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The National Anti-Doping Panel (NADP) is the United Kingdom’s independent tribunal responsible for adjudicating anti-doping disputes in sport.

The service is operated by Sport Resolutions in accordance with its own procedural rules and is entirely independent of UK Anti-Doping, who are responsible for investigating, charging and prosecuting cases before the NADP.

The NADP is established by the United Kingdom’s Anti-Doping Policy and is funded by the UK government’s Departure for Culture Media and Sport. The service is available to athletes and governing bodies without charge.

For further information about the UK Anti-Doping Rules please visit the UK Anti-Doping website.

For further details about the WADA Code please visit the World Anti-Doping Agency website.

The NADP Panel members list is available to view.

The NADP Rules, the 2021 World Anti-Doping Code and the UK Anti-Doping Rules are available in the Related Documents section. 

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How much does it cost and who has to pay?

The NADP is established by the UK’s Anti-Doping Policy and is funded by the UK government’s Department for Culture Media and Sport. The service is available to athletes and governing bodies without charge.

Can the parties access Sport Resolutions’ pro bono legal advice service?

The service is available to all athletes in proceedings before Sport Resolutions. Further information on the service can be found on the Pro Bono Service Page.

How are the arbitrator(s) chosen?

The President of the NADP will appoint the panel, that will hear and determine each matter, from members of the NADP. The NADP is comprised of 27 individuals who have knowledge and experience of sport and the anti-doping environment of sport.

The NADP procedural rules provide for the appointment of a sole arbitrator or a panel of three. The chair of the arbitration panel will always be legally qualified and side members come from a broader range of professional backgrounds, such as medical professionals, scientists, psychologists and ex-professional athletes.

How is the hearing timetable and location decided?

A telephone / video-conference directions hearing will be set up by Sport Resolutions, attended by the Chair of the Panel and the parties, at which they will agree the timetable for filing submissions and the hearing date.

Will my Hearing take place in public or private?

The Athlete or other Person being charged with the anti-doping rule violation has the right to request a public hearing. The anti-doping organisation may also request a public hearing, provided that the other party consents to the same.

How is the decision of the National Anti-Doping Panel communicated?

The decision will be given in writing, with detailed reasons, within three (3) weeks of the conclusion of the hearing or the closing of the evidentiary phase when the dispute is decided based on written submissions. The decisions are distributed by e-mail to the parties, and those with a right of appeal to the decision.

The parties may request an operative award with written reasons to follow if the matter is urgent. E.g. Provisional Suspension application of an Athlete wishing to participate in an imminent event.

Will my decision get published?

Where an ADRV has been found, the Anti-Doping organisation and Secretariat, Sport Resolutions, will publish the decision in accordance with its anti-doping rules. If no ADRV is found, the decision will only be published if the athlete gives their consent. 

How do I appeal against an award of the National Anti-Doping Panel?

Right of appeal to an NADP Decision is outlined in the Rules. Appeals for national level athletes are to the NADP and international level athletes are to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (‘CAS’).

