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<p>The government is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion, as well as safety
and fairness across all levels of sport. This is at the heart of our strategy ‘Sporting
Future’. Sports governing bodies each have their own rules on transgender issues and
it is appropriate that they can determine the right position for their own sport.</p><p>The
Sports Councils’ Equality Group (SCEG) transgender guidance is a carefully considered
report which addresses the complexities of transgender inclusion in sport. The report
has concluded that there is an inherent tension between delivering inclusion, fairness
and safety when including transgender women into the women’s sport category due to
retained physiological differences.</p><p>The guidance advises the national governing
bodies (NGBs) of each sport to define the best options for their sport, subject to
their assessment of inclusion, fairness and safety. It also includes a decision making
framework to help sports undertake such an assessment and if appropriate consider
options to modify or adapt their offer to facilitate participation.</p><p>Our arm’s
length bodies Sport England and UK Sport will continue to support NGBs to undertake
the necessary assessment for their sport.</p><p> </p>
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