Recognition process
The Sport and National Governing Body (NGB) Recognition Process is currently closed to all new applications whilst the UK Sports Councils (Sport England, Sport Northern Ireland, sportscotland, Sport Wales and UK Sport) undertake a review of the recognition policy and process.
Our aim is to re-open the process in the Summer of 2025 when the revised policy and application criteria will be published, together with new application forms and applicant guidance.
Please check back here for details.
In the meantime, we would encourage you to continue developing your sport and your SGB’s governance. You may wish to refer to the previous Recognition Policy (2017) UK-recognition-policy-2017 and its associated Applicant Guidance Document to gain an understanding of the criteria we previously required SGBs to meet in order to become recognised. There is also some really helpful information on the Sports Governance Academy website and SGB Governance Framework - sportscotland the national agency for sport in Scotland that offers guidance on good practice.