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  1. WADA launches Athletes’ Anti-Doping Ombuds website
  2. UK Anti-Doping v Dr Richard Freeman
  3. UK Anti-Doping v Craig Campbell
  4. UKAD and Loughborough University are collaborating on a research project to understand the current extent of clean sport curriculum content across UK Higher Education courses
  5. WADA Foundation Board approves changes to Statutes and Governance Regulations
  6. WADA issues Anti-Doping Rule Violations Report for 2020
  7. WADA and Global Esport Federation to work on doping education programme
  8. Rowland Kaye v UK Anti Doping
  9. RUSADA clears Kamila Valieva of anti-doping offence
  10. WADA 2023 Prohibited List now in force
  11. ITA re-analysis of London 2012 samples identifies 73 Anti-Doping Rule Violations with 31 medals withdrawn and another 46 reallocated
  12. Athletics Kenya avoids potential ban following Government anti-doping investment
  13. Two Revised Technical Documents published by WADA
  14. WADA publishes Independent Observer Report for Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics
  15. WADA publishes revised ISTI, ISTUE and TDSSA to come into force 1 January 2023
  16. WADA Executive Committee approves 2023 Prohibited List
  17. UK Anti-Doping v Shaun Leonard
  18. WADA invites feedback for latest versions of International Standard for Results Management and the Technical Document for Athlete Passport Management Units
  19. UKAD v Anthony De Luca
  20. WADA findings of study into the sale of prohibited substances on the dark web published
  21. UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) v Marc Shackley
  22. UKAD survey shows over half of Brits are put of sport because of doping
  23. WADA publishes 2021 Code Compliance Annual Report
  24. Philip Bowes v UK Anti-Doping (First instance & Appeal)
  25. WADA published report on key areas of athlete vulnerabilities to doping
  26. Russian skater Kamila Valieva allowed to compete at Winter Olympics despite failed drugs test
  27. New anti-doping testing method makes debut at Beijing 2022
  28. 11 NADO’s removed from WADA compliance watchlist
  29. First person charged under the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act
  30. WADA’s 2022 prohibited list comes into force on 1 Jan 2022
  31. WADA publishes IOC Anti-Doping Rules for Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
  32. WADA report states that Ukrainian athletes have been given advance notice of Out-of-Competition tests since 2012
  33. WADA publishes 2022 Prohibited List
  34. WADA to review cannabis rules
  35. Paralympian stripped of gold medal for arriving three minutes late to event
  36. Mark Dry v UKAD (Appeal)
  37. Salazar permanently banned from track and field due to misconduct
  38. WADA publishes Stakeholder Notices relating to meat and diuretics contamination cases
  39. UK Anti-Doping v Carl Hone
  40. WADA Executive Committee approves dried blood spot testing
  41. Ellis Richards v UKAD (First Instance & Appeal)
  42. UKAD v Morgan Jones
  43. iNADO proposes three reforms to the governance of WADA
  44. WADA posts IOC Anti-Doping Rules for Tokyo Olympics
  45. WADA updates Q&A document for athletes related to anti-doping and COVID-19
  46. WADA confirms it did not appeal CAS decision regarding Russian Anti-Doping Agency
  47. WADA publishes Guidance Note for Anti-Doping Organizations regarding Substances of Abuse under 2021 World Anti-Doping Code
  48. Mark Jones v UKAD (First Instance & Appeal)
  49. Russia doping ban is halved after CAS ruling
  50. UKAD releases updated statement following WADA advice on Covid-19 vaccines
  51. UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) v Darren Eales
  52. World Anti-Doping Agency updates Covid-19 testing guidance for Anti-Doping Organisations
  53. US Senate passes Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act but WADA expresses concern
  54. Mamadou Sakho accepts “substantial” damages from the World Anti-Doping Agency
  55. WADA weightlifting doping investigation reveals “doppelgangers” impersonating athletes to provide clean samples
  56. UK Anti-Doping v Adam Machaj
  57. Two individuals held in Tour de France doping investigation
  58. WADA Executive Committee approves more athlete-friendly 2021 Prohibited List
  59. The Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation announces testing has returned to pre Covid-19 level
  60. Cross-country skiing coach to be charged for aiding sports fraud during blood doping scandal
  61. UKAD publishes new UK Anti-Doping Rules for 2021
  62. Russian whistle blower Rodchenkov says all Russian athletes should be banned from Tokyo Olympics
  63. UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) v Jesse Patton
