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Establishing a modernised UK anti-doping organisation |
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Consultation on establishing a
- modernised UK anti-doping organisation -
Department of culture, media and sport
Scottish Sports Association
Members Summary
The Department of culture, media and sport have released for consultation the proposal of establishing a modernised UK Anti-Doping organisation. The decision to create a new National Anti-Doping Organisation [NADO] has stemmed from a Working group established in 2007 as a response to the World Anti-Doping Agency’s [WADA] own consultation on anti-doping across the globe. The key recommendations from the Working Group were that the new NADO should:
- Take responsibility for determining whether there is a case to answer for all alleged anti-doping rule violations, and have the authority to present cases to a disciplinary panel, responsibilities that currently sit with the national governing bodies of sport.
- Have stronger, more effective partnerships with law enforcement agencies to fight the trafficking and supply of prohibited substances.
- Be a stand alone agency to maintain single focus that is necessary to drive through the increase in scale for anti-doping operations.
Following these recommendations on February 4th 2009 the Minister for Sport, Gerry Sutcliffe, confirmed his intention to create a new NADO provisionally titled UK Anti-Doping. The Government has invited consultees to comment on the future of the NADO around four main themes;
- Policy Framework
- Information Sharing Powers
- Statutory Framework
- Funding
The key questions pertaining to each theme are available on pp. 19-20 of the consultation document; there are 16 questions in all.
Below is a brief outline of the proposals from each of the four themes including page and paragraph references from the consultation document.
Policy framework – pp. 7-11 Para. 30-49 Proposals:
- The creation of the new NADO would seek to centralise results, evidence gathering and presenting cases.
- The responsibility for managing the results of drug testing and/or other evidence of potential anti-doping rule violations, in order to determine if there is a case to answer for, will be transferred from NGB to the new NADO. The centralisation will result in the NADO having exclusive function in these fields with the costs resting with them.
- The Centralisation process will also see NADO presenting the cases to disciplinary hearings, again at their cost.
- All cases will be referred to the publicly-funded National Anti-Doping Panel administered by Sports Resolutions (UK).
Information sharing powers – pp. 12-14 Para. 50-58 Proposals:
- NADO will have an intelligence analysis and information sharing function.
- The two main information sharing organisations identified are the Serious Organised Crime Association (SOCA) and the UK Border Agency (UKBA)
- It will allow information to be shared that will inform intelligent planning of tests and lead to targeted testing of specific athletes.
Statutory framework – pp. 15-16 Para. 59-65 Proposals:
- NADO is currently established through an administrative policy framework and it is the intention, at this time to also do so with UK Anti-Doping.
- Primary legislation is not favoured due to its lengthy process and the immediacy of London 2012.
Funding – pp. 17-18 Para. 66-72 Proposal:
- The current funding of £7.2m is funded through the public purse and the intention is to continue this.
Please note that the consultation closes on September 23rd 2009.
Follow the link below to access the consultation document and impact assesment released by DCMS.
Consultation document and impact assesment
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