The list below details the Recognised governing bodies for each of the Home Countries. In some cases there is no Recognised governing body for the sport in any of the Home Countries or there is a UK or Great Britain body which has jurisdiction for some or all of the Home Countries.
Last updated September 2024.
List of UK Recognised NGBs and Sport List.
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 summer 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 NGB’s governance. You may wish to refer to the previous Recognition Policy (2017) and its associated Applicant Guidance Document to gain an understanding of the criteria we previously required NGBs to meet in order to become recognised.
There is also some helpful information on the Sports Governance Academy website and our Good Governance page provides further guidance on codes and good practice.
If you have any queries about Recognition, email recognition@sportni.net
