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Board

UK Sport's Board meets six times per year to provide strategic direction to the organisation, as well as considering and making decisions on those recommendations put forward by UK Sport's various panels.

UK Sport Board members are appointed for a fixed term of three years and may be reappointed thereafter as determined by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. The four Chairmen of the Home Country Sports Councils automatically sit on UK Sport's Board.

UK Sport Panels, each chaired by a Board member, include other individuals of relevant expertise and experience who advise and make recommendations as appropriate.

Upcoming Board meeting dates 

4 February 2021

30 March 2021

12 May 2021

14 July  2021

12 October 2021

1 December 2021

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Royal Charter

Amendment 

UK Sport Management Agreement

UK Sport Board Terms of Reference

UK Sport Board Declarations of Interest  

Example Appointment Agreement: Board Member 

Governance Action Plan

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Board members

Nick Bitel

Board Member

Nick has been the Chief Executive of the London Marathon since 1995.

Sally Bolton OBE

Board Member

Sally is Chief Executive Officer at the All England Lawn Tennis Club

Nicky Roche

Board Member

Nicky Roche is former Director of Strategy for Sporting Assets, a social enterprise which works with communities to use sport for wider social benefit such as employment, health & education

Mel Young

Mel Young MBE

Board Member

Mel Young MBE is the President and co-founder of the Homeless World Cup, an organisation established to use sport as a mechanism to create change.

Annie Panter

Board Member

Annie is a former athlete who competed in the Beijing and London Olympic Games winning a bronze medal in 2012 with the GB women’s hockey team.

Martyn Worsley

Board Member

Martyn Worsley is currently Tate & Lyle's Vice President for Global Talent and Organisational Development.

John Dowson

Board Member

John Dowson is former Chair of the UK Boccia Federation and an experienced finance professional

George Lucas

George Lucas

Board Member

George Lucas is the current Chair of Sport Northern Ireland

Dame Katherine Grainger

Chair

Dame Katherine Grainger is Britain’s most decorated female Olympic athlete

Ismail Amla

Ismail Amla

Board Member

Ismail Amla is also the current Chief Growth Officer at Capita

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