Event Invitation

Event invitations are an essential requirement for hosting an event at our venue. All visitors, including guests, event organisers and any third-party (excluding Parliamentary passholders) will require an event invitation to be admitted to our venue.

Visitors attending an event at our venue will be asked to produce an invitation as proof that they have been invited to an event being hosted at our venue.

Event organisers will need to instruct their guests to bring with them to the event a printed invitation and a form of photographic ID. Police operations or parliamentary security may refuse entry to a guest at an event, if a guest fails to produce either item.

For guests who do not have a form of photographic ID, we would strongly suggest bringing an alternative means to identify themselves (such as a registered bank card, for example).

To assist event organisers with the format of invitation and how the invitation should read, we have linked below an invitation template. Also linked is a vector-based House of Lords red portcullis suitable for third-party printers or a jpeg. version suitable for basic electronic invitations.

• Member-Sponsored Invitation Template (docx, 451KB)
• Non-Sponsored Invitation Template (docx, 451KB)

Important note: Both invitation templates have been updated to include our new main entrance, Victoria Tower Gardens Visitors Entrance. As of August 2025, Black Rod's Garden Entrance will close and be replaced by Victoria Tower Gardens Visitors Entrance.

Portcullis 

Versions of portcullis in red:

• House of Lords red portcullis (.eps) (suitable for third-party printers)
• House of Lords red portcullis (jpg, 709KB) (suitable for electronic invitations)
• House of Lords red portcullis (png, 16KB) (suitable for electronic invitations)
• House of Lords red portcullis (pdf, 190KB) (suitable for electronic invitations)
• CMYK (0, 100, 70, 30)

Versions of portcullis in gold:

• House of Lords gold portcullis (.eps) (suitable for third-party printers)
• House of Lords gold portcullis (jpg, 697KB) (suitable for electronic invitations)
• House of Lords gold portcullis (png, 16KB) (suitable for electronic invitations)
• House of Lords gold portcullis (pdf, 178KB) (suitable for electronic invitations)
• CMYK (21, 22, 52, 4)

The event organiser is expected to compile a copy of the guest list to send to Sales and Events at least 5 working days before your event.

If you have any further questions  a guest list through to Security Hub.

E: securityhub@parliament.uk