Doping Violations In The UK: Convictions, Appeals And Consequences

UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) is the organisation responsible for the implementation and management of anti-doping policy in the UK, and delivers testing, education and advice to competitive athletes within the UK.

Appeal/review process of a UK Anti-Doping violation

An athlete who has been charged by UKAD for a violation can either accept the conviction and any resulting ban (usually between two to four years) or they can dispute the allegations within a hearing. If an athlete contests the violation, the case will be referred to a National Anti-Doping Panel (NADP), where they will have the opportunity to reply to the charges and be legally represented. The NADP is a national tribunal and an appeal body for the UK which is entirely independent of sporting governing bodies and UKAD.