Union Assembly is the highest democratic body in the Students’ Union. It is made up of the senior leadership in the Lancaster student community.
Union Assembly meets twice every term to discuss and debate what matters to students; and decide on the future actions and policies of the Students’ Union.
Who gets to vote? 🖐
Any student can attend Union Assembly meetings, however only voting members of the assembly can vote. They are:
- The six Full-Time Officers: President, VP Education, VP Societies & Media, VP Sports, VP Union Development, and VP Welfare.
- The six Liberation & Campaigns Officers: LGBTQ+ Students’ Officer, Postgraduate & Mature Students’ Officer, International Students’ Officer, Racial & Ethnic Minority Officer, Women+ Officer, and Students with Disabilities Officer.
- Seven representatives of the leadership of our affiliated societies.
- Seven representatives of the leadership of our affiliated sports teams.
- The twelve Faculty Student Academic Representatives: undergraduate, postgraduate taught, and postgraduate research representatives for FASS, FST, FHM, and LUMS.
- The nine Presidents of our College JCRs and PG Board.
What happened at the last meeting?
We publish the agenda for each meeting on our website, for agendas of upcoming meeting please see the events listed here. Minutes for past Union Assembly meetings are stored here.
2022/2023 Union Assembly Meetings:
- 31st January 2023: Minutes
- 20th February 2023: Minutes
- 14th March 2023: Minutes
- 12th May 2023: Minutes
- 30th May 2023: Minutes
- 19th June 2023: Minutes
2023/2024 Union Assembly Meetings:
- 11th September 2023, Emergency Meeting: Minutes
- 7th November 2023: Minutes
- 5th December 2023: Minutes
- 11th January 2024, Emergency Meeting: Minutes
- 6th February 2024: Minutes
- 12th March 2024: Minutes
- 14th May 2024: Minutes
- 18th June 2024: Minutes
- 25th June 2024, Emergency Meeting: Minutes
2024/2025 Union Assembly Meetings:
- 5th November 2024: Agenda | Minutes
- 3rd December 2024: Agenda, minutes coming soon
- 4th February 2025: the agenda will be released on Tuesday 28th January
- 11th March 2025: the agenda will be released on Tuesday 4th March
- 13th May 2025: the agenda will be released on Tuesday 6th May
- 17th June 2025: the agenda will be released on Tuesday 10th June
When do meetings take place?
Union Assembly meet six times a year, twice a term. Every member of the Students’ Union has the right to attend and speak at Union Assembly meetings. If you are a student and have an interest in a matter up for discussion, we would strongly recommend that you attend. You can view upcoming Union Assembly meetings in the list below:
How can I find out what is due to be discussed?
The agenda of Union Assembly meetings will be published a week before the meeting is due to take place. To find the agenda, please click the event link for the relevant meeting in the upcoming meetings above. If you would like to know more about any of the agenda items, please reach out to the Chair.
Who chairs Union Assembly meetings?
The Union Assembly Chair and Deputy Chair are appointed every six months by a panel of 6 Union Assembly voting members.
