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<p>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport regularly meets Sport England and UK
Sport to discuss a range of issues relating to participation in sport, including participation
by transgender people.</p><p>In ‘Get Active: A strategy for the future of sport and
physical activity’, HM Government set out our view that, when it comes to competitive
sport and particularly women’s sport, competitive fairness and safety have to be the
primary considerations. These considerations cannot be reconciled with self-identification
in the female category in gender-affected sport alone.</p><p>The Sports Councils’
Equality Group’s transgender inclusion guidance was published after extensive consultation
and a review of scientific research. It makes clear that inclusion, fairness, and
safety cannot always be balanced in gender-affected sport. It therefore encourages
national governing bodies to consider the specific factors at play in their sport,
and to use scientific, peer-reviewed evidence to help make decisions in an open and
transparent way. The Government will continue to engage with Sport England and national
governing bodies to ensure that this guidance is being implemented.</p>
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