What we do

Protecting the right of athletes to compete in doping-free sport.

UK Anti-Doping protects the right of athletes to compete in doping-free sport.

As the principal advisor to government on drug-free sport, UK Anti-Doping is responsible for protecting sport from the threat of doping in the UK. This involves planning, implementing and monitoring the UK’s anti-doping policy and implementing effective anti-doping programmes.

As a leading National Anti-Doping Organisation (NADO), UK Anti-Doping is responsible for:

• the implementation and management of the UK’s anti-doping policy
• ensuring that sports bodies in the UK comply with the World Anti-Doping Code which is set out by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)
• delivering robust testing programmes across more than 45 Olympic, Paralympic and professional sports
• undertaking scientific research to identify new and emerging threats of doping
• gathering intelligence to support the fight against doping in sport
• results management authority for the determination of anti-doping rule violations
• informing and educating athletes about their role and responsibilities towards anti-doping
• playing an integral role in inspiring future generations of sports people to compete in doping-free sport.

UK Anti-Doping is a Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB) which is accountable to Parliament through the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. UK Anti-Doping was created in December 2009 and follows the World Anti-Doping Code (the Code). We work with a variety of stakeholders, including athletes, to support clean sport.

UK Anti-Doping is an active participant in the global fight against doping in sport and recognises the need to take an international approach. Partnerships with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), UNESCO (2006 UNESCO Convention Against Doping in Sport), the Association of National Anti-Doping Organisations, the Council of Europe and the International Anti-Doping Agreement are integral to UK Anti-Doping’s international activities.