Asked by: Lord Reay (Conservative - Excepted Hereditary)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask His Majesty's Government, following the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Under Secretary for Culture, Media and Sport on 15 November 2024 (HC13602), what guidance they have issued regarding people who have a different sex recorded at birth participating in competitive sport, including where biological sex gives a competitive advantage.
Answered by Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
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.