions must submit the names of conference delegates by 4pm on 27 February 2026 using this form and must include any childcare or access requests. We are keen that the conference gives voice to groups of workers that under- represented in our movement and our structure therefore encourage unions to register their LGBT+ members as delegates. Of course, allies are welcome, and we encourage unions to register allies as observers and visitors.
Any attendees not registered to attend in advance will be denied entry.
All affiliated unions are entitled to be represented by a minimum of two delegates, providing that the organisation has paid the fee prescribed in Rule 3 of the Rules and Standing Orders. For affiliates with 10,000 or more members, the following entitlements also apply:
- Organisations with between 10,000 and 20,000 members: up to 5 delegates.
- Organisations with between 20,001 and 50,000 members: up to 10 delegates.
- Organisations with between 50,001 and 100,000 members: up to 15 delegates.
- Organisations with between 100,001 and 500,000 members: up to 20 delegates.
- Organisations with between 500,001 and 1,000,000 members: up to 25 delegates.
- Organisations with over 1,000,001 members: up to 30 delegates.
The General Council are especially keen to encourage delegations from those unions who do not usually go to conference. Please note that delegates will be asked to submit their individual registrations by 4pm on 1 May 2026.
Visitors’ tickets and documentation
Please use this form to submit your visitor names including any access and/or childcare requests. Unions must submit visitor names by 4pm on 27 February 2026. The cost per visitor is £15 inclusive of VAT.
Visitors will be asked to submit their individual registrations by 4pm on 1 May 2026.
Visitors’ tickets (maximum 10 per union) will be issued via affiliated unions before conference. The TUC prioritises safety of all guests at our events. Visitor tickets are not transferrable and will be issued to named visitors only who will need to provide their name and address information.
Any attendees not registered to attend in advance will be denied entry.
Nominations
Please use this form to submit your union’s nominations to the LGBT+ Committee by 4pm on 27 February 2026. Nominees must be registered as delegates by this date.
The LGBT+ Committee is elected at the conference. The elected component of the LGBT+ Committee consists of 24 representatives nominated by affiliated unions.
You are therefore invited to nominate up to six members from your union, who must be delegates to the 2026 LGBT+ Conference, to serve on the LGBT+ Committee for the year 2026/2027. One for the fourteen elected places (known as Section A), one for the two seats set aside for Black members (known as Section B), one for the two seats set aside for Disabled members (known as Section C), one for the two seats set aside for trans members (known as Section D) and one for the two seats set aside for young members (Section E) and one for the two seats set aside for bi members (Section F).
Where more than fourteen nominations are received for Section A, more than two nominations for Section B, C, D, E and F a ballot will be held at the Conference. Unions are encouraged to nominate women.
Nominees (not the nominating union) should provide a supporting statement on the nominating form, for circulation to delegates before conference. The statement should contain biographical details and relevant details of work carried out in the trade union movement but should not be in any way an election address. The General Secretary of the relevant union should endorse the statement, which must be no more than 150 words.
Please see the guide to writing nomination statements Please note that statements that do not follow these criteria may be ruled out of order and not published in the list of nominations.
Fringes and delegation meetings
If you would like to book a fringe or a delegation meeting room, please use this form. Requests must be made by 4pm on 29 May 2026. Unions will have to cover the cost of rooms and refreshments.
Unions will need to liaise directly with the conference venue to arrange refreshments.
If your union is running a fringe event, it is your responsibility to provide reasonable adjustments to attendees.
Monitoring
In line with the TUC commitment to equality, delegations will be asked to complete an online equality monitoring form as part of their individual registrations.
Scrutineers and tellers
We need a small number of scrutineers to count the ballots for the Race Relations Committee and the motion to Congress.
The TUC will approach delegation leaders for nominations from amongst their delegates.
TUC Contacts
If you have questions or queries in relation to any aspect of the 2026 TUC LGBT+ Conference, please email: equalities@tuc.org.uk.