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<p>The Government is clear there is no room for racism or any type of discrimination
in sport or wider society. National Governing Bodies (NGBs) are responsible for the
governance of their sports. We are working closely with our arm’s length bodies, UK
Sport and Sport England, and NGBs themselves to ensure discrimination is tackled effectively.</p><p>UK
Sport and Sport England’s Code for Sport Governance sets out the levels of transparency,
accountability and integrity that are required from those organisations in receipt
of public funding, this includes having appropriate policies in place. UK Sport provides
guidance for sports on whistleblowing and confidential disclosure.</p><p>UK Sport
launched a new independent disclosure and complaints service pilot called <a href="https://www.sportintegrity.com/"
target="_blank">Sport Integrity</a> in May 2022. The pilot will assist athletes, athlete
support personnel and NGB staff, within Olympic and Paralympic high-performance programmes,
to uphold the highest standards of conduct in their sports. It will provide an independent
and confidential reporting line and an independent investigation process to deal with
relevant allegations of bullying, harassment, discrimination, or abuse, and to allow
sports to take the appropriate disciplinary action as necessary. These services will
be made available free of charge to funded NGBs.</p><p>In June 2021, UK Sport also
<a href="https://www.uksport.gov.uk/news/2021/06/09/winning-with-integrity" target="_blank">announced
their commitment</a> to enhancing integrity across sport and will be working closely
with all the Sports Councils to ensure that this occurs beyond high performance sport.</p>
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