Question follow-through · 115071

Sports Competitors: Transgender People

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what oversight mechanisms are in place to ensure that national governing bodies receiving funding from Sport England assess and mitigate safeguarding risks for transgender participants arising fr

answeredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
23 Feb 2026
Target answer date
25 Feb 2026
Answer
2 Mar 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what oversight mechanisms are in place to ensure that national governing bodies receiving funding from Sport England assess and mitigate safeguarding risks for transgender participants arising fr

  2. 25 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 2 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The Government remains committed to ensuring that sport is a safe and welcoming environment for everyone. Under the Code for Sports Governance, all National Governing Bodies (NGBs) receiving public funding must have robust inclusion policies in place. NGB...

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