  64. WADA publishes final version of Athletes Anti-Doping Rights Act
  65. World Anti-Doping Agency publishes final version of 2021 World Anti-Doping Code
  66. WADA study shows no meaningful link between TUE’s and winning an Olympic medal
  67. World Anti-Doping Agency promises additional targeted testing to plug gaps created by coronavirus
  68. US Anti-Doping Agency launches virtual in-home testing
  69. WADA publishes inaugural Code Compliance Annual Report
  70. IOC criticised after boxers test positive for Covid-19 after London event
  71. Hockey Canada backs senior vice-president of national teams after anti-doping ban upheld
  72. Olympic Champion Sun Yang banned for eight years
  73. UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) v Mark Dry (Appeal)
  74. Australian athletics coach has doping ban lifted due to loophole
  75. Chinese Anti-Doping Agency suspends testing over coronavirus fears
  76. Canoe star cleared of doping violation due to no intention
  77. Russian race-walking coach banned for doping still working with athletes
  78. UKAD v William Ohuaregbe (First Instance and Appeal)
  79. Sport Resolutions Board Member and British Athletes Commission Chair, Vicki Aggar, resigns from WADA over Russia ruling
  80. BAC issue response to four year doping ban for Russia
  81. World weightlifting championships relocated from Cairo to Bucharest amid doping bans
  82. Russia banned from all major sports events for four years
  83. WADA publishes approved 2021 World Anti-Doping Code
  84. WADA Compliance Review Committee recommends Olympic ban for Russia
  85. World Anti-Doping Agency publishes their 2020 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods
  86. UKAD v Adrian Canaveral
  87. UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) v Ivica Bačurin
  88. The new amended UK Anti-Doping Rules came into effect on October 1st 2019
  89. ASADA responds to Essendon doping scandal which saw 34 players banned
  90. Nike Oregon Project is shut down following Alberto Salazar four year doping ban
  91. Russian Anti-Doping boss says data from a Moscow laboratory has been manipulated
  92. UK Athletics performance director to step down amid fallout from Alberto Salazar doping ban
  93. British Esports Cycling champion banned for ‘digital doping’
  94. Alberto Salazar: Mo Farah’s former coach banned for four years for doping violations
  95. Coleman wins 100m gold at the World Championships who was freed to race after missed tests charges are dropped
  96. Host Thailand banned from IWF World Championships over doping scandals
  97. Decision; UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) v Todd James
  98. NADP Proceedings and Rules on Publication
  99. Australian swimmer Shayna Jack is tested positive for the presence of Ligandrol
  100. Mamadou Sakho sues WADA for £13m over drug test error
  101. Wrestler Artur Taymazov stripped of London 2012 gold medal
  102. Decision: UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) v Miles Normandale
  103. WADA delivers batch of Russian doping data for possible bans
  104. MedEduCare Update Day on Anti-Doping - Medico - Legal Issues
  105. American long jumper/sprinter Mr. Jarrion Lawson issued with 4 year doping ban
  106. Two Olympic weightlifters found guilty of doping at London 2012
  107. WADA cleared of bullying allegations
  108. Samuel Sanchez given backdated two-year doping ban
  109. Mexican race-walker Ms Gonzalez Romero issued 4 year doping ban
  110. Alex Hales withdrawn from Cricket World Cup Squad following second failed drugs test
  111. Top bridge player handed one-year doping ban
  112. UFC Fighter Jake Collier accepts 10 month doping ban
  113. 16 year-old fails doping test
  114. WADA declares North Korea non-compliant with World Anti-Doping Code
  115. 12 Russian athletes guilty of doping including 2012 Olympic Champion Ivan Ukhov
  116. Japanese speed skater Kei Saito evades doping ban
  117. Decision: UK Anti-Doping v Paul Bird
  118. Thai Weightlifters facing Olympic ban after 6 positives at World Championships
  119. WADA gains access to Moscow lab and recovers data
  120. World Anti-Doping agency (WADA) experts return to Russia to investigate doping data
  121. CAS Anti-Doping Division ready to operate in 2019
  122. WADA’s mission to extract Moscow Laboratory data incomplete
  123. WADA publishes updated International Standards for Therapeutic Use Exemptions
  124. WADA to carry out Moscow lab inspection in December
  125. British sprinter Nigel Levine suspended for 4 years after failing the drugs test
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  127. MacLeod cleared of positive test

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