As the agency responsible for funding high performance sport in the UK, UK Sport takes its responsibility to promote high standards of conduct among our Olympic and Paralympic athlete and athlete support personnel population very seriously.

Following consultation with members of the public, sports, athletes and key partners our eligibility policy and rules were introduced in 2013. A link to the Eligibility policy and Rules can be found below.

Eligibility Policy and Rules

Summary Report

UK Sport and Anti-Doping

UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) is an active participant in the global fight against doping in sport and is the national body responsible for creating a UK-wide environment of confidence in clean sport. UKAD is responsible for ensuring sports bodies in the UK are compliant with the World Anti-Doping Code through implementation and management of the UK’s National Anti-Doping Policy (NADP). UKAD is a non-departmental public body, and it works with a range of stakeholders including NGBs and athletes, to protect the right to enjoy doping-free sport. 

The National Anti-Doping Policy 

As a publicly funded sports council, UK Sport is bound to the NADP which is managed and implemented by UKAD. The purpose of the NADP is to set out the policy objectives and requirements of the UK government and the devolved administrations, in the field of anti-doping in sport. UK Sport supports the work of UKAD by making compliance with the NADP a condition of all our funding.

UK Sport has a responsibility under the NADP to ensure it follows the necessary steps when an individual in receipt of public funding is charged with an anti-doping rule violation. This includes the suspension of publicly funded benefits and support. 

UK Sport recognises the importance of its role in helping to uphold clean sport and work closely with the Assurance team at UKAD in the implementation of its Assurance Framework.   

Education

UK Sport also works collaboratively with the UKAD Education Team in promoting its work in clean sport through setting out anti-doping education requirements for athletes and athlete support personnel in the Grant Funding Agreements with National Governing Bodies.

For more information on anti-doping, please visit the UKAD website here.