Tender open for transgender inclusion guidance review

The updated Equalities and Human Rights Commission Statutory Code of Practice for services, public functions and associations became legally binding on 5 August 2026 and provides guidance as to how the Equality Act 2010 should be applied. The updated legal context means that a review of TIDS is necessary.  

Additionally, a commitment to review TIDS in light of new scientific or medical evidence was made when it was published in 2021. 

In April 2026, the sports councils commissioned an independent and impartial review of peer-reviewed scientific and medical evidence - spanning physiological and psychosocial literature - related to transgender inclusion in sport since the publication of the TIDS guidance.

It also concluded that a full review of evidence would provide a more nuanced narrative around key issues emerging which may enable sports councils and national governing bodies to revise policies accordingly.  

Please note that this Code of Practice does not apply in Northern Ireland. The Northern Ireland Equality Commission is asking the High Court to clarify how the Supreme Court’s judgment should be applied in Northern Ireland, given its different equality law framework, and the implications of Article 2 of the Windsor Framework for how that equality law should be interpreted.