Sports Competitors: Transgender People
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will review the inclusion of trans athletes in women's sports.
Answered by Stephanie Peacock
Sporting bodies have a responsibility to protect the integrity and fairness of women's sport and the safety of all participants, particularly when it is not possible to balance those factors with inclusion.
National Governing Bodies set their own policies for who can participate in their sports in domestic competitions. Our UK sports councils have produced guidance to help domestic sports bodies determine the right position for their sport. The guidance covers transgender participation in sport, and makes clear that fairness and safety cannot be balanced with inclusion in gender-affected sport.